I started blogging ten years ago this week. For the first couple of years, I was a blogger for Christian Post. But that wasn’t sustainable for two reasons: First, Christian Post is conservative-evangelical-fundamentalist and I was a bit of a firebrand who was constantly seeking to challenge (inflame?) fundamentalists with my brand of righteously indignant […]
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How do you celebrate five + years of blogging?
It’s been over five years since I started blogging at randalrauser.com. During that time I’ve aged but my photo in the webpage header hasn’t. So I decided it was time to update the image. Since I happened to have a recent photo where I was reasonably well groomed, I decided to use it. Now 37 […]
On the Future of the Tentative (and 59 Second) Apologist
A few weeks ago I took a break from blogging. The reason was simple: I burned out. The problem, in retrospect, is that I didn’t take my own advice. Last year I wrote an article titled “Why I haven’t been blogging much lately” in which I laid out a case for why I should be […]
I’m taking a vacation from blogging
Make sure you’re sitting down and not operating any heavy machinery before you read this. I’ll wait. Oops, I just realized that I already included my earthshaking announcement in the title. I hope everybody’s still okay…. That was just plain reckless of me. Anyhoo, I’m going to be speaking at a retreat of Christian medical […]
Attention bloggers: review copies available
If you’re a blogger and are interested in a review copy of God or Godless, The Swedish Atheist, the Scuba Diver and Other Apologetic Rabbit Trails or my 2011 book You’re not as Crazy as I Think then email me through my website and I’ll forward your request to the *appropriate authorities*.
The Meaningless Post or the tyrrany of running a blog
It has been a busy day. So busy that I have been kept from blogging. This is a bad thing, because in the merciless world of the internet — as in the wider world as any advertising agency will tell you — attention spans are short. Thus, if the side show is interrupted, even for […]
