This is from the back cover and front flap of Wild At Heart by John Eldredge (a popular Christian book for men):
Every man was once a boy. And every little boy has dreams, big dreams: dreams of being the hero, of beating the bad guys, of doing daring feats and rescuing the damsel in distress. Every little girl has dreams, too: of being rescued by her prince and swept up into a great adventure, knowing that she is the beauty.
But what happens to those dreams when we grow up? Walk into most churches, have a look around and ask yourself: What is a Christian man? Without listening to what is said, look at what you find there. Most Christian men are…bored.
Deep in his heart, every man longs for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue.
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Brokeback Mountain: Christian Edition
I chose ‘the Edge’ because I’d like to take people to the edge of their comfort zones (at least some of the time).
‘The Edge’ is a challenging place to be, but I think we have to go there to truly listen to people whose viewpoints are different from ours.
Here’s the idealistic fantasy that ran through my head as I thought about the name Conversation at the Edge:
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Welcome to Conversation at the Edge!
Here are some Frequently Asked Questions I made up about Conversation at the Edge (since no-one has had the opportunity to ask me anything yet).
Who is this conversation for?
If you like to talk and are willing to listen, you’re welcome here, whether you have beliefs or not.
Why did you set up this conversation?
We want to continue the friendly dialog between Christians and people who aren’t Christians that developed on our eBay atheist blog. We’re moving the conversation to a new venue – this blog, Conversation at the Edge – now the eBay atheist project is over.
Why did you name this blog “Conversation at the Edge?
See here.
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That’s the name of an article here.
What is this feed thing everyone is talking about?
You’ve seen all those little Orange Buttons with RSS or XML in them on blogs and other web pages. They are scarecrows which often put newbies off. Don’t make much sense just setting there without an explaination.
So, here’s the scoop!
An RSS feed stands for Really Simple Syndication and is a standardized format that lets you subscribe to a web site using a tool called a news reader or aggregator. Subscribe means allows you to be electronic notified anytime a new item on the web site appears.
Why should I care about feeds? That’s a great question. Did you ask that or did I ask that? :-)
Here are some reasons you might care about these feeds:
You want to be notified of updates from the web sites that you read without visiting them one by one everyday to see if there is anything new around.
You prefer to read your favorite web sites from one convenient location without any interface or clutter.
In practice, the reasons you should and do care about feeds are:
You want to be notified of updates from the web sites and you are not sure that you trust the web site enough to reveal them your email address.
How do I subscribe to a feed?
It’s super simple. Log into MyMSN, MyYahoo!, Google Reader or Bloglines by clicking on the relevant button in the Left Sidebar.
These four services are the only ones you really want to care about. The benefit of using them is two-fold:
They are web-based which means your favorite feeds will remain available when you change computers
Try news readers one by one if you have time to waste. If not download a reader and install it on your computer.
Here’s one that I use. RSSReader. It’s for PC users.
For you MAC user check out this page.
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