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May 17, 2013

Exploring Our Matrix 3.5

I want to let blog readers know that Patheos will be upgrading its website -...

May 17, 2013

James D. G. Dunn Blog

I learned today that there is a Wordpress site for James D. G. Dunn. Jimmy...

May 05, 2013

Candida Moss – Blogging Non-Blogger

You may have already heard the news: Candida Moss has a blog. One of the...

April 2013

April 28, 2013

Biblical Studies Carnival

Thanks to Phil Long (host of last month's carnival) for posting a reminder about the...

March 2013

March 15, 2013

Whovian Theology

A blog was recently brought to my attention. It reflects a relative newcomer to Doctor...

February 2013

February 07, 2013

David Hayward is Moving to Patheos!

I'm posting this to spread the good news that David Hayward, the cartoonist known to...

February 01, 2013

Disqus 2012 Redux

I've switched Disqus 2012 features back on. Hopefully the threads and replies and other nice...

January 2013

January 19, 2013

Disqus Comments on iPad

I have been having trouble getting Disqus comments to load on my blog when I...

December 2012

December 30, 2012

The Year in Quotes on Posters

If there is something that has distinguished 2012 from all previous years that I have...

December 29, 2012

November 2012

November 28, 2012

Finally! Disqus Unsubscribe Button Available

As Sabio Lantz and others have long requested, and I've longed to have available, Disqus...

November 19, 2012

#sblaar Bibliobloggers’ Gathering

The bibliobloggers' gathering last night at Kitty O'Shea's was great, and it included several bloggers...

November 10, 2012

Blogging One’s Conference Paper

The night before last, I put the finishing touches on the first completed draft of...

October 2012

October 02, 2012

The Blogging Preacher

Jim Linville shared some cartoons which he suggested illustrated the preaching of bibliobloggers. I rather...

September 2012

September 25, 2012

Jim Linville’s Zombie Blog Rises from the Grave

If Jim Linville's blog had been dead for a mere three days, we might say...

September 19, 2012

2 Jesus’ Wife

The announcement by Karen King about the Coptic fragment which has Jesus mentioning "my wife"...

September 11, 2012

Format Changes

Readers of the blog who are not reading the blog via a feed have noticed...

September 11, 2012

Fundamentalists Lacking Conviction

Robin Parry has a post on the blog Running Heads entitled "Fundamentalists - Have the...

September 05, 2012

The Jesus Blog

Chris Keith and Anthony Le Donne have created a blog, which focuses not only on...

August 2012

August 16, 2012

WWJCOB? (What Would Jesus Comment on Blogs?)

There are many people in our time who claim to follow Jesus and to be...

July 2012

July 13, 2012

Disqus Comments

I've heard from a couple of people that there seem to be issues with Disqus...

April 2012

April 19, 2012

Bart Ehrman has a New Blog

Bart Ehrman has a new blog, called Christianity in Antiquity: The Bart Ehrman Blog. He...

April 18, 2012

Theme from Exploring Our Matrix

Jeff Carter has created a theme song for this blog, incorporating a snippet of Mandaean...

March 2012

March 16, 2012

What is the Best Post on Exploring Our Matrix?

Another Patheos blogger asked us to share our best posts from our blogs. I honestly...

March 08, 2012

James McGrath + Miley Cyrus + Lawrence Krauss – Friendly Atheist = Richard Dawkins?

I've gotten quite a number of visitors today from the Richard Dawkins Foundation web site,...

January 2012

January 30, 2012

Pete Enns, The Evolution of Adam: Introduction

Exploring Our Matrix is one of several blogs that is participating in the Pete Enns...

January 25, 2012

Jeff Carter Blogs About The Only True God

Jeff Carter has been reading my book The Only True God and yesterday he blogged...

December 2011

December 29, 2011