We interrupt this Blog for an update on the larger Christian blogging community:

Last weekend the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University hosted GodBlogCon.  This unique conference - which we may hope was but the first of many - gave Christian bloggers an opportunity to meet, confer and learn about the ever-expanding portion of the Blogosphere dedicated to "seek[ing] first the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness."

Highlights of the event included a talk by John Mark Reynolds, who blogs here and whose opinions on blogging, Christianity and philosophy should be included on a Christian bloggers' "to read" list and a panel featuring Dr. Reynolds, Mark Roberts (who blogs at www.MarkdRoberts.com) and Tod Bolsinger, pastors with a great deal of wisdom to share.

Special thanks to conservative talk show host, blogger and bestselling author Hugh Hewitt, both for moderating the panel and for sitting down to talk about blogging for an interview scheduled to appear in the Winter 2006 issue of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine.  His book, aptly titled Blog and more thoroughly titled Blog: Understanding the Information Reformation That's Changing Your World, is a must-read for anyone considering entering the blogosphere and formed the basis for a most interesting conversation last Friday night.  Thank you, Hugh!

The conference also provided an opportunity for Christian bloggers to meet and open discussions on topics such as community (already developing at a record pace at HomeschoolBlogger.com) and responsibility. 

Moving forward, we must all remember that we were bought with a price, and that as Christian bloggers we have a unique obligation to Blog to the best of our abilities and to the glory of God.  Thank you to Biola and all of the speakers for providing this opportunity, to The Old Schoolhouse Magazine for providing me with the opportunity to attend, and to the LORD for bringing us all together and seeing us safely home.