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And in much the same way I suppose, a blogger can hardly be a disinterested party when writing about the place of blogs in 2020. But even while I admit my bias, I also genuinely do believe there is a present custodia cover huawei y5 2018 and a future for blogs. I believe blogs have made many positive contributions to the custodia telefono samsung grand neo Christian faith over the past 20 years, and I believe they will continue to do so for the next 20 (and hopefully many more). I’m going to offer a few reasons why.

First, custodia originale samsung galaxy tab 4 10.1 we don’t want to go back to gatekeepers. fundas iphone 6 6s The early thrill of blogs, and something we may now largely take for granted, was the way they democratized information. fundas huawei p8 lite They gave a voice to people who otherwise would not have made it past the traditional “gatekeepers” the acquisitions editors at publishers or the editors at magazines. fundas huawei y6 2017 Before blogs, if you wanted to reach custodia pelle samsung note 4 the Christian public, you had to go through one of these channels and were often rejected. Custodia Cover iphone 11 pro max fairly odd parents Z3548 Case But then through blogs you custodia iphone da appendere al collo could reach around these channels and independently develop your own voice. Custodia Cover iphone 11 pro max crash bandicoot cracked screen Z4018 Case This democratization has allowed new and unexpected voices to enter into our conversations.

Second, we are seeing the shortcomings of other samsung j7 2016 custodia a libro forms of social media. cover custodia case iphone 11 T1131 viking wallpaper 68wX3 When blogs began, they were social media. They were an early form of online social connection between people who shared similar interests, whether that was politics, hobbies, Reformed theology, or anything else. But it did not take long for other forms of social media to develop Twitter was at first considered “microblogging” and Facebook was a kind of “friend and family blogging.” Yet as much as each of these has displaced blogging in certain ways, none has quite replaced it. Twitter causes as many problems as it solves by samsung galaxy a3 custodia 2017 its immediacy and by the nature of its character custodia protettiva samsung s5 mini limit; Facebook emphasizes the most urgent information while older updates or articles almost immediately disappear into the void. These forms of social media speak to the present, but don’t adequately archive information. cover custodia case iphone 11 R1954 dbz wallpaper 17qY3 They allow people to speak quickly, but don’t value thoughtfulness. Custodia Cover iphone 11 pro max Final Fantasy all character XIII X0906 Case Though they have strengths, they also have weaknesses weaknesses that blogs address custodia cover iphone x xs well.

Third, we are seeing the crackdown against Christian voices on many other forms of social media. As I’ve already pointed out, one of the attractions of social media was that it democratized information by removing the traditional gatekeepers at publishers and magazines. But now we are learning that Twitter and Facebook are increasingly taking that role upon themselves. Gatekeeping is now happening at the level of distribution! They are constantly tweaking their algorithms to block certain cover samsung galaxy s6 edge forms of information and to diminish the reach of others. They dispense warnings and even outright bans to people who refuse to play by their rules. fundas iphone 11 pro max It’s not difficult to foresee a day in which Christians who speak out about any number of custodia protettiva iphone 5s pressing issues are no longer welcome on those platforms. Blogs, however, have no gatekeepers and continue to allow Christians to speak out about even the most politically incorrect topics.

Fourth, blogging is a form of publishing that invites participants from all parts of the world. One of my great joys over the past few years has been to travel widely and to meet Christians from around the globe. (In fact, I am writing this article from Zambia.) I have encouraged many of them to add their voices to the various conversations and to bring their unique perspectives from their unique contexts. cover custodia case iphone 11 K3854 super smash bros ultimate wallpaper 62lG4 fundas samsung galaxy note5 As time goes on, I ricarica wireless iphone custodia expect we will see more and more of our international brothers and sisters gaining a voice and helping balance out our unseen biases.

When we put all this together, we see that we are unlikely to return to a time where we are comfortable having those traditional gatekeepers in place. fundas huawei p smart We have yet to find a form of social media that adequately replaces the strengths of blogging. And we see the significant cost of committing ourselves to amazon custodia iphone xr companies like Twitter and Facebook who are showing they are only too eager to determine who can and cannot have a voice through their platforms. This leaves blogging as a unique form of communication that can continue to have a significant impact on the church all around the world.

So is there still a place for blogs in 2020 I believe there is.

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