Comments on: Poll: Which Do You Read More, Books or Blogs?

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4000, 560, and 3 « Fundamentally Reformed — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:41:21 +0000

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By: Books, Blogs, and Blogging for Books « Fundamentally Reformed

Books, Blogs, and Blogging for Books « Fundamentally Reformed — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:04:52 +0000

[...] 20, 2008 The votes are in from my recent poll regarding books and blogs. Out of 30 votes, 9 read blogs more than books, 9 read books more than [...]

By: fundyreformed

fundyreformed — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:22:12 +0000

Awesome testimony, Isaiah. I think there are many out there like you. The internet is not only a tool of Satan…

By: Isaiah

Isaiah — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:15:25 +0000

I’m the one who “reads more books because I blog”, because it was through blogging and discovering good blogs that I’ve learned more about the great works of the Puritans and others.

Previously, I despaired at the lack of good books at local Christian stores, but (thank God!) I’ve now discovered many alternative sources like Monergism and Westminster simply because many good blogs have mentioned them.

By: fundyreformed

fundyreformed — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:19:34 +0000

Thanks for chiming in Renee. I do think the relationship between books and blogging is interesting. It’s mainly readers who blog (I’m thinking in the theological blogger world here).

By: Renee Ann

Renee Ann — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:51:58 +0000

I read blogs more than books, but I am random about the blogs I read. I like the diversity of thought I run across in blogs. You can read some heavy, in-depth material online. I find those articles/series could be material for a book later. They are more difficult to read online because they have not been polished into a cohesive book style. But, this has cause me to change my reading preferences a bit. I find that some books have more boring fluff tying thoughts together, than I prefer. Books are great… but, I’m not a fan of rambling. Um… perhaps that is what I’m doing now.

By: fundyreformed

fundyreformed — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:27:36 +0000

I totally understand, Kim! My wife is busy with our four, and we don’t have homeschool on top of that….

By: K. Noble

K. Noble — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:06:16 +0000

I voted other. As a Mom of 3 and a homeschooler, I find it’s different every day… sometimes hourly. Blessings!

By: fundyreformed

fundyreformed — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:25:18 +0000

So far we have 2 votes for blogs read more than books and 2 votes for blogging makes you read more.

By: fundyreformed

fundyreformed — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:24:13 +0000

I’m starting to do more of that myself, Dave. In fact, of late, I’ve been getting free books on condition that I blog my review of them. I’ll post more about that in the future, though.

I have to say that for me (I haven’t voted in the poll), blogging has kept me more intellectually and theologically active/concerned. And as a result I’ve read more than I would have (fiction works aside).

Thanks for dropping by and adding your input.

Blessings from the cross,

Bob