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An article's title in SMH read "Japanese internet star spreads the blogging gospel."

Nope, it isn't about the Gospel that gives hope to people, carried through the means of blogging. The term has slightly been interchangeably used to mean other than Good News, some news to be spreaded in mass perhaps. Misled by the title, it tickles (a bit - not so much because i have had yet to guess of any misrepresentation that could emerge) my sense of curiosity to find out more of what a commercial newspaper has to say on things that carry itself along under a religious label.

A bit side track, continuing the paragraph above, a recent issue in the TIME Magazine (June 21, 2004 - Pacific Edition) has got a cover title of "Faith, God & The Oval Office" -how Bush's beliefs influence his actions | Kerry's Catholic dilemma- is just another coverage 'slightly' touching on matters not meant to be religious, more political concerns carried behind, i think. Actually, happened to find several TIMES issues with big themes revolving around seemingly religious stuffs (i.e the lost gospel of thomas, and several others that i can't recall). I have to admit that i can't be so sure of the lack of religious purposes behind those articles, haven't been focusingly reading on them. Perhaps it is interesting to find out more of the facts presented inside, which could be one of the faitful intentions (apart from commercial gaining purpose) of the authors writing the articles.

Back to business, not so much trying to speak for the content of the article (the SMH's one), quoting the line "The neat thing about weblogs is you find each other," ... "It gives you a feeling of empowerment. For grass-roots movements and things like that, it will be great." Fact: blogs can be influential of what you have to say.

Talking about the rapidly growing popularity of bearing a blog, a similar phenomenon is happening among the IPCYF-ers, who have just recently self-forming ourselves a blogging cult through the spreading of many personal blogs. Having said so, the feeling of blogging-like sensation may just be a fad that is hardly noticed by some, toward others, it may mean all that they have yet to give virtually, one's own personal cookbook, mix your thoughts and brilliant, you've just recreated yourself a clone of the real you in the virtual world. Being as thoughtless as I could be at this point, there might be some hidden messages that you want to pass through (surely you have the rights to do so, and i'm not judging anyone), but good on you for being thoughtful through what you have to write because others can learn from what you have to share if they happen to read your blog.

So, now, undeniably, you have the power to your says, brought to you by the blogs. Why not blog for real Gospel? But hey, you don't have to be so serious the way I put it here. I am still very much interested in your sharing of your life and faith wrapped in your own warm style of personal touch.

p.s. what a freak i am writing stuffs like these, you won't get this often, promise.. after all, pictures worth thousand words =)