DownshoreDrift

I have been trying to tell people for some time how prominent blogging is becoming. Well, Dorcas Hawker (baptist blogger) pointed to a report today in the Dallas Morning News about SBC Bloggers and their influence on the SBC Annual Meeting in Greensboro, NC that I am going to next week.  Except for getting some facts wrong about Wade Burleson's take on Baptism (he does believe in immersion), the article is pretty interesting. It talks about such Baptist bloggers as Burleson (whom I admire), and Marty Duren (who has become a friend of mine). In addition to the aforementioned, other Baptist Bloggers of note writing from the convention will be, Art Rogers, Kevin Bussey, Steve McKoy, Joe Thorn, and David Phillips, among others.  I do not endorse all of these blogs, necessarily, because I do not know what they will be saying. But, they are all Baptist pastors and leaders who will be at the convention and reporting on it, and many of them will be being very creative and will be providing an interesting slant on things. I hope to meet quite a few of them.

Of course, I will try and report on it here, as well. I am going to try and find out where God is moving, how He is shaping lives and ministries, and what individuals think about the whole thing. I'm also going to be providing some human interest stories on things happening at the convention. So, if I can get a wi-fi connection, and things work out, this will be my first endeavor at reporting on an event from the blog so all you at home can follow along. In case you're wondering if anyone comes here, and you can't tell by the comments, I just passed 10,000 hits since March and have had visitors from over 20 countries! I have one of the smaller blogs, averaging between 100-150 hits a day, and most folks come to hear about Caelan (he's still doing really great, by the way, as we are witnessing a miracle I believe - that is the only reason I'll be able to go to this thing).  So, I'll continue to provide Caelan updates this week, but I invite you to journey along with me on what could be a very interesting week!