Reading Blogs

Some time ago, I really got into reading people's blogs. I enjoyed reading a selection of blogs, both scholarly and pastoral, some even by friends. But over time, my reading of blogs diminished significantly. The reason was that I found it time consuming to go to each blog, wait for the graphics to load, only to discover that the blog had not been updated in weeks. I felt guilty because I was hoping for people to read my blogs but I was not reading blogs myself. Recently, I read a post from Michael Hyatt of Thomas Nelson Publishers. He stated that he read 200 blogs a day and it only took him 20 minutes! His key was an online resource called Google Reader (if this link does not work, just go to google.com and look for 'reader' in the pull down menu). Google Reader allows you to subscribe to blogs and shows you what blogs have been updated and by how many posts. There are no graphics to load but you can click to go to the actual blog if you wish. As you scroll down, it automatically marks that post as read. It is a great resource that I highly recommend. I am now enjoying reading blogs once more without the guilt of how long it takes each day.