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When I lived in Santa Barbara my pastor was Reed Jolley. Reed is a great guy who has taught me a lot over the years. This last week Reed sent me a copy of a great article that appears in this month's edition of his church newsletter. This articulate article addresses Time magazine's recent person of the year award as well as this strange new blogging world we find ourselves in. This is thoughtful stuff. It may even make you want to quite reading my blog.Click here for the article. Here's a sampling:

But if everyone is talking at once, is anyone listening?  And what about the content of all those blogs?  The Pew Internet and American Life Project tells us that the vast majority of bloggers claim that their purpose is to share their personal experiences with others. In other words, blogging, by and large, makes us feel good about ourselves by assuring us that our experiences, feelings, and opinions are important enough to publish.  Somebody out there will care.  I’ll put my party on YouTube or tell my intimate secrets on MySpace.  These secrets, once hidden in my journal, are now public domain.  As George Will comments, The most capacious modern entitlement is not to Social Security but to self-esteem.