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Front Range Bible Blog is a blog from Mark, the pastor of Front Range Bible Church in Denver, Colorado. In the title banner of this weblog, Mark refers to Colossians 1:28-29 which reads: “We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.” Obviously, Mark uses this weblog as a tool to spread the word of Christ that runs parallel with his church and its’ congregation.

Personally, it’s difficult for me to follow any one particular religion. Because of this, I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to fairly judge the weblog at hand. Mark does an interesting job of peppering the weblog with enough humor to keep even the judgmental reader (such as myself) entertained.

Originally, the weblog was started for Mark to keep the “members and friends of Front Range Bible Church” updated on general thoughts and news that would affect them. While the site looks like it might have strayed from specific just to Mark’s congregation, it looks and feels as if it’s now used for Mark to share his spirituality and knowledge with a broader spectrum of people.

The layout of the site is a standard Blogger template, and there’s no real site navigation simply due to the fact that the weblog is the only portion of this site. The other links go to the archives of the site or to external links that Mark feels are interesting and helpful to those coming across this site.

In all, Mark does a very nice job of putting his thoughts and messages into words for people to read in this weblog. It’s not a subject matter that will interest most people, but for those that do find religion and spirituality something they enjoy reading and learning about, I would certainly recommend this weblog.

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This is a pretty flashy site for a blog, and the aesthetic seems odd for a site who’s central premise centers on mysticism. The design is functional and intuitive, but the style didn’t really ‘work’ for me; it’s just sorta like like “whoa, there are monks everywhere.”

The intent of this site is a diary of the various happenings in the author’s life in relation to his philosophical beliefs: a life in the spirit of a philosophy. Krishnamurti’s mysticism was a life-altering find for the author, who is fed up with tradtional organized religion and dogmas of all sorts. The ideas will seem jaded to those familiar with enlightenment philosophy; However, I doubt that’s the intended audience

This blog is directed at unfamiliar, possibly curious people. There isn’t much content. He would be well served by further distilling the views Krishnamurti to his audience. He talks about how great it is, but he really needs to get specific with it in his entries to make the ideas interesting. For a weblog, it is an interesting find, but it really needs to be developed into a more riveting account of a life and a philosophy.
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I really enjoyed Distances-Meet, a dual blog done by a couple that lives across the pond from each other. The design of the site is pleasant and calming, using a simple color scheme and easy toolbars for navigating the site.



One thing I really enjoyed was the section called “The Cast”, which outlined all of the people that Himani and John talk about or deal with in their blog. It was a nice touch to learn about the people in their lives.



Also nice to see was the complete background on their story and pictures of them – and why they share one blog. If this important information hadn’t been there I wouldn’t have been so interested in the blog itself.



In the original review I said: As for content, the link to “Archives” did not work…However, they have since fixed that problem, thus enabling me to up their grade a bit!



The posts themselves (from what I saw) are long and filled with details – which is much better than the one sentence entries a lot of bloggers tend toward.



They provide a link to PayPal and other places because they are trying to save up money to see each other (as mentioned, they don’t live in the same country). Go read their story and see if you feel like dropping them a couple bucks. Setting up such a nice blog proves they just might make it!Distances Meet

“Headlessness” greeted with me with a very simple layout; almost as simple as any weblog site can be. One graphic, a few links here and there, the weblog itself all set against one color. One little plus is you can change the skin of the site, so if you want a little color instead of the default white, you can pick another color.

The weblog tends to be geared towards art. After reading the “about” section of the site, art is a subject the writer likes a lot. The main purpose of this site is for the writer to share things he likes which is what you’ll find here. There’s a selection of things posted here ranging from music, to video games, internet sites, and whatever else the he finds interesting.

It’s a pretty straightforward site with archives (currently being uploaded still), links and so on. You won’t really find out a whole lot about the author except maybe through his posts about what his interests are, but I didn’t see any really “personal” posts.

If you enjoy art you might enjoy this site and the links offered in relation to the other subjects. I really didn’t see anything that may really set this site apart from other sites that may post similar things.

I give it a 2.5.headlessness

Things are flashing. Why are things flashing? That’s my first thought upon entering this site.

I really like the combination of earth-tone type colors that the author uses for this site. Its nearly-camouflage coloring is actual somewhat soothing. The flash used to make everything flash was just slightly on the bothersome side. I like the drop down menu bars at the bottom of the screen. They make for easy navigation, and they all work as they’re supposed to. The different selections throughout the entire site are self-explanatory, and also all worth visiting. But I digress, because this is The Weblog Review not The Weblog Site Design Review.

One of my favorite features of the site was the “song of the week” section. It’s kind of a neat concept that you can hear it directly without having to download it. Of course, if you’re on a slower (read this as anything less than broadband) connection, then it’s not going to be the most convenient way to listen to the song. However, it is a very neat concept.

David’s journal is ever-changing, and what I’m describing as ever-changing is the manner in which he writes. Sometimes, it’s a one-liner updating readers on the current music he’s downloaded, and other times he focuses on the different aspects of trudging through school in a University. His weblog, which he describes as “a vehicle to remember life” certainly has some entertaining and interesting entries to read. David’s writing makes for a casual piece (or many pieces) of reading, and it’s enjoyable that way.

For subjects that require more than just a weblog entry – sometimes reviews or just narratives on a recent event, David has an “insight” section up. His writing on these is much different than that of his weblog. Not different in a bad way, but different in a way that seems as if he’s more meticulous on making sure every last detail of what he’s writing is exactly the way he wants the reader to construe what he or she is reading.

It’s a good weblog. I got past the flashing everywhere right away, and enjoyed my reading.paranoise