“Thoughts with God†– quite a name for a weblog, don’t you think?
As par for the course for me when it comes to reviewing a site, I took a quick peek at the “about†section of “Thoughts with Godâ€. This is where I learned the author lives exactly 11.6 miles from me, just a few blocks from the Mississippi River. It’s kind of easy to find this out when the author (Jason Witt) leaves his mailing address in the “about†section. Yikes.
There are other brief paragraphs in the about section that give readers some background information as to why Jason’s decided to tackle this topic in a blog-format and where his opinions may have originated. I was more intrigued about the weblog once I read into more about Jason and the purpose behind this site.
The layout is a two-column WordPress template that hasn’t been changed at all, with the exception of a PayPal link at the top of the sidebar. Not counting the default initial post that WordPress automatically implements into every blog that uses their software, the site has just over fifty posts that begin at the end of August 2007.
Each post is several short paragraphs long dealing with things like how we’re effected by God on a daily basis and how people today measure up to the stories we’ve heard and read about the Garden of Eden. Obviously, the posts written for “Thoughts with God†don’t give off a “light reading material†vibe. Religion is a deep subject, and this weblog is no exception to that rule.
I can’t say I’ve read a lot of religion-themed blogs in my days of spending entirely too much time on the Internet, but I can’t say I’ve ever wanted to either. The posts in “Thoughts with God†are noticeably thought provoking, but as a self-titled skeptic, I can’t help but want more information. Are these thoughts just those of the author? Is there written material to back these opinions up? Technically, each post is very well written, and Jason does a great job expressing his opinions through writing.
Every weblog out there serves a purpose of some sort – informational, entertainment, or anything in between. “Thoughts with God†can perhaps provide some religious background to those people questioning religion, or just needing some reassurance on their current beliefs. This won’t be a weblog for everyone, but really, what weblog is?
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