Bible Belt Blogger receives 1,000th reader comment
Posted November 9, 2006
On July 7, I launched my faith and values blog. I didn't know if anyone would visit the site, so I posted a simple request:
"If you're reading Bible Belt Blogger, please drop me an e-mail and let me know you're out there."
Nobody responded that day. Or the next. Or the day after that. "Maybe this blog idea is going to flop," I thought.
Finally, on July 10, I heard from somebody, an anonymous reader with a minor grammar quibble. That was reader comment #1. Today -- less than four months later -- I posted reader comment #1,000.
Some readers posted one time and then vanish into the blogosphere. Others are regular and faithful contributors.
Probably nobody has posted more than Caleb Powers, a Kentuckian who can quote canon law, constitutional law, early church fathers or modern Episcopalians authoritatively.
Powers knows how to spark a lively discussion, but nobody gets readers worked up like Bart McQueary. Mr. McQueary's posts skewer the religious right, left and center, Catholics, Pentecostals, Jews, Mormons, Amish.
Each day, about eight readers post here. There are hundreds of contributors, people of all faiths, from all corners of the country. They share their faith experiences. They debate theology and politics. They ask and answer tough questions and they make this a lively little corner of the Internet world.
To each of you: thanks.
Archived Comments
We would say more if you would post comments quicker! We like immediate gratification!
Its good people are talking about God.
Thank you for the kind words, Frank.
You're doing a great job on the blog, and that's why it took off. Keep it up!!