I thought he was a Texan From Christus Victor: “Alan Keyes says Jesus wouldn't vote for Barack Obama. Well of course he wouldn't. Jesus isn't even a citizen of Illinois.”

Josiah also has a post asking whether Jesus would vote at all. I tend to think he would have since he paid taxes, but Josiah points out that the analogy fails because voting is not mandatory. What do you think?

Verily, Verily Funny If you aren’t reading The Holy Observer you’re missing out on the funniest parody site this side of Scrappleface. If The Onion had an illicit affair with The Door, the illegitimate offspring would look like the Observer.

Check out the latest issue where you’ll learn the top 10 things to do to get people to think you’re a good Christian (#9 Preface the explanation of any decision you made with, “I felt God calling me to…”) or read the survey results on whether it’s a sin to hate Democrats (Is it a sin?: Don't Know; Comments/Why?: Liberman - No. All other Dems - Yes.). In fact, if you want to be a good Christian, just read everything on the whole site.

CBS’s Other Documents The LA Times has discovered that CBS plans to air several other investigations based on newly discovered documents. Among them is this shocker:

In news that could rock Christianity, CBS has carbon-dated a 1st century scroll in which the Apostle Paul admits to having doubts about the Resurrection. Theologians consulted by the network vouched for the genuineness of the scroll, which is titled "Paul's Letter to the Corinthians or Current Resident."

(Hat tip: Imago Dei)

Hallmark Moment Dawn Eden points out that Planned Parenthood's SaveRoe.com is offering women tips on how to convert their friends and family to the pro-abortion cause: "Send pro-choice greeting cards for holidays, birthdays, Mother's Day." Naturally, people will want to think about abortion on Mother’s Day but Dawn offers some card design ideas for holidays we might not have considered:

[Front of card:] "When you enter the synagogue on the Day of Atonement, remember..."
[Inside:] "YOU SHOULDN'T REGRET YOUR ABORTION! L'Shana Tova! Happy New Year!"

(Hat tip: Media Culpa)

Free Stuff Ray Pritchard has an extensive list of Christian books that are available online. (Hat tip: Parablemania)

Thinkers and Linkers JD Mays explains how he's transformed as a blogger from a thinker to a linker:

I started this blog as a thinker. I would work really hard on a post, researching it and linking to my sources - then I would post it. Usually there was very little reaction to my masterpieces, just a collective ho-hum from the masses. Very disappointing.

Lately, though, I've been a linker. I've been shamelessly linking all over the place. Incredibly, I'm getting more hits than I've ever gotten and I don't understand it. You'd think anything I could post as a link would've already been picked over. Linker mode also has the important benefit of allowing the blogger to stay fully employed and actually working. So I'll still post some thought provoking stuff from time to time, but for now I'm running in deep linker mode.

I certainly understand how JD feels. It’s incredibly hard trying to write “thought provoking stuff” everyday and have a life (oddly enough, my posts aren’t that insightful and yet I still don’t have a life). Becoming a linker is an option for people who love to blog but who don’t want to become obsessive about it. Great linkers are an indispensable resource. Another option is to join forces with other bloggers or to form a collective. There are already many great group blogs but I think the genre still has room for growth. I, for one, would love to see another evangelical group blog* or an ongoing conversation blog (ala Boar’s Head Tavern). Blogging doesn’t have to be a solo venture.

*Update: Actually, I should have clarified that we already have The Thinklings, one of the first blogs I discovered and still one of the best.