my new favorite website

Anyone who knows me is aware that I take a personal interest in both website building and theological discourse. Many times you can find a site that excels in one area or the other.

Sometimes the site has a really nice, classy layout, but the theology or teaching of the site is way off point. Check out this site for a perfect example.

Other times the site has some pretty good theology, but the owner is clearly not a trained web developer and the site comes out looking amateurish. Here is a great example of that.

Once in a great while the two are brought together perfectly and you get something like this.

Happy Reading. No need to thank me!

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    11 comments

          • Bob

            You don’t need no fancy animated gifs!
            You just need to go get yourself a nice long url to show how important you are.
            How about something like chiefexecutiveannoyerpaininthearsesqueakywheel.com ?
            Seriously, I do like the simplicity of your blog as I am easily detracted by shinny things.

    1. Mark Van Norden

      I have to apologize to you, Dan, as I don’t know you as well as I should for having read your blog so much. I guess I am slow. I ignored the first two links, going only to the second. I looked at it for about 5 seconds, thought it was gaudy, and closed it. I then read the comments, finally realizing the tongue and cheek nature of your post (which should’ve been obvious from the start), and then followed the first two links, to finally confirm the nature of the post. So, I apologize for thinking that you would ever think a site like that had good taste (I didn’t read the content until after I wisened up, so I didn’t judge you based on that). What’s sad is that I think I remember another comment I posted in the past about not getting the sarcasm in a post. In my defense, I may be stupid but at least I’m slow.

      Mark

      • Dan Allen

        Mark

        Just trying to help a fellow sojourner reach his goal of $20,000,000,000 to build his… uh… healing/missions/brainwashing facility! With a website like that, I’m sure he doesn’t need much help. I’m not sure which is more cutting edge: the animated gifs that make me feel like I’m going to have a seizure or the random need to use_underscores_in_place_of_spaces.

        Dan

    2. Mark Van Norden

      I read enough that it made me sick to my stomach. I can’t decide if its purely a scam to make money (as there is absolutely no substance to the site), or the product of an individual that is so twisted by religion that he doesn’t see any light of truth. $21 million in start-up fees, just to retain the architect? Then $21,000,000,000 to build? Wow. Thanks for making me nauseous. Good thing I’m in the ER right now!

      Mark

    3. Tom Schultz

      Wven with emoticons it is difficult to recognize sarcasm. I was ready to block all your stuff after seeing your best-of-the-best web site choice, but I finally realised from the other comments that the bulge on the side of your face was from the pressure of your tongue on your cheek!

      • Dan Allen

        Glad you read through the comments, so much humor is lost without actual face to face contact. I hope if you ever block my stuff it’ll be because I say something that completely infuriates you, not because I love websites with lots of animated gifs of Hell!

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