Nov 7, 2008
The joy of blogospheric brevity: An invitation to bloggers to keep it real short (just once).
By Sunday, post a 50-word-or-less blog entry.
Let me know. I’ll link participants here.
(Title it well, so people will click through.)
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Last sunday I prayed for God to draw me closer to Him this week.
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sent you one. :)
By when, Sunday? If I post on the weekend, it’s generally Sunday afternoon.
Any time through the end of Sunday is fine.
All right. I’ll bite. (This once.)
ED.
http://caughtnottaught.blogspot.com/
[...] Piper challenges you to keep your posts brief: “By Sunday, post a 50-word-or-less blog entry. Let me know. I’ll link participants [...]
http://impressyourkids.wordpress.com/?p=377
Done!
http://mypartofcolorado.blogspot.com/2008/10/creativity-in-little-things.html
Thanks for all you do at Desiring God.
This is FUN!
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http://paulwilkinson.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/the-evangelical-drug-of-choice-consumption/
Fantastic challenge, thanks!
My 50-word blog has been posted! Voila!
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Abraham,
Thanks for doing this, and providing the linkage. I am savoring this moment, as it is surely my 15 minutes of fame.
Yeah, thank you, Abraham. 75 hits today! Fun.
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I know I missed the deadline, but this was a great idea. I threw up a quick post, anyway:
A Packer, a Piper, and a Pregnant Brevity
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Here is my late entry:
http://founderandperfecter.wordpress.com/2009/02/10/a-giant-stupid-god-and-a-tribute-to-abraham-piper-at-twentytwowordscom/