Comments on: getting attention for the gospel https://oxgoad.ca/2009/01/11/getting-attention-for-the-gospel/ fundamentalism by blunt instrument Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:06:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: ox https://oxgoad.ca/2009/01/11/getting-attention-for-the-gospel/comment-page-1/#comment-2460 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:06:56 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/2009/01/11/getting-attention-for-the-gospel/#comment-2460 In reply to Kent.

interesting… I just noticed the first hit on my blog searching for Jocelyn Z… Thanks, Andy! You’ll make me famous yet.

The hit came from Milwaukee, WI, FWIW.

Maranatha!
Don Johnson
Jer 33.3

]]> By: Kent https://oxgoad.ca/2009/01/11/getting-attention-for-the-gospel/comment-page-1/#comment-2449 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:39:16 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/2009/01/11/getting-attention-for-the-gospel/#comment-2449 Very funny on the self-depreciation, Andy.

Jocelyn is Jason Janz’ sister too, don’t forget. That multiplies the interest as well, I would think. And then I listened to her audio recording of her story, which tells the whole story of the Zichtermans from her perspective on her abuse website. Actually if you google her name, it’s easy to find the website and then click on the audio recording. It’s an hour long and I listened while I was doing something else, and wow is all I will say. It certainly indicates why more interest might be there. If what she is saying is true, it is an amazing story.

]]> By: Andy Efting https://oxgoad.ca/2009/01/11/getting-attention-for-the-gospel/comment-page-1/#comment-2447 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 15:20:59 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/2009/01/11/getting-attention-for-the-gospel/#comment-2447 This is pure speculation but my guess is that Joe and Jocelyn had a pretty significant impact on people in the BJU, NBBC, Wilds orbits. They were loved by people for their music and ministry and friendship. The news of Jocelyn’s brain tumor became a deep concern for lots of people. Our church prayed about it when the news broke and I’m sure many other churches did, too. So, then they depart from fundamentalism in a not so quiet way and all that promotes interest. Why did they leave, how is Jocelyn doing, etc. She has set up a ministry of dealing with abuse and maybe people are hearing about that and looking for more information.

The other explanation is that I don’t write anything of interest on my blog and so the only thing that gets hits is this off-topic comment….

]]> By: ox https://oxgoad.ca/2009/01/11/getting-attention-for-the-gospel/comment-page-1/#comment-2443 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 08:03:57 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/2009/01/11/getting-attention-for-the-gospel/#comment-2443 In reply to Kent.

That one is a bit of a mystery to me. Maybe someone in the Z household is doing a lot of searching on their own name??

Just a guess!

Maranatha!
Don Johnson
Jer 33.3

]]> By: Kent https://oxgoad.ca/2009/01/11/getting-attention-for-the-gospel/comment-page-1/#comment-2442 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:44:43 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/2009/01/11/getting-attention-for-the-gospel/#comment-2442 Why do you think Jocelyn Zichterman is getting so much play?

]]> By: ox https://oxgoad.ca/2009/01/11/getting-attention-for-the-gospel/comment-page-1/#comment-2428 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:43:01 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/2009/01/11/getting-attention-for-the-gospel/#comment-2428 In reply to Andy Efting.

Hey, now you’ll do the same for me.

Maybe we should all think up popular phrases for search engines and fill up comments on each other’s blog with that… what do you think? Seems a little cheeky to me!

Anyway, all of this connectivity is just fascinating to me. I little thought that we would get a world-wide audience for these resources. But when I saw those two hits from communist China, it gave me a little start.

Thanks for the comment.

Maranatha!
Don Johnson
Jer 33.3

]]> By: Andy Efting https://oxgoad.ca/2009/01/11/getting-attention-for-the-gospel/comment-page-1/#comment-2426 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:32:08 +0000 http://oxgoad.ca/2009/01/11/getting-attention-for-the-gospel/#comment-2426 I don’t post very often on my blog but it is still interesting to see where the hits come from. The two searches that bring people to my blog more than any other are:

1. ESV update
2. Jocelyn Zichterman

I had a post with commentary that linked to another guy’s blog regarding changes in the ESV. That post has proved to be pretty popular.

I never wrote anything on Jocelyn but someone posted an unrelated comment about her as a comment to one of my posts. It was an answer to a question I had asked about her health on SI. If you do a Google search on her name, my blog is the 5th entry (as of 1/13/09). A lot of people hit my blog to read that comment.

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