Three Great ESV Bible Tools Added
I’ve added three tools, all based on the great web services provided by the ESV website, to this blog that each help the reader experience God’s word.
The first is a daily RSS feed of a verse from the ESV Bible, just below the search box on the right side. I learned of this feed from the ESV Bible Blog, which described Paul Klenk’s reasons for displaying the feed on his blog. Paul explains how the feature “sets the tone for all my other content”.
The second, also inspired by Paul’s blog, is a search box for the ESV. You can enter a book, chapter, and verse from the Bible, or keywords from a favorite verse, and the relevant verse(s) will appear in a new window. Thanks Paul!
The third feature is a WordPress plugin, written by Chris Roberts at Exploring the Mystery, that recognizes and formats Bible verses in blog posts. Chris provides a good description of how the plugin works, but as a quick example, by simply including a verse in a post, like Romans 10:9, the plugin will create a hyperlink to the verse at the ESV website. The plugin was easy to install, and Chris’ instructions are clear and easy to follow.
On Returning to Blogging
Took a little break. Hah. I’m going to try to post regularly, but I make no promises.
In the meantime, please take a look at some photos of my recent fishing trip to Canada, plus photos of the temporary Flight 93 memorial in Shanksville, PA that we visited on the return leg of the trip.
First post
I’ve decided I want to try blogging. Joe Carter recommends reading first and blogging later. I’ve been reading blogs for a year or so now, so I figure it’s later (and time), particularly with so much going on in the world about which I have opinions that I’d like to share with anyone who’d care to listen.
For now though I’ll keep this post short. I need to get back to painting our guest bedroom. This Old House has some useful tips. This fellow makes it look so easy!