A Christian Worldview from Silicon Valley

Did anybody else notice that the PACC blog now has a Page Rank of 2? That and $5 will get you breakfast at Peet’s. But, PR2 is better than PR0 and closer to PR4 or 5.

Page Rank is a valuation that Google places on a blog that takes into account content originality, longevity of the blog and consistency in posting as well as frequency of comments and their quality as well. Of course, Google is apt to have more variables in its algorithm for determining PR, but these are the basics.

There are debates in the blogosphere about how to please Google, how to climb the PR ladder, how to please the Landlord, John would say.

PR is important to some. The better the PR the more apt a writer is to be heard/read/found by the multitudes when they write about current events. The more a writer is read, the better the PR, the more they are read…this kind of thing.

It’s interesting that the first two letters in Google are the same as the first two letters in the name of the the one we want to please…God. Though, make no mistake about it, the similarities stop there as far as I am concerned.

However, what kinds of things please God?

Originality – we come to God “Just As I Am.” Ah, this would please Him indeed.

Longevity – faithfulness over the long haul is indeed pleasing to the Master.

Consistency – day in and day out obedience to the Creator

Comments – does anybody notice the quality of our service? And, what about them? What kinds of people are they?

Imagine the Christian who demonstrates all of these characteristics in his/her life. Is it a stretch to think that others would be interested in what s/he has to say? I think not.

In the blog world, we ought to be wanting for page rank. In the real world, we ought to be wanting to be approved by God.

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