Ellen Painter Dollar

When a Viral Blog Post Doesn’t Change Much of Anything May 5, 2014 Ellen Painter Dollar We here at Patheos are celebrating the site’s fifth anniversary today. In honor of the occasion, we’ve been asked to reflect on one of our top posts or some other high point of blogging for Patheos. I always thought that having a viral blog post—a post that spirals out and out and out, reaching tens of thousands of people—would catapult me into the upper echelons where real bloggers live.

The December holidays are no doubt a time for gift giving, but how much is too much? Jennifer Collins thinks our children are overindulged: the focus of Christmas should be on experiences and helping others. Kristina Cerise is trying to walk a middle ground between buying her children things they need and also things they want. Ellen Painter Dollar believes bestowing her children with generous presents at Christmas is a reflection of the holiday’s true meaning.

We Know God Through Scripture…and So Much More May 16, 2014 Ellen Painter Dollar Shortly after we were married, Daniel and I traveled to Boone, North Carolina—home of Daniel’s alma mater, Appalachian State University—so he could introduce me to his college stomping grounds. Our weekend included a Sunday morning service at the Baptist church Daniel had attended during college.