closetojesus.org » closetojesus.org http://closetojesus.org/john316 Writing about God and His son Jesus Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:36:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Time for Remodeling http://closetojesus.org/john316/2008/09/time-for-remodeling/ http://closetojesus.org/john316/2008/09/time-for-remodeling/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:52:23 +0000 Mike http://closetojesus.org/john316/?p=28 I started Close to Jesus in 2003 and since then software for running a site like this has made many advances. The old software I used became plagued by spam comments and it didn’t have a facility to prevent or remove these comments. I originally planned to get the new site 100% ready before switching over, but when I started the conversion and saw how many spam comments (and the bad things they said), I knew I had to drop the old site immediately. I will be converting the old articles to this new site over the next several months. Perhaps you will get a chance to read some of the old stuff during that time!

God bless, Mike

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Once again, I have control of closetojesus.org. Now anyone can access either closetojesus.org or closetojesus.net to get to this website. I am thankful to God that He has done this. In the process, he has taught me to be more patient.

Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart; wait, I say, on the Lord. — Psalms 27:14 (KJV)

EDIT: closetojesus.net is no longer available.

]]> http://closetojesus.org/john316/2005/04/domain-recovered/feed/ 0 The Return of Close to Jesus http://closetojesus.org/john316/2005/02/the-return-of-close-to-jesus/ http://closetojesus.org/john316/2005/02/the-return-of-close-to-jesus/#comments Sun, 13 Feb 2005 15:55:39 +0000 Mike http://closetojesus.org/john316/?p=142 What happened?

I have been in a long-running dispute over control of my domain, closetojesus.org. It’s a long story and not quite finished, but the long and short of it is that my hosting company hijacked the administration of this domain.

I am in the process of getting it back. My strategy may not have been the right one, but it’s what I decided to do. I let it expire and am now waiting to claim it again (once it passes through the redemption period).

What now?

I purchased another domain, closetojesus.net. I have now put the closetojeus.org content up on the new domain. Once I get closetojesus.org back again, I will move the website content back to that domain and most likely point closetojesus.net to it as well. This may take up to 90 days.

God bless, Mike (February 9, 2005)

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If you happen to be someone who is coming here from time to time, why not register and participate? I have often wondered why no one has yet to leave a comment on anything that I have written. The Lord knows that I am not perfect! I believe it would be a blessing to have some conversations around the articles posted on ClosetoJesus.org.

Now that this small milestone has been reached, I do pray that the Lord will bless this effort to proclaim His word. I also pray that it will be a blessing and a help to those who come this way.

God bless!! Mike

]]> http://closetojesus.org/john316/2004/02/close-to-jesus-hits-100/feed/ 0 ClosetoJesus.org is back! http://closetojesus.org/john316/2004/01/closetojesusorg-is-back/ http://closetojesus.org/john316/2004/01/closetojesusorg-is-back/#comments Mon, 05 Jan 2004 19:23:00 +0000 Mike http://closetojesus.org/john316/?p=75 Yes, I think that I can finally call my website crisis over! ClosetoJesus.org was down for an extended time from November 28, 2003 until January 2, 2004.

It all started when my hosting company started having hardware problems with the server that this website resides. The first hardware failure was followed by another hardware failure. Eventually, this site was moved to a new server. That gives me hope that most hardware problems are behind me.

The next problem was getting the site back up and running. First, I had to wait on restores. I learned that I should be doing more on my end to ensure adequate backups that I am in control of. My hosting company was good about restoring my data, but it did take some time. Next, I had to learn a lot more about administering my site. Both from the Xoops standpoint and from the standpoint of basic web administration. It was a good learning experience, but once again, took some time. I can certainly say that the Xoops support forum is extremely valuable.

At any rate, closetoJesus.org is back online. I trust that we can stay there! I will close this message with some wisdom from Proverbs.

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. Proverbs 3:13 (KJV)

I am a happy man. Yes, for this website being back online. Mostly for my Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ!

]]> http://closetojesus.org/john316/2004/01/closetojesusorg-is-back/feed/ 0 Welcome to closetojesus.org! http://closetojesus.org/john316/2003/02/welcome-to-closetojesusorg/ http://closetojesus.org/john316/2003/02/welcome-to-closetojesusorg/#comments Wed, 26 Feb 2003 08:11:46 +0000 Mike http://closetojesus.org/john316/?p=3 I recently launched this website to write about God and especially his son Jesus. Right now the site is under development. Please check back to see how it is coming along. I would love to have you register for an account and participate in closetojesus.org.

In Christ’s Love, Mike

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