It was been far too long since I’ve had a new King for a Week around here. King for a Week is turning into King for a Month or more. Somehow it just seems to skip my mind. But today, because of the insistence of some friends and their reminders that I really do need to update this feature, I’m nominating a new King for a Week. If you’re new to these parts you should know that King for a Week is an honor I bestow on blogs that I feel are making a valuable contribution to my faith and the faith of other believers…or sometimes just because I really like them. It is simply a way of introducing my readers to blogs that they may also find interesting and edifying. Every now and again I select a blog, link to it from my site, and add that site’s most recent headlines to my right sidebar. While this is really not much, I do feel that it allows me to encourage and support other bloggers while making the readers of this blog aware of other good sites.
The new King for a Week is Take Your Vitamin Z, a blog owned and operated by Zach Nielsen. The blog is something like a Jr. version of Justin Taylor’s Between Two Worlds, but with a greater range or variety in the articles. Zach scours the Internet and finds all kinds of interesting articles to point to. They range from theology to music, from comedy to consumerism. I try to check his headlines each morning before I post A La Carte as I often glean some interesting news from his blog. He has a ridiculous man-crush on John Mayer, but if you can see past that, I’m sure you’ll come to enjoy his blog as I have.
In the coming days (and/or weeks) you will be able to see the most recent headlines from this blog in the sidebar of my site. I hope you will make your way over to look around.




Comments (7) »
1. Damian Romano
August 3, 2008
2:40 PM
Congrats to Zach! I visit him everyday, good to see his site get some exposure.
2. Dave S.
August 3, 2008
3:29 PM
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He has a ridiculous man-crush on John Mayer, but if you can see past that, […]
3. Chase
August 3, 2008
3:53 PM
Dave S.,
“Man-crush” refers to one man greatly admiring or idolizing another man. It’s nothing sexual, but it can be equally discomfiting.
Chase
4. Zach Nielsen
August 3, 2008
4:54 PM
Chase,
Thanks for the clarification! I am pretty sure I am holding strong in the heterosexual category.
Tim, thanks for the kind words!
z
5. Los Griego
August 3, 2008
9:45 PM
Does this mean I have to bow down to him when I see him tomorrow? I will have to put the “king” in his place tomorrow on the soccer tennis court! Just Kidding, Zach is like the older brother I never had, well older, skinny, white midwestern brother I never had, and being from New Mexico, never though possible.
Tim good pick on Z, he is a good blogger, but more than that an amazing man who is having a very big impact on us young punks here in NM…
Los
6. Albert Shepherd (The Aspiring Theologian)
August 3, 2008
11:56 PM
Good to see this feature of the Challies’ sidebar returning!
7. Amy Wood
August 4, 2008
11:01 AM
I don’t know if you take nominations for this or not, but if so, I ‘d like to nominate my husband’s blog: outofthemireyclay.com. He is an assosciate Pastor at our Church and a very wise and Gogly man. He and two other men from our Church (one a published children’s author) write posts. Thanks!