Friday Feature #11: Moe Vivas (@Moe_NYC)
Let me just start by saying that I have “met” some phenomenal people over the last few weeks via social media. If you recall, about a month ago I asked via a post if I should begin using Twitter as more of a networking tool, rather than just a means by which to communicate daily happenings to friends and family.
Well, after some deliberation I decided to begin engaging more regularly with a wider range of people and one of the people I came across via my good friend @ThatGuyKC was Moe Vivas (@Moe_NYC).
Professionally Moe is a legal assistant but for the last six months on the web, he has been the author of BetaChristian.net.
When I asked Moe what he hopes to accomplish through his blog he said,
I want to enlighten people, make them laugh, challenge them and show that we are all “beta” Christians. We are not perfect. We are getting there, but we are not there just yet. I hope my blog becomes a place where people can just lower their “walls” and be real. I hope that carries over to real life. We live in a generation of Christians who feel they have to walk a certain way, talk a certain way, dress a certain way to show the world they are Christians. We can only grow spiritually if we are honest with ourselves and with other people.
I think it is this sentiment that has established BetaChristian.net as one of my staple blog reads. Moe provides great insights and has worked hard to create a great online community.
There are thousands of blogs out there, many of which touch on life and spiritual issues but I have found Moe’s writing to be incredibly insightful and refreshing. So if you are looking for a great new blog to follow, I highly recommend you check out BetaChristian.net.
I also encourage you to check him out on Twitter, he has a tendency to bring a little humor to the “twitterverse” as well.
Posted on May 6th, 2011 by David | 27 Comments »
Thank you for the shoutout and yes, Moe is awesome and BetaChristian is a priority in my Google Reader queue.
But the question to ask is: if your Google Reader goes down, will you be able to type the url? True blogging friends do. So… who are you?
Thanks dude. Mucho amor!
You are very welcome for the shout out my friend. I appreciate you introducing me to Moe. I’ve been loving his blog.
I agree. Moe is one of those guys you meet who is infectious…. his sense of humor, his encouragement, his spiritual insights. Great feature!
I thought you said I had an infection. I was all like, How does he know about my hemorrhoids?
Thanks D. You my friend are the man. See ya in July brotha!
Thanks Dustin, I appreciate the encouragement. Moe definitely is a solid guy.
I’d love to get you featured on here as well.
Moe is a solid guy and I love reading his stuff. Glad to see you promoting him and his work. I love his Usual Suspects series.
Thanks Adam. I’m nothing with out folks like you. Much love brother!
That is a definitely a great series. Moe pumps out some really great content.
Like I’ve been telling some of the other guys in this “circle” of bloggers, I’d love to Feature you at some point.
I disagree with most of these guys. Personally, I think he’s cocky, selfish and a bit of a jerk. He looks like the type that has Oompa Loompas writing for him and he gets all the credit! #shame.
Honestly, thanks David for doing this. You are a great blogger and dude. Proud to get to know you through these tubes!
Much love brotha!
Dangit, you beat me to it.
On the real, Moe’s dope.
I like that you call Beta Christian a “staple blog”. I also find that a steady diet of Moe keeps the blues away, as well as challenges my faith! It’s like a super food!
As his soon to be #1 commenter (I’m currently in competition with The Donald who has the 1st place spot), I can assure you that Moe’s blog is the place where all the cool kats hang out. Hope to see you around there.
Hi Keri, thanks for swinging by. I appreciate your comments about Moe as I’m sure he does.
Best of luck to you in your quest to become the #1 Commenter and I look forward to spending some time reading through your site.
Have a fantastic day!
Moe and diet have never been uttered in the same sentence before. Oh my!
Just keep the place tidy a bit. I’ve started to see some coffee cake crumbs on my virtual coffee table.
Its safe to say Moe is one of the coolest dudes in these parts of the interwebs. Im a big fan of his writing style….. he just makes its simple with no nonsense. Which is huge for me. Just tell me like it is.. and im a happy guy.
Plus the dude knows how to make me LOL for realz. And thats some good stuff right there.
Love ya man!
I agree Adam, Moe has a great writing style and really just brings home the message he is trying to convey. Thanks for stopping by the ol’blog. I’m looking forward to checking your site out as well when I get a litte time this afternoon.
If I’m eve cool is because I know Adam, AKA “Magnum”. This allows me to use some “cool” points to my advantange.
Thanks Adam. You are definitely the dude that keeps me on m toes… because you always take a picture of your toes…
Moe is a great man of God and a well above-average twitterer.
LOL I hope to someday be an “above-average twitterer.”
above-average twitter’r…. that is an understatement. I’m amazed each and every day.
I hire a twitter robot to do it for me.
Thanks Jason. I appreciate you man!
Hey just came across your site from another person’s blog. Anyways, I’ve been following Moe for 2 months now, and he is such a jerk. JKJK. He’s legit, and definitely agree about his writing–one of the most creative blogs that I read. Moe, don’t let this get to your head, now
Hey look, I’m floating… my head is so big now.. weeeee!!
Nah man. That’s your job. Keep me humble by calling me jerk and lazy.
David: Love reading Moe’s stuff. I saw that you picked up a cycling magazine from you magazine junkie post. Do you cycle? Do you road or mountain?
I do. I’m a road bike guy. I don’t get out as often as I would like but I enjoy it when I do. I hoping I’ll get back out more regularly this season.
Thanks for the shout out to your friend – I look forward to reading his stuff!