Yes, the rumor is true. Okay, there's no rumor, but there should be one now that Joe Thorn has "unintentionally" deleted folders containing his blog posts.
Since he was doing a series on the seven deadly sins, and his most recent one was "envy," it's clear that God deleted his blog because Joe envied my blog. Shame on you Joe.
In partial seriousness, Joe should have his blog up and running again in the next five to forty-five days, or something like that.