Blogging has slowed down so much that I'm starting to wonder if certain bloggers have thrown in the towel. I even emailed one of my favorite bloggers this week to ask if he was on sabbatical. With that said, I want to increase the number of blogs I read from 40 to about 80.
So what blogs are worth the read?
Who do you recommend?
You might also be interested in these wonderful links if you are a blogger:
Michael Hyatt's 10 Mistakes of Blogging
Ben Arment's Types of Bloggers
Labels: Blog Shout
Perfect for you to mention this.
I just did top 10 blogs of 2009 on my blog today:
http://thoughtsaboutnothing.com/top-10-blogs-of-the-year/
I think my blog is worth reading but I'm baised.
Here are some of my favorite blogs:
http://cole-slaw.blogspot.com/
http://www.matthewdgreen.com/
http://www.simplechurchjournal.com/
http://www.alanknox.net/
http://provocativechristian.wordpress.com/
http://simplechurch.wordpress.com/
http://thegodjourney.com/wordpress/index.php
http://daveblackonline.com/blog.htm
I still blog!
Tripp Crosby @trippcrosby.com & Tyler Stanton @tylerstanton.com are two of my favs. Very funny guys.
I have a friend (former youth pastor) who has gone through some immense pain through an affair. He's recently posted a series (8 or so) posts on what he's learned through some of it. It's worth a read, even if it's only for reference for helping others through their hurts. You can find it at http://www.davefarwell.com.
Plus, I'm a youth pastor and I've really picked up my blogging. My topics range from family, youth ministry, personal goals, to little bits of fun that I post for random enjoyment. Mine can be found at http://www.thinknextnow.com.
Keep it up man! Thanks for your blog!
-Mosaic Mercy was a recent, new find for me.
-Godly Sheep
-Kyle's blog^^
-FlowerDust (You should already be following her though)
-bondChristian (shameless promotion here... I'm not at all biased. :P )
Let me know what you think of these blogs and considering giving us an update of some of the new blogs you find.
-Marshall Jones Jr.
I recommend my blogs:
www.youthmaster.blogspot.com
www.emergingyp.blogspot.com
let me give you 2 besides my own
http://www.thechurchofnopeople.com/
http://kevinmartineau.blogspot.com/
my blog is www.peacebringer7.wordpress.com
on my blog the article/sermon on worship in spirit and truth is important: http://kevinmartineau.blogspot.com/
also have a forum at www.peacebringer.net/phpBB3
I think that while following a distinct list of blogs on a regular basis really helps you to build relationships and form online community, there's also something to be said for taking a walk in the woods to see where you end up; such as:
**Checking out the Alltop "Church" and Alltop "Christianity" pages and clicking on a post that grabs you;
**Doing a Google blog search -- or Wordpress.com search -- on a particular word or phrase, just to see who is out there and what they're writing about;
**Visiting a favorite blog and then checking out their blogroll to see what sites they consider important;
**Bookmarking the bloggers that do link lists on certain days and letting them do some of the exploration and discovery for you.
Yes, this takes a lot of time, but so does fishing, and a lot of people seem to enjoy that sort of thing. I'm just not sure that locking into a fixed list is the only way to do this.
You're also welcome to drop by mine -- Thinking Out Loud -- anytime:
http://paulwilkinson.wordpress.com
My former BCM minister has a great blog. He planted a church in my college's town in Arkansas and is now the pastor at a church in Blacksburg, VA.
www.journeyguy.com
Good brief and this post helped me alot in my college assignement. Gratefulness you on your information.