Dear readers,
This is a list of blogs and discussion groups of particular value to members of the progressive Churches of Christ. Please post recommendations for other sites to be added (author, blog name, link).
Here are the rules:
* No university, college, or preacher school sites.
* No congregational sites (but a link to an included page with excellent writing would be fine).
* No personal blogs (no kittens, babies, or breakfast posts).
* Only blogs from within the Restoration Movement.
* Only theological sort of things. It’s not enough that the author is a member of a Church of Christ if he’s writing about politics, welding, or gardening.
* No vitriol. No blogs that are hateful toward Bush or Obama. (There are some very un-Christian things being said in the name of Christ. Please stop.)
* No password protected sites.
* No legalism.
These are posted without recommendation or endorsement.
I encourage you comment in favor of any site you enjoy below. Please, nothing critical here. (But do let me know if I’ve posted something outside the guidelines. I tried to check, but it’s a LOT of blogs.)
BLOGS
- Adam Ellis — Post-Restoration Perspectives
- Al Maxey — Reflections
- Alan Rouse — Christian Unity
- Allan Stanglin — The Kingdom, The Kids, & The Cowboys
- Amanda Sanders — AmandaSandersBlog.net
- Answering the Church of Christ
- Bobby & Tammie Ross — The Ross News
- Bobby Cohoon – Gospel Preacher
- Bobby Valentine — A Stoned-Campbell Disciple
- Brad Palmore — \ri-’dem(p)-shn\
- Brad Stanford — Little House Near the Dairy
- Brian Nicklaus — The Blog Prophet
- Brian Stogner — Psyche Searching
- Bruce Warmbr0d — 21st Century Christian
- Bryant Evans — Preacher’s Study
- Carl Ketcherside — Unity in Diversity
- Cecil Hook — Freedom’s Ring (site is down due to hackers, but archives can be linked to via Restoration Voices)
- Chris Guin — Community House Church Quincy
- Christopher Cotton — Anastasis
- Christopher Heard — Higgaion
- Coffee Group
- Ichabod — Creed Rehearsal
- Curtis McClane — Connexus Spiritus
- Dallas Burdette — Biblical Studies
- Dan Bouchelle — Confessions of a Former Preacher
- Danny Dodd — Adventures in Preaching
- Danny Gill — Dust Covered
- Darin — Hands and Feet 2.0
- David Ferguson —What’s Going On
- David U — Light and Salt
- Dell Kimberly — Who Told You That?
- Douglas Jacoby — International Teaching Ministry
- Dwayne Phillips — Contemplative Bible Reading
- Edward Fudge — Edward Fudge Ministries
- Frank Bellizzi — Frankly Speaking
- Fred Zumwalt — Stimple.net
- Gary Kirkendall — Room4More
- Grace Centered Magazine
- J. James Albert — California Letter
- Jackie Chesnutt — He’s still working on me
- James Brett Harrison — Aliens and Strangers
- James Prather – “Think Hebrew”
- Janice Garrison — Gathering Rubies
- Jarrod Spencer — Encouragement & Motivation (website plays music automatically)
- Jason Bybee — already & not yet
- Jason Reeves — Reeve’s Rhetoric
- Jay Guin — OneInJesus
- Jennifer Vaughan — à la mode de les Muses
- Jerry Starling — Committed to Truth
- Jesse Baker — Pickeral Lake? Pigeon? Marquette? Mackinaw?
- Jeremy Schopper — Leaving the Noise Behind
- Jim Martin — A Place for the God-Hungry
- Jim McGuiggan — Spending Time with Jim McGuiggan
- Joe Beam — Love Path International
- John Alan Turner — Faith 2.0
- John Dobbs — Out Here Hope Remains
- John Mark Hicks — John Mark Hicks Ministries
- John T. Willis — John T. Willis
- Jonathan Storment – Stormented
- Josh Kellar — Some Stuff I Think About
- Josh Ross — Learning How to Live
- Joshua Graves — Exploring the Collision of Culture and Faith
- Joshua Pappas — A More Excellent Way
- JT Overby — Praise
- K. Rex Butts — Kingdom Seeking
- Keith Brenton — Blog in My Own Eye
- Kinney Mabry – The Preacher Man
- Kyle Holt — The New Parables
- Kyle Sapp — Scripture Unscripted
- Lane Widick — Being Changed from the Inside Out
- Larry James — Urban Daily
- Lee Camp — On Pilgrimage
- Leroy Garrett — Soldier On!
- Les Ferguson, Jr. — A Wayfarer’s Trek
- Mac and Todd Deaver, Jay Guin, Phil Sanders, Greg Tidwell — GraceConversation
- Mark Moore — Mark Moore Online
- Mark Woodward — Mark’s Blog
- Matt Dabbs — Kingdom Living
- Matthew Dowling — Desposyni
- Matthew Morine — Musings on Spiritual Matters
- McGarvey Ice — eScriptorium
- Michael Ray — Best Commentary
- Mike Cope — Preacher Mike
- Mitchell Skelton — A Journey into the Mind of Mitchell
- New Wineskins
- Nick Gill — Falantedios
- Outrageous Campbellite: Home of Your Restoration Products
- Patrick Mead – Tentpegs
- Paula Harrington, Amanda Sanders, Sarah Stirman & Steve Tucker — A Better View
- Paula Harrington — Thinking Jesus
- Perry Greene — Perry’s Scope: Lessons and Resources for Teachers
- Phil Spadaro — Stone-Campbell Unity
- Randy Craiger — Randy’s Ramblings
- Rex Boyles — For Sinners Only
- Rogue Minister — One beggar trying to lead other beggars to bread …
- Royce Ogle — Grace Digest
- Rubel Shelly — Fax of Life
- Sarah Stirman — The Cleft of the Rock
- Scott Elliott — Scott Elliott’s Blog
- Scott Shirley — The Church of Christ Gadfly
- Shannon Spears — Lookin’ Fer Learnin’
- Shawn Anderson — DocShawn.com: Living Dangerously
- Steve Allison — Out of the Depths
- Steven Hovater — Steven’s Blog
- Terry Rush — Morning Rush
- Tim Archer — The Kitchen of Half-Baked Thoughts
- Tim Spivey — Thoughts on Life and Leadership
- Todd Deaver — Bridging the Grace Divide
- Trent Tanaro — In the Shadow of God’s Love
- Trey Morgan — Trey Morgan.net
- Wade Hodges — WadeHodges.com
- Wade Tannehill — Nonconformist Chronicles
- Walter Surdacki — 15° Off Center
- Warren Baldwin — Bible Fountain
- Wes Woodell — West Coast Witness
- Wesley Walker — Study Your Bible Online
DISCUSSION GROUPS
Jay,
Just wondering if my blog might be included on your list? http://www.MitchellSkelton.com
Thanks,
Mitchell
Though I'm sure I don't have the depth as some of these other bloggers, I'd be grateful to be included in the list. Thanks for the consideration.
Jeremy Schopper
Listing the blog url would be good
jeremyschopper.blogspot.com
I will probably think of more later, but one came to mind immediately: Wes Woodell's blog at http://westcoastwitness.com/.
One more: Jackie Chesnutt's blog, "He's still working on me," at http://www.sscocrogers.org/jackie. I'm not sure that it meets your criteria, since it is connected to his congregation's web site, but he's a good minister.
I would appreciate inclusion and am thankful for such a listing.
Thanks,
Bryant
Bryant,
You've been added. Thanks.
Terry,
Thanks for the suggestion. He's been added. I'm going to create another page for progressive congregations. This page is for blog and blog-like web pages. It's no problem that the articles posted are attached to a congregational site.
Terry,
Thanks. It's added.
Jeremy,
I'm delighted to add you to the list. Thanks for letting me know.
Mitchell,
Oops. I should have noticed the omission. You are now listed.
Thank you Jay. I appreciate your work with this blog. You've been used by the Lord. Keep up the great work!
Jeremy Schopper
Wow! I am so honored to make a list with these fine folks. Thank you!
I am grateful for such a list and would appreciate being listed in such a list.
http://dellkimberly.wordpress.com/ -"Who told you that"
See http://terryrush.blogspot.com/
There goes my brilliant kitten blog idea. . .
Thanks for the nod. Probably the only time I've ever been listed as progressive
well, I guess I would rather be labelled a "progressive" by someone who considers himself the same, than by someone who doesn't.
LOL!
amused at being included (only from yhinking about my congregation), but honored to be with all the other great names/blogs on the list.
Dell,
Thanks for reminding me. I've added you to the list.
What a list! I hesitate to ask to be included.
Jerry Starling, blogging at committedtotruth.wordpress.com since June 25 – and encouraged by the number of people, though still small, that are stopping by.
Jerry,
You are on the list.
You should make a point of including your URL when you comment, as that creates a link to your site, which will help draw visitors.
Wow! I made a list! Jay, just for the sake of accuracy, would you change my name to "James Brett Harrison" on your list? When making a blog name at wordpress, I didn't include my last name.
I just hope my grandfather doesn't see that THIS is the list my name got put on… talk about a separating of the sheep and goats. This is proof right there in writing of which line I'll be in.
JBH,
Glad to oblige.
(You know … you might consider putting your last name in the "About Me" section. Just a pet peeve of mine. I like to know whose work I'm reading.)
PS — I'm totally in agreement on the Loveless Café in Nashville. Good to know they're still in business.
Advice taken, and last name entered. I'm new to this blogging world. And the Loveless is still in business, though they've sold out to corporate. They remodeled the beautiful, old house that used to be the restaurant — the one that reminded me of my granny's home in south Alabama when i was a little kid. So now, instead of being an old house, it's one of those buildings that's new, but made to look like an old house…
But the food is still great!
I am humbled and honored to have recieved your attention! Thanks for listing me!
Les
A Wayfarer's Trek http://www.lesfergusonjr.com
Honored to be included on your list and on a list that includes so many great bloggers.
I enjoy your blog. Many blessings,
Trey
feel free to add my last name, i am not trying to hide anything
brian nicklaus
blogprophet
Glad to do so. I had trouble finding it.
Scott Elliott
Resurrected Living
http://resurrectedliving.wordpress.com/
Scott,
I have you on the list. Thanks for letting me know about your blog.
I don't know if my blog meets your criteria or not. Have a great day!
Jarrod,
I'm glad to add your site to the list. It looks to be a very fine site.
I did have to add a warning that your site plays music automatically. Some of us do our browsing when the kids are in bed or the rest of the family has not yet awakened. Readers need to turn off their speakers before clicking over to your site if sound is an issue, as the music starts immediately when the site loads.
I was just looking for a Brother who contacted me through my website, but if you don't mind me saying so, these pages are a bit lengthy, don' you think? If they get any longer, it may put people off from continuing their search for whatever they might be looking for. May Yahweh Bless you.
Feel free to check my blog out. I mainly write Christian articles but do include other "life" articles as well.
Janice,
The CoC blogosphere certainly could use more of a female presence. I'm glad to add you to the list.
Thanks Jay! I appreciate you and the work you are doing.
This is a new blog and I would love to be included in this list.
Thanks,
Scott
Jay,
it doesn't look like my blog address appeared. I will try again.
http://www.thechurchofchristgadfly.blogspot.com
thanks again,
Scott
Scott,
You are on the list. Please check it in a week or so and make sure you don't get lost in the Theoblogger conversion.
Jay, I'd like to suggest you add a link to your Top 25 List at the top of this page. I find it interesting and would like it to be easier to find.
a place for the God hungry – Jim Martin (Godhungry.com)
Trey Morgan http://treymorgan.net/
Jay:
Thanks so much for your blog. I would love to be added to the list!
http://www.kylestrickland.com
KGS
Jay, if you're still adding people. I would like to be added as well. Thank you.
It's an honor to be on your list.Thank you for all you do!
Trent Tanaro
my kitten had a baby for breakfast
but i didn't blog about it, so hopefully I'm still eligible!
I'm on theobloggers now, so the link is old – maybe even dead.
Why don't you make it a church of Christ blog list instead of a progressive blog list? I guess you could put up a disclaimer if you feel compelled to. You probably have some conservative readers.
I am not progressive. I am not conservative. Just a Christian. You've heard that before….
John,
If people want to find material that's written from a viewpoint similar to my own, here's a list.
There actually aren't many conservative blogs out there. They exist, but none would have made the top 25 rankings Matt Dabbs and I worked on earlier.
The last time I checked, the most popular theological websites among the conservative Churches are Christian Courier and Ken Sublett's piney.com (really). And the Preacher Files forum gets a lot of traffic. None of these are blogs.
There are likely others, but I'm not aware of them.
Restoration blog striving toward a Kingdom perspective.
Jason Reeves – "Reeves' Rhetoric" – jasonreeves.wordpress.com
Jay,
I'd like to be included in your list. Thanks.
James Prather – "Think Hebrew" http://thinkhebrew.wordpress.com/
Jay, have you checked out Jonathan Storment at stormented.com? Great blog.
James,I’ve added you. Thanks for letting me know about your blog.
Steven,
I’ve added to the standing list of blogs and to the survey. Thanks for bringing him to my attention!
Jay, feel free to add me to the list, if you would…it is a genuine blog with progressive thoughts, content.
Thanks! Don Middleton, http://brokenchains4all.com.
Wow! I didnt know about some of these blogs Jay. thank you.
Confession. I googled my name when I was bored and found it on this site. Glad that I did. Some great voices listed here. I have an updated website address if I am still considered progressive enough to remain on the list. Blessings.
joshkellar.com
Josh,
Thanks for the update. I’ve revised your entry.
Could you please add my blog? Thanks!
Shawn
Shawn,
Done!
Mix of notes from some of my classes as well as topics that I find interesting.
Bruce,
I’m pleased to have added you to the list.
I submit my blog to be posted on your list. I am currently running through Proverbs as a study. My near daily posts are derived from that study. I am contemplating and near fully convinced to add a page entitled, “Explorations”, which would be a place for individuals to discuss with out attack non traditional paths of spiritual growth for the individual and the church at large.
I come from and attend a conservative point of view that has been challenged and altered by study, meditation, experience and now with my new found sources of insight the blogosphere study forum.
Quentin