I’m not sure why, but it seems like the majority of blogs written about Christian issues (as opposed to blogs simply written _by_ Christians, like this one) are really, really lame. If they’re not whining about other theological camps — such as how calvinists, fundamentalists, Catholics, premillennialists, or emergents are stupid — then they’re filled with uninteresting self-loathing and lukewarm spiritual insights.
I initially subscribed to “Angela’s blog”:http://hereisangela.blogspot.com/ because I know her, but I’ve stuck around because of her truly interesting work in international law and religious freedom. Really, really interesting. I’m not sure if it’s because she’s a compelling writer, or because her work is a direct application of her faith (and therefore easier to grasp), but the intertwining of the issues at hand and how those directly make a difference in her life has put her blog high on my list of Daily Reads. Well done.
Anyone have other recommendations? Esoteric topics in Xianity (the role of Mary in Eastern Orthodox liturgical practices over the last 200 years, for example) are okay, but the more context I have for living in the present, the more likely I’ll subscribe. Blogs that speak to one point of view in the faith are okay, too, but if I detect a rabid foaming at the mouth I’ll not likely stick around for that, either. Thanks.
I also like Angela’s blog. She writes very well.
You might just be to demanding of Christian bloggers. Don’t forget that most blogs suck.
Russ, that’s true (this blog included). But I kind of pride myself on sifting out the signal vs. noise. I’ve got good geek, design, business, and local blogs. But no decent Xian blogs.
It could be that I’m just not looking hard enough.
I wonder if there’s something related to a bunch of truely godly people not taking the time to blog cause they’re out doing other work that God’s placed before them… I’m not saying it’s wrong or a waste of time to blog (by no means am I saying that), but I wonder if that may have something to do with it.
Oh, and while I’m at it, what’s with those stupid Amish people being all stupidly Amish?
[hey, people, I'm being saracastic ok...?]
I only recently came upon his blog, but Matthew Schultz is a religious studies major at NYU that I met randomly last year at a party. You might enjoy reading what he has to say. http://soups.blogspot.com/
Thanks, Kyleen. I just subscribed.
Who else is on your reading list?
Jai, by your logic CS Lewis wouldn’t have written his _Chronic(what?)cles of Narnia_, Deitrich Bonhoffer wouldn’t have written _The Cost of Discipleship_, and John Calvin wouldn’t have written his _Institutes_.
It could be that some aren’t called to blog, but the writers are called to write–and the web is just another medium.
Ben Thomas also has a blog I like to read, though his posts have been more infrequent in the transition (since I’m sure he hasn’t had consistent web access as he looks for a place to live back in Deep East Texas). http://onewayplane.blogspot.com/
Logic? Do I look vulcan to you?… ok, well, I have the eyebrows, but that’s beside the point(y ears)!
Do you think that writers consider the web a “not real” media… kinda like musicians releasing records on burned CDRs? Hey, I’m not saying this is the case, I’m just chucking stuff in the air and seeing if anything flys away with it…
By the way, buy my solo album on CDR. Ok, well, I don’t have one… but if I did, it’d be on CDR.