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Who Are You Reading These Days?

Orginally published on Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 7:33 AM
by Todd Rhoades

I was inspired by this post over at the Evangelical Outpost. There, the blogger lists his top 100 blogs that he reads. I thought it would be interesting to ask each of you what your top five on-line reads are. What blogs do you follow? If you're reading this, I'm going to ask you to take just 2 minutes and respond with a comment. (Please don't make me beg... I'm not above begging!) Very briefly... just list 1-5 that blogs that you read regularly (#1 being the first one you read through #5). And don't worry, if MMI isn't on your list, I won't cry about it...

(I’ll ban your comment, but I won’t cry about it!)

If MMI is on your list though, please rank it (as compared to the others)

I have a couple of hopes if enough people respond… first, it will be fun to see if there is a consensus about who the readers of MMI like to read. (I think I have a good idea, but this will either help confirm or deny that suspicion.) And also: I’m hoping to discover a new blog or two that would be good for me to follow.

So… let’s have at it. What are your favorite 5 blog reads. List them one through five in the order of importance to you. You can also add additional commentary on specific blogs if you like.

Who’ll be first?

Thanks!

Todd

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There are 32 Comments:

Posted by

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 8:04 AM

1- MMI
2- Resurgence
3- Leadership (http://blog.christianitytoday.com/outofur/)
4- Wherever you send me to from your blog
Posted by

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 8:12 AM

1. MMI
2. The View from Her
3. Tall Skinny Kiwi
4. Burnside Writers Collective
5. Tom in the Box
Posted by

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 8:13 AM

MMI
Wherever MMI sends me
http://www.perigrinatio.com
http://www.nancybeach.com
http://www.sliceoflaodicea.com (That’s a comedy blog, right?)
Posted by Todd Rhoades

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 8:13 AM

Good point guys… be sure to include URLs.

Thanks,

Todd
Posted by

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 8:18 AM

1) Perry Noble
2) Tony Morgan (since before NewSrping)
3) MMI
4) Mark Waltz
5) TechCrunch
Posted by kent

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 8:28 AM

Oh, let’s see:
1. Jesus Creed (http://www.jesuscreed.org)
2. Jibstay (personal friend) (http://www.jibstay.blogspot.com)
3. Tall Skinney Kiwi (http://tallskinnykiwi.typepad.com)
4. MMI
5. Seth Godin (http://sethgodin.typepad.com)
Posted by Josh R

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 8:33 AM

My current favorites:

1:Steven Furtick

2:The Resurgence

3:Unashamed Workman

4:Monday Morning Insight

5:Cerulean Sanctum
Posted by

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 8:33 AM

1) MMI
2) http://www.jonathanstclair.wordpress.com
3) http://realmealministries.org/WordPress/
4) http://www.huckabyfam.blogspot.com (my wife’s blog)
5) http://www.stupidchurchpeople.com
Posted by Tommy

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 9:07 AM

1) MMI
2) Steven Furtick
3) Bob Roberts http://glocaltrekker.blogspot.com/
4) Perry Noble
5) Mark Wilson http://www.revitalizeyourchurch.blogspot.com/
Posted by Stephen Wulf

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 9:24 AM

1. The Batterson Blog (http:evotional.com)
2. MMI
3. Perry Noble (http://perrynoble.com)
4. Daily Dose Of Imagery (http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/)
5. Ben Arment (http://benarment.com)
Posted by Fr. Bill

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 9:38 AM

I track blogs via bloglines. Users of this service understand that the order in which a bloglines subscriber reads is often determined by how often the tracked blogs are updated. It’s possible that a highly favored blog will only get a new posting every week or so, while a less favored blog will be examined every day, because it is updated far more frequently.

In order of my personal tastes (!), my five favorite blogs are:

1. Sand in the Gears (http://www.tonywoodlief.com)
2. Mere Comments (http://merecomments.typepad.com/), blog for editors of Touchstone
3. Out of Our Minds, Too (http://www.baylyblog.com/), blog of two PCA pastors
4. Reformed Catholicism (http://www.reformedcatholicism.com), group blog of ... well, Christians who insist that they are Reformed and Catholic.
5. Immoderate (http://immoderate.wordpress.com/), blog of a fundamentalist, Baptist graduate student whose interests range far off the reservation

In order of what I actually see the most of:

1. MMI, because it’s updated very frequently (compared to the others)
2. Out of Our Minds, Too (see URL above), because its comment sections are often very full of debate that interests me
3. Mere Comments: ditto
4. Cranach (http://cranach.worldmagblog.com/cranach/), Gene Veith’s blog, an orthodox Lutheran perspective
5. Stand Firm (http://www.standfirminfaith.com/index.php/site/index) at which I follow the slow-train wreck that is the unraveling of the Anglican Communion and the fracturing of The Episcopal Church.
Posted by Paul J.

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 9:50 AM

1) Ragamuffin Soul (http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com)
2) Ethos (http://randyelrod.typepad.com/ethos/)
3) Christianity Today Liveblog (http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctliveblog/)
4) MMI, of course
5) MacUser blog (http://www.macuser.com/)

And I look at mine every day, to see if anyone’s reading it...does that count?
http://www.CriesOfTheHeart.com
Posted by Daniel

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 10:04 AM

1. Open Source Theology
2. Greg Boyd
3. Ben Witherington
4. Thom Stark
5. Richard Beck

(I check most of the blogs/sites I link to from my blog on a daily basis)
Posted by Noel

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 10:08 AM

OK, I’ll bite.

MMI - http://www.mondaymorninginsight.com
Seth’s Blog - http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/
Emergesque - http://faithmaps.blogspot.com/
The Apple Blog - http://theappleblog.com/
Tall Skinny Kiwi - http://tallskinnykiwi.typepad.com/tallskinnykiwi/
Posted by Bill

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 10:15 AM

Pulled this right from my Google Reader Trends:

1. Lifehacker
2. MMI Weblog
3. Perry Noble dot com
4. Challies Dot Com
5. History in the Making
Posted by Dan

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 12:05 PM

1. Perry Noble- http://www.perrynoble.com
2. Steven Furtick-www.stevenfurtick.com
3. MMI
4. Tony Morgan-www.tonymorganlive.com
5. Bob Franquiz-www.bobfranquiz.com
Posted by Big Chris

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 12:15 PM

1. The Resurgence (especially the rare posts from Mark Driscoll)
2. Between Two Worlds
3. Mark Batterson
4. LifeChurch.tv Swerve Blog
5. Steven Furtick

I have a run down of my top 20 posted on my bog.

Big Chris
Posted by

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 12:16 PM

1. One year Bible blog (http://www.oneyearbibleblog.com)
2. Jesus Creed
3. Tall Skinny Kiwi
4. MMI
5. Lifehacker
Posted by Lisa

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 12:47 PM

I guess my number one choice shows how snarky I am.

1. Dilbert blog (http://dilbertblog.typepad.com/)
2. Mommy Life (http://www.mommylife.net)
3. MMI
4. No Impact Man (http://noimpactman.typepad.com/blog/)
5. Rural Praxis (http://drewmoser.blogspot.com/)
Posted by Bill

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 3:52 PM

1.Rob’s Place (http://rob.orangejack.com) Rob is my nephew, and while his blog does not deal specifically with “church” or “church issues”, I like his take on things! I probably link to his blog more than any other!
2. Monday Morning Insights (http://www.mondaymorninginsight.com)
3. The Evangelical Outpost (http://www.evangelicaloutpost.com)
4. Pyromaniacs (http://teampyro.blogspot.com)
5. Jollyblogger (http://jollyblogger.typepad.com)
Posted by Josh

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 4:12 PM

1) MMI
2) Mark Batterson
3) Perry Noble
4) Mark Driscoll/Resurgence Blog
5) Church Relevance

Malcolm Gladwell would be on the list, but he doesn’t blog much anymore. =(
Posted by

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 4:43 PM

1) Church of Rock Run - http://rockrunner.blogs.com/rock_runner/
2) nakedpastor - http://nakedpastor.com/
3) MMI
4) NewLife Blog - http://www.newlife-glastonbury.org/blog/
5) Gifted for Leadership - http://blog.christianitytoday.com/giftedforleadership/
Posted by Derek

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 5:26 PM

1) Brian Zahnd http://www.brianzahnd.com/ (Little known megachurch pastor...sort of an “emerging” charismatic type)
2) MMI
3) Mark Driscoll
4) Ben Myers http://faith-theology.blogspot.com/ (Austrialian theologian and Dylan fan)
5) Santosh Ninan http://dreamsunlocked.blogspot.com/ (Indian born church planter in Vancouver)

Brian and Santosh are both friends of mine. Brian has good, thought-provoking theological posts. Santosh’s blog is mostly personal stuff. Both are fellow Dylan fans.
Posted by John G

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 6:16 PM

1. http://www.sethgodin.typepad.com/
2. http://www.mondaymorninginsight.com/
3. http://australianpastors.blogspot.com/
4. http://www.rodneyolsen.net/
5. http://www.steveaddison.net/
Posted by Tony "Vacation Bible School" Kummer

Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 8:24 PM

Sorry for the weird name. Its that time of year.

1. Church Matters from 9Marks
2. Desiring God
3. Justin Taylor “Between Two Worlds”
4. MMI
5. Said At Southern (I have to read since I moderate comments.)

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