A guy named Saul finds himself in dire straits. His business has gone bust and he's in serious financial trouble. He's so desperate that he decides to ask God for help. He begins to pray: "God, please help me. I've lost my business and if I don't get some money, I'm going to lose my house as well. Please let me win the lottery." Lottery night comes, and somebody else wins it. Saul again prays: "God, please let me win the lotto! I've lost my business, my house and I'm going to lose my car as well." Lotto night comes, and Saul still has no luck.
Once again, he prays: "My God, why have you forsaken me? I've lost my business, my house, and my car. My wife and children are starving. I don't often ask you for help, and I have always been a good servant to you. PLEASE just let me win the lottery this one time so I can get my life back in order." Suddenly there is a blinding flash of light as the heavens open and Saul is confronted by the voice of God Himself:
"Saul, meet me halfway on this: Go buy a ticket."
Evangelicals are a lot like Saul. We want to transform culture, protect religious freedom, and have an impact the lives of our neighbors. What we don’t do, however, is “buy the ticket” that will allow us to have a shot of accomplishing those goals. As Hugh Hewitt notes in his book on Christian ambition, “In a liberal democracy power, authority, and influence go only to those who seek them.” Too often, though, evangelicals only begin to seek those tools after we have already been marginalized, as has happened in the arts, the academy, and the mainstream media.
But there is still an area where evangelicals have an opportunity to solidify a foundation of influence: the blogosphere.
At the end of 2003, Mark Byron took a look at the “evangelical ghetto” within the blogosphere, noting that only two out of the top one hundred blogs listed in the TTLB Ecosystem were hosted by evangelical bloggers. (Byron’s findings caused several bloggers to try to correct this underrepresentation. UK blogger Adrian Warnock, for instance, started the Blogdom for God and the Evangelical Aggregator.)
At the time I speculated that the main problem was that evangelical bloggers were simply poor networkers. Unlike blogs on the political left who had pushed Atrios and The Daily Kos to the top, faithbloggers weren’t really banding together to establish a presence. There were few evangelicals that were even getting attention, much less having the same impact as secular bloggers.
The tide, however, appears to be turning as evangelical bloggers begin to take this new medium seriously. There are now six evangelical bloggers in the top 100 [(18) HughHewitt.com; (19) the evangelical outpost; (28) La Shawn Barber's Corner; (32) ScrappleFace; (40) World Magazine Blog; (64) Parableman] and five more in the top 200 [(109) Le Sabot Post-Moderne; (116) Adrian Warnock's UK Evangelical Blog; (149) Patriot Paradox; (157) In the Agora; and (178) Wittenberg Gate.]
As the blogosphere matures it’s influence will continue to expand. It will continue to shape ideas, set political agendas, and shape culture. Christians who believe that a Biblical worldview has something important to add to the conversation cannot afford to ignore this medium. But that is what much of the church will likely do – at least until the blogosphere begins to have the same impact on society as the universities or the film industry. Then we will be rolling out the trebuchets for another cultural war siege.
But evangelicals are already within the walls. By simply coordinating our efforts we can soon become a force that won’t be easily ignored. To do so, however, we must set aside both envy and false piety. We must set aside petty jealousy when someone else’s blog has more links or gets more traffic. And we must also reject the simplistic notion that we should not strive to gain recognition for our blogging efforts. Our work should be pursued with godly ambition, helping others as we form a genuine community.
To be successful in this effort will require that we band together and help others whether their blogs are more popular or completely unknown. We need to link to and visit each other’s blogs, provide encouragement, and praise excellence and quality wherever it is found. Evangelicals can have a profound impact on society and culture. But first we must “buy a ticket.”
Note: In an effort to simplify the process, I’ve started a form of “Church Directory” of evangelical blogs using Blogrolling:
By adding this script to your own blog you can show your support for the following bloggers (taken from the TLLB top 500):
18. HughHewitt.com (1167)
19. the evangelical outpost (1165)
28. La Shawn Barber's Corner (1019)
32. ScrappleFace (951)
40. World Magazine Blog (912)
64. Parableman (716)
109. Le Sabot Post-Moderne (518)
116. Adrian Warnock's UK Evangelical Blog (506)
149. Patriot Paradox (428)
157. In the Agora (419)
178. Wittenberg Gate (394)
191. SmartChristian Blog
209. Blue Goldfish (361)
227. Evangelical Underground (343)
228. JOLLYBLOGGER (342)
253. Sidesspot (323)
296. SmartChristian.com (290)
298. Broken Masterpieces (287)
302. Blogdom of God (285)
306. YOUNGPUNDIT
314. King of Fools (280)
318. Ogre's Politics & Views
326. Logicus bLogicus (274)
341. CoffeeSwirls (267)
345. Spreading Understanding
369. Philosophical Poetry
372. Wallo World (258)
403. Daddypundit
428.TulipGirl (237)
438. Cadmusings
439. A Physicist's Perspective (235)
447.Sounding the Trumpet (232)
452. Vox Popoli
452. Pajama Hadin
456. 21st Century Reformation
467. Ales Rarus
468. The Dawn Treader
478. Uncle Sam's Cabin
504. The Flag of the World
524. markdroberts.com (208)
540. Back of the Envelope
545. Challies Dot Com
561. Philosophical Poetry
652. The Minor Prophet
681. Daddy Pundit
682. The Dawn Treader
750. Rebecca Writes
763. IntolerantElle.com
882. Semicolon
923. Reverend Mike's House of Homiletic Hash
1079. Darn Floor
1106. New Covenant
1131. Damascus Road
1153. Proverbial Wife
1153. The Great Seperation
1203. Allthings2all
1239. Every Thought Captive
1242. Marriages Restored
1277. Wesley Blog
1281. Cerulean Sanctum
1293. Every Thought Captive
1294. Imago Dei
1302. Crossroads
1314. Joe Missionary
1356. doubletoothpicks: worldviews behind the news (113)
1383. notes from the front lines
1422. Pete's Journal
1423. ...in the outer...
1430. Antioch Road
1467. Weapons of Warfare
1480. Deep Calls to Deep
1500. a ticking time blog
1593. Fallible
1597. SteelerDirtFreak :: A 21st Century Missional Redneck Geek
1630. Ex Nihilo
1717. Mark Byron (83)
1720. Through a Glass Darkly
1730. prosthesis
1758. Imperfect but Forgiven
1795. The Rooftop Blog
1962. The Wardrobe Door
2121. JivinJehoshaphat
2166. He Lives
2181. Grapevine
2360. Darn Floor
2364. View from the Pew
2422. Church of the Acronym
2452. Stand Up and Walk
2562. The Regulator
2589. Half Pint House
2624. Bird of Paradise
2662. Now I don't want to get off on a rant here...
2672. The Happy Husband
2794. Dr. John Mark Reynolds (43)
2969. Wittingshire
2970. Amy's Humble Musings
3156. espresso roast
3390. Voice in the Wilderness
3441. XBIP
3643. Feeble Knees
3731. It Take A Church…
4583. madminerva.blog-city.com
4607. Eternal Perspectives
4695. AnotherThink
4702. Better Living: Thoughts from Mark Daniels
4840. Off the top
5279. Hill Country Views
5307. TheDuke's Domain
5516. Abide in the Word
5569. Abigail Brayden
5713. RazorsKiss.net
5752. lawreligionculturereview
6488. Confessions of a Jesus Phreak
6599. Much (of a which of a) Wind
6705. A Youth Pastor
7075. Abstract Musings
7404. TRUTH BE TOLD (8)
7441. Happy Mills (8)
7450. Media Culpa
7727. personal trainer
7916. Hard Starboard
8029. Midwestern Mugwump (mw)2
8108. Revenge of Mr Dumpling
8539. MatthewHall.net
8634. Dunker Journal
8715. The 'Grub Street' Plumber
8910. Pete the Elder
9081. The Wardrobe Door
10151. DM'S Loose Ends
10921. Blogcorner preacher (3)
10991. Proverbs Daily
11228. Tim Thompson . . . Reflections
11555. On An Azure Field of Gratuitous Advice
12365. Sonspot
12456. Getting Elected Blogline
12578. Procrastinators of the world- Unite! (Later)
14641. Reed's Blogged Ateries
17080. έχω ζωη
18153. Itsara
18949. The Plodding Pilgrim
NR - Mentor Mark Memoirs
NR - secundum Christum
NR - ChristianHillsblog
NR - Grace Notes 4 Teens
NR - Peacful Chaos
NR - C.H.U.R.C.H.
NR - The Greatest Pursuits
NR - Be Bold, Be Gentle
NR - Foundations
NR - For the Joy
NR - Sarcasmagorica
NR - Jeff Blogworthy
NR - A Simple Desultory Dangling Conversation
NR - Run To Win
NR - Marginal Comments
NR - Northern 'burbs blog
NR - The Grey Shadow
NR - Penguin Ploddings
NR - Blog on the Lillypad2
NR- sprucegoose
NR -- Mere-Orthodoxy
NR -- worship naked
NR -- Jim Street
NR -- RealGodseekers
NR -- Just Thinking
NR -- His Wonderful Gift
NR -- defiant lamb
NR -- All Things Possible
NR -- Bear Witness
NR -- Thought Crime
NR -- A Bellandean! God, Country, Heritage
NR -- Living Hope
NR -- Menorah
NR -- Dappled Things
NR -- Random Responses
NR -- Dispatches from Outland
NR -- Fr. Greg's Anglican Blog
NR -- Red Letters Blog
NR -- The Conservative Citizen Weblog
NR -- Goodmanson.com
NR -- The Convoluted Muse
NR -- TwentySomeone
NR -- Classical Education
NR -- Fire and Knowledge
NR -- Newton's 1st Law of Motion
NR -- Aramaic Dreams
NR -- Americanian
NR -- Christianity and Middle-Earth
NR -- Warriors Creed
NR -- His Warrior Bride
NR -- Desperate Vision
NR -- Allen's Ruminations on Zeitgeist
NR -- Berkeley Godspot
Have an evangelical blog that you want to add to the list? Send me an email or provide the URL in the comments sections and I'll add them to "The Church Directory."
Update: Here are a few additional comments:
If you’ve included the script on your site please drop a note in the comments as a way of showing others that you're supporting the effort.
1
I do a bit of Godblogging over at A Simple Desultory Dangling Conversation (sddc.blogspot.com). NOw that the election is over and once work cools down a bit, I plan to do more.
My pastor has also started a blog, http://mentormarkmemoirs.blogspot.com/
And don't forget markdroberts.com!
Corrie
posted on 01.10.2005 1:10 PM2
Can you explain a little more about where to put that script and what it does? I'm in the process of setting up my own blog right now title The Greatest Pursuits. (The URL I posted is brand new as of this morning and I don't even have the site populated at all yet.)
This is in large part thanks to your efforts, recognition that I've been doing the work on BBS' without accomplishing the results, and the prompting of the holy spirit, and (indirectly) my pastor. I'm grateful for your series and blogging. Therefore, yours will be the first link added to my blogroll.
Oh yes, definitely include markdroberts.com.
posted on 01.10.2005 1:29 PM3
btw, Joe, the blogad layer on the left overlaps the central column by several pixels, covering the first letter of the text. Problem with the CSS? I'm using IE6/XP
posted on 01.10.2005 1:50 PM4
I'm currently at #341 in the Large Mammals.
http://www.coffeeswirls.com
CoffeeSwirls
5
Great idea Joe.
Here is my blog (I just started at the beginning of December):
http://wardrobedoor.blogspot.com
Also there is:
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/weblogs/
which features several high profile evangelicals.
6
I'm just a lil 'ol flappy bird right now learning how to fly :-)
espresso roast
http://espressoroast.blogspot.com
7
Awesome Joe, I am 100% with you on this. I loved "In, But Not OF" and I started a blog 10 days ago - you've already added me to your regular blog roll - thanks - please add me here also: Hill Country Views - www.hillcountryviews.blogspot.com . I have added the "church directory" already to my site. I've crept up to a slithering reptile in less than two weeks! If you ever take a look at me, please give me some advise! Thanks again, I'm sure your service will not go unrewarded.
posted on 01.10.2005 2:27 PM8
Joe:
Two things: (1) My blog is evangelical; A Physicist's Perspective, http://dmobley.blogspot.com. (And I'm in the TTLB top 500, I think -- I'm around 430).
(2) I think because of Adrian's work, and the League of Reformed Bloggers, etc., the evangelical bloggers are now doing quite well in the TTLB ecosystem. But speaking for myself, as well as some of the other evangelical blogs I read (like Parablemania) I think we're not doing as well in the traffic rankings. These leagues and blogrolls help a lot in terms of giving people mutual links (and, to some degree, helping us to read one another's blogs) but that doesn't necessarily mean we get the same traffic. I'm ranked around 430 in the Ecosystem, but around 1000th on traffic. Parableman is 64th on links but 716 on traffic; Donald Sensing is 66 on links and 695 on traffic.
I'm sure for some of us, the discrepancy is because we blog well enough that lots of people link to us, even though we don't have that many readers. But I think for others (like me) the discrepancy is because we're in a number of alliances which up our rankings without increasing our traffic.
Just a thought.
Otherwise, thanks for the great post!
David
9
Ah, Hugh Hewitt...James Wolcott mentions him today.
Meanwhile, over at Hewitt's site, he's being conspiratorial about Democrats and Social Security, whilst providing not a scintilla of refutation of the fact that we're going to be ripped off by these Enron-esque folks if the Repubs get their way on this.
posted on 01.10.2005 2:44 PM10
Hugh Hewitt is a Liar for Jesus. Social Security is not in crisis and the only beneficiaries of Bush's vague "plans" to "reform" Social Security are fatcats on Wall Street and rich people who don't need Social Security (and who therefore don't want to pay Social Security taxes).
Why do the hearts of evangelicals like Hewitt feel such pity for rich people?
Because they are hypocritical asses, that's why. Lying for Jesus. Watch how quickly this term becomes common parlance, thanks to the Liars for Jesus themselves. I recall that Hugh is also a creationist apologist, which relies on a great assemblage of lies. Surprising? No. It's his willingness to Lie for Jesus that represents the only consistent aspect of Hugh's incessant childish weeping for the plight of rich people.
posted on 01.10.2005 3:29 PM11
I note the contrast between liberals and evangelicals. Are Catholics invited to this party?
posted on 01.10.2005 3:30 PM12
DOUBLE TOOTHPICKS (christnu.org) is an evangelical blog. I'm #1326 in the TTLB, with 113 inbound unique. Only 40 visits a day average, which I can't seem to break right now, even after a September Instalanche.
I'd be glad to put the code you list above on my site.
Steve Bragg
DOUBLE TOOTHPICKS
13
You forgot One Hand Clapping, another top 100 evangelical, currently at 66. I'm not going to go through the rest beyond 100. Boar's Head Tavern is currently 121. I believe Michael King at Ramblings' Journal (139) is an evangelical also. Those are the only other ones I found in the top 200. It gets more frequent from there on.
posted on 01.10.2005 3:43 PM14
I may be slicing myself a big piece of humble pie by desiring to be added to this list of Elite. But I am an evangelical blogger...so here goes. I can be found at http://www.happymills.com. I just recently became a "Crawly Amphibian" which felt like an evolutionary jump from "Slimy Mollusc".
posted on 01.10.2005 3:45 PM15
Add http://www.wesleyblog.com to your list. I don't know this blogger personally, but from what I've read over the past couple of months, he's consistently evangelical. We United Methodists need all the evangelical bloggers we can get!
posted on 01.10.2005 4:03 PM16
Thanks to David Mobley's link, I've found some gems over at the League of Reformed Bloggers.
http://server.com/WebApps/NewsApp/news-read.cgi?profile=4646
Noteworthy so far, at least to me, are 3:17 and the One Year Bible Blog.
Great stuff.
posted on 01.10.2005 4:18 PM17
Good call Joe! A really good idea on your part. And thanks for adding us.
posted on 01.10.2005 4:41 PM18
I think one of the explanations with traffic vs. links is that many people will link to a blog they're not interested in reading regularly because they want to support fellow evangelicals. Another is that evangelicals tend to be more likely to have families, larger families, more other responsibilities (e.g. church, more likelihood of volunteer work), and so on, and they're at least a little more likely to limit their online time more. For that reason, they may have a few blogs they read every day and a lot more that they read every few days or every week.
Another issue that plays a big role in why I get a lot less traffic is that I don't tolerate commenters who just want to argue without giving real arguments. If it's too troll-like, I'll ban them and delete their comments after a warning or two. If it's simply lack of support for their views, and they don't have much more to say, they just get pounced on. Not everyone who would comment at the bigger bloggers who allow that kind of thing (and that includes people like Joe even, who doesn't follow his comments like a hawk and respond to everything he can) would want to engage in the kind of discussion we have frequently at my blog. That explains why certain types of blog frequenters aren't interested in my site. I don't allow them to do what they want to do and get away with it. In other words, my comment interaction discourages a large segment of blog commenters from wanting to participate, and this is by design. I don't want that kind of commenter. As I get more links and higher Google ratings, I get more of the flash-in-the-pan types who will say something dumb and never come back, but the ones who try to turn a blog comment thread into a discussion forum of its own with steam-of-consciousness thinking also realize that it's hard to hijack my comments threads unless the discussion is interesting to me and they know what they're talking about.
posted on 01.10.2005 4:42 PM19
I'd really appreciate being added.
http://www.anothermansmeat.blogspot.com
Thanks
Phil Dillon
posted on 01.10.2005 4:46 PM20
I am listed among your links, Joe. But if this is for something else here you go:
http://getnewhope.blogs.com/personal_trainer/
jon
personal trainer: hope in the shadowlands
21
I enjoy your blog and agree that more evangelicals need to join the sphere. I'd like our blog to appear in your directory. It can be accessed at www.christianhills.blogspot.com
posted on 01.10.2005 5:38 PM22
Here is my blog,
http://jmcclellan.blogspot.com
I would appreciate being added very much and I will definately blogroll the links cited. The more the better.
Thanks.
posted on 01.10.2005 5:59 PM23
SOunds like Mel Gibson just broke out of the evangelical ghetto.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1317840/posts
posted on 01.10.2005 6:40 PM24
I would love to be added Joe!
Title: RazorsKiss
url: http://razorskiss.net/wp
I focus more on apologetics than anything else - I just switched to this blog software, so my content is still light.
Thank you!
posted on 01.10.2005 6:41 PM25
Jeremy Pierce writes
"Another issue that plays a big role in why I get a lot less traffic is that I don't tolerate commenters who just want to argue without giving real arguments."
I've seen enough of your "real" arguments Jeremy to laugh heartily at this self-congratulatory rant of yours.
posted on 01.10.2005 6:42 PM26
Joe,
Very interesting article. This is a brave new world that I've only recently become vaguely acquainted. I intend to become more aware of things like ecosystems and other rankings. As one of my 2005 New Year's resolutions, I have started a blog titled C.H.U.R.C.H. (CHristian URban Conservative Hispanic). I would not say at this point that it is a polished literary work, but I would appreciate any constructive criticism or commentary. I am waiting for my copy of Blog as there are still many concepts and definitions that I do not understand. But I do know how to bookmark and I intend to do that with this blog site. God Bless!
Peter J. Santana
27
@ Larry:
Is Mel supposed to be our idol, because he made a movie, no matter how powerful, visually?
Noone I know in the Christian community has been overly supportive of him, personally, He curses, he has some whacked political opinions, and he's never been that much of a conservative.
Mel made a great movie, that we happened to think made a great witnessing tool. It was never about him - it was about the subject matter of his movie.
I couldn't care less about Mel Gibson - he's a Hollywood celebrity. Did I support his movie? Hh yes. Do I support him? No.
I think you'll find many, many people feel the same way.
posted on 01.10.2005 6:52 PM28
Larry, that's looking suspiciously like trolling, to me.
Are you an evangelical? Are you interested in joining this? If no, to either, I really don't think this is your topic. You have plenty of others to comment on.
Or, conversely, you could always post on FR - see the "warm welcome" you'll get :D
posted on 01.10.2005 6:54 PM29
Joshua,
Good looking blog, I'll keep it on my list.
p.s. don't feed the trolls.
Ed
posted on 01.10.2005 7:21 PM30
Well I don't have any explicit God-posts yet, but I am a Christian and it's my goal to be blogging with that understanding. I've only been going a few months and I'm still trying to get some archives before I really try to start moving up, but here's my url.
http://lifeis.peacefulchaos.com
PeacefulChaos
thanks for the offer, and that's a wonderful point you bring up.
posted on 01.10.2005 7:25 PM31
Larry, I'm not going to reply to your snide and insulting comment in like manner but simply restate what I said so as not to be subject to your pseudo-criticism. When people don't give arguments, I point it out and call for arguments. When people give arguments I question, I discuss it with them. I thought that was fairly obvious, but apparently not. Now you apparently think I've given some arguments that you consider bad. I've almost never made outlandish claims without defending them unless I was consciously doing so, so I'm not sure what you're talking about unless you just completely misunderstood what I was saying.
posted on 01.10.2005 8:31 PM32
http://www.creationsafaris.com/crevnews.htm
http://www.evolutionnews.org/
http://bevets.com/grapevine.htm
33
Don't forget to add David Heddle's He Lives blog to your list for a reformed viewpoint of a nuclear physicist! He's currently doing a great church history study for his Sunday School class and putting it out on the web for all the world to see. Well worth reading! Just click on http://helives.blogspot.com/
posted on 01.10.2005 11:01 PM34
One ticket, please, for my humble blog:
www.takeanumberplease.blogspot.com
title -- Off the top
Your idea is great, thanks for what you are doing.
posted on 01.10.2005 11:05 PM35
I finally got my blog site to the point where I could add the script. That was definitely easy. Thanks a bunch for setting that up.
I did notice that TRUTH BE TOLD is in there twice.
posted on 01.11.2005 12:28 AM36
Thank you for your offer to be added to your list. My title is "Foundations" and I discuss "The Way Things Are", and relate to them the way things appear on the earth. Thanks again. clay
posted on 01.11.2005 3:19 AM37
Thanks for assembling this list -- it's encouraging to many more strong evangelical blogs than I realized existed. Blessings to all!
I blog at Be Bold, Be Gentle to encourage men coming up the husband and father learning curve. Boldness without gentleness is tyranny; gentleness without boldness is not Christlike. Jesus was both tough and tender.
(http://www.boldandgentle.blogspot.com)
38
What would be considered Evangelical? Are you looking for a list of blogs that specifically and directly promote the Word of God? Ones that attempt open conversion? Or just people who are Christ-centered?
For example, my faith guides everything I do, and I attempt to shape the political landscape according to that worldview, but I attempt to do it without hitting people over the head with the Bible. In fact, I rarely mention the Bible as support or reasoning for ideas, but that support and reasoning is always there...
posted on 01.11.2005 6:54 AM39
Joe,
Great idea. I've added the Church Directory to my blogroll. It may be time to add that dratted third collumn to the blog.
posted on 01.11.2005 7:00 AM41
Hello Joe,
Please add me to your blogroll. 4thejoy.blogspot.com
Thanks.
posted on 01.11.2005 9:43 AM42
Hi Joe,
Please add -
http://newcovenant.blogspot.com/
Thanks
posted on 01.11.2005 10:22 AM43
Hey Joe,
Your idea rocks. Thanks for the hard work.
Please add:
Cadmusings
http://blog.cadmussorrell.com
46
OT: Greg Hammonds, whose wife died of breast cancer, is hosting a comment fundraiser with the money raised to go to the National Breast Cancer Foundation’s programs for education and low-cost or free mammograms for low-income women. For every comment made, he or another of the sponsor's will donate $1. So, if you have the time to simply comment or even better to provide a link to direct traffic there, it would be super :D
47
Joe, could you add me to that list? I started my blog at the end of November. thanks
posted on 01.11.2005 11:10 AM48
Joe-
Great idea, and thanks for doing all the legwork. I would love to be added:
Every Thought Captive
http://steigerblog.blogspot.com
49
This is a great idea, Joe. Thanks for your support.
http://daddypundit.blogspot.com
posted on 01.11.2005 12:21 PM50
Hi Joe: I may just be an Adorable Little Rodent, but I am also an evangelical Christian. So I will stand and be counted!
posted on 01.11.2005 12:47 PM51
Whoops. To save you from having to click on the link, I'm at http://darnfloor.blogspot.com
But you knew that. ;^)
posted on 01.11.2005 12:47 PM53
Great idea. I would love to be added if you'll have me.
http://jivinjehoshaphat.blogspot.com
posted on 01.11.2005 2:35 PM55
I'm devastated, devastated, I tell you, that I have to ask and was not included in the original list.
Reverend Mike's House of Homiletic Hash
http://blog.revmike.us
56
I don't know that it would qualify for a purely "evangelical" blog, depending on what your definition is (its contributors are conservative and orthodox Christians from evangelical, catholic, mainstream, orthodox denominations), but if you are missing Touchstone magazine's blog "Mere Comments", you are missing out.
posted on 01.11.2005 3:55 PM57
I just finished reading Hugh's book a few weeks back--GREAT! Sadly, I am a pastor, though, and I have to agree with Hugh: either a pastor or an influencer be, but not both. So...I'm buying the book and giving it to some of America's finest evangelical students who go to Grove City College (and attend my church!). Still, I'm going to do what I can, and have joined the blogosphere at
www.byron-harvey.com
Thus, my name is...Byron Harvey (duh!).
posted on 01.11.2005 3:56 PM59
Please add me to the list as well - Sarcasmagorical - http://homepage.mac.com/bdebow/iblog/
posted on 01.11.2005 4:00 PM60
I believe this guy is evangelical, and deserves to be on your list:
http://www.vesselofhonour.com/archives/000021.php
posted on 01.11.2005 4:13 PM61
I wonder if the directory should be called something else besides "church directory". I think a lot of non-Christians and Christians would be turned off by a blog listed in a church directory -- because they make the conclusion that church equals boring.
Perhaps there is another name to underscore that we're not just sitting in church but going out and engaging the the world.
posted on 01.11.2005 4:23 PM62
Hey. My blog's more apologetical than evangelical, and no I don't mean contrite. But count me in.
posted on 01.11.2005 6:34 PM63
address is ikilledcheguevara.blogspot.com or click on the name
posted on 01.11.2005 6:35 PM64
Joe,
I was having trouble getting the blogroll on my sidebar. I'll keep trying until I get it right. Anyhow, count me in.
Pseudo-Polymath
http://pseudopolymath.blogspot.com
Thanks
posted on 01.11.2005 6:36 PM66
Yes I also add my thanks for this idea.
My blog is "Crossroads: Where Faith and Inquiry Meet"
You can call it "Crossroads" for short.
The URL is:
http://fcov.blogspot.com
67
you are absolutely right. we're a pack of rugged individualists who need help.
posted on 01.11.2005 7:43 PM68
on my site - thanks!
Woo Hoo 11,500 rank and climbing!
posted on 01.11.2005 8:02 PM71
Please add this crawly amphibian to the Church Directory.
www.MediaCulpa.com
7333. MediaCulpa (12)
posted on 01.11.2005 8:46 PM72
Hm, I think I'm still an evangelical, though I'm admittedly having issues with much of the evangelical world lately. But my faith and my hope reside firmly in Christ.
I just evolved to "flappy bird" in the last twenty four hours or so, ranked at 3184 in the TTLB Ecosystem.
http://feebleknees.blogspot.com
Thanks for doing this Joe!
posted on 01.11.2005 9:11 PM73
Hey. I am an evangelical. No clue how I rank in the blogosphere. I think I'm somewhere around number 2,532,562,103.
posted on 01.11.2005 9:12 PM74
doh! that TTLB Ecosystem rank for Feeble Knees should be 3814, not 3184. Sorry about that...
posted on 01.11.2005 9:13 PM75
Jeff the Baptist (#1547)
http://jeffthebaptist.blogspot.com
Thanks!
posted on 01.11.2005 9:23 PM77
I don't remember if I've done this already or not! Sorry: just turned 55 and feeling it. BTW, I changed the name of my blog to "Eternal Perspectives," but the URL remains the same.
Thanks.
posted on 01.11.2005 9:45 PM79
Joe,
Please add Pete's Journal to the directory. I'm at http://home.comcast.net/~pete-nelson/journal.htm
Thanks for setting this up!
posted on 01.12.2005 12:05 AM80
It Takes a Church...
Nice to be included.
Http;//bolsinger.blogs.com
posted on 01.12.2005 1:24 AM81
It's long been time to break out of the Christian ghetto. Sign me up!
http://www.madminerva.blog-city.com
posted on 01.12.2005 6:47 AM83
Sorry, here is the URL:
http://www.truth-freedom.blogspot.com/
posted on 01.12.2005 7:56 AM84
I'd like to be added to the list as well. My blog is titled έχω ζωη and the URL is: http://www.echozoe.com/
Thanks & God Bless
posted on 01.12.2005 11:20 AM85
Thanks for compiling the list.
Please add mine: lawreligionculturereview.blogspot.com
Thanks!
RICHARD
86
Hi Joe,
Thanks for doing this. It does seem to be an excellent idea. My blog is SteelerDirtFreak :: A 21st Century Missional Redneck Geek (#1597)
And the url is http://www.steelerdirtfreak.com/blog/
posted on 01.12.2005 12:01 PM87
Great idea, Joe. I'd love to be included. My blog is "notes from the front lines" (somewhere around 1,380 in the "ecosphere" and the URL is http://theophilus.typepad.com. Thanks!
posted on 01.12.2005 12:06 PM88
Joe, this is a great idea. Count me in.
My blog's title is The Grey Shadow, and my URL is:
http://sombragris.villamorra.net
Thanks,
Eduardo
posted on 01.12.2005 2:11 PM89
Great idea, Joe. Please add me to the"Church Directory". I'm currently A Marauding Marsupial, ranked #1131 in the TTLB system.
posted on 01.12.2005 2:31 PM90
Uggh!....Let me try again. I'm currently a Marauding Marsupial, ranked #1131 in TTLB system. My URL is: http://mydamascusroad.com Please add me to the "Church Directory".
posted on 01.12.2005 2:35 PM91
I would appreciate having my blog added to the list. There are already a number of evangelical blogs who have kindly linked to and mentioned my site. I, in turn, have attempted to lend similar support to other blogs.
I feel as though we are part of something that can revolutionize culture and the sharing of ideas, affording the opportunity to open people to the Gospel more than has been the case for many decades.
posted on 01.12.2005 2:39 PM92
Mr. Carter - thanks for the work! As a newbie, I'm finding much of value every time I visit. If you would be so kind, I'll join the roll of the Evangelical bloggers...
Ron (http://northernburbsblog.blogspot.com)
posted on 01.12.2005 4:54 PM93
Yes, please!
http://joemissionary.blogspot.com
posted on 01.12.2005 6:51 PM94
Joe- thanks for creating a very interesting list (and an enjoyable blog!)
My wife's site http://www.fallible.com was a finalist in the Maurauding Marsupials category. Mine is relatively new at http://www.marginalcomments.com but I'm gaining traffic by riding on Katy's coat tails!
We are doing an experiment in collaborative writing by starting from the same quote and without comparing notes, seeing if we end up on the same planet.
Thanks again!
96
Joe,
I really enjoy your site. I was suffering from post-election burnout, but it looks like I've recovered. Thanks for helping me get my muse back!
Please add me to your growing list. You can find me at Confessions of a Jesus Phreak, http://www.jesusphreaks.com.mt
posted on 01.13.2005 11:50 AM98
I've added this script to my site. Thanks.
Jim
The Rooftop Blog
99
Hi Joe,
I've added the script. I'd also love to be included.
Back of the Envelope
http://www.donaldscrankshaw.com
I'm at 588 in the ecosystem
100
Hi,
Could you please add me.
My blog is Allthings2all
URL is:
http://allthings2all.blogspot.com
I think I'm in the 1200s in the TTLB ecosystem. Currently a Marauding Marsupial.
Thanks, Catez
posted on 01.13.2005 9:33 PM101
Dispatches from Outland
http://royjacobsen.squarespace.com
Thanks for doing this.
posted on 01.14.2005 8:50 AM102
Joe, you rule.
www.mere-orthodoxy.blogspot.com
I'm taking the "old earth" (i.e. really slow!) route into the ecosystem....
posted on 01.14.2005 3:04 PM103
Good idea.
Rebecca Writes
http://everydaymusings.blogspot.com
#750 TTLB as I write this.
posted on 01.14.2005 3:27 PM104
Here's my blog about spiritual matters generally and our Lutheran church specifically, Church of the Acronym, http://churchacronym.blogspot.com
posted on 01.14.2005 3:44 PM105
Hi:
I've created a Blog dedicated to Christian Spirituality, Church and Culture and would appreciate being added to your list. I'm still trying to figure some of this out.
Thanks.
Jim Street
106
Hi
request for adding
Hoep all is well - if you could add me please I'll be grateful
http://www.deepcallstodeep.sonafide.com
Feed: http://www.deepcallstodeep.sonafide.com
/wp-rss.php
107
Eternal Perspectives @ nonprophetchurch.blogspot.com
Thanks
posted on 01.14.2005 6:14 PM108
Updated the rankings for you Joe.
http://razorskiss.net/wp/index.php?p=57
That took a while :D
posted on 01.14.2005 9:53 PM109
Hi,
I've put the script in my blog, and it all seems to be working fine. Great idea!
Would it be possible to add mine?
Revenge of Mr Dumpling
mrdumpling.easingthebadger.com
Thanks,
Dave
110
I'll add the blogroll today. I would like to be added as well. I believe I'm at 3441 at TTLB. I'm having trouble with it though since I changed my url. I've contacted Bear about it already.
Thanks.
Lennie
posted on 01.15.2005 10:14 AM111
I write BLOG ON THE LILLYPAD2, which is often focused on people recovering from church abuse. A lot of space is devoted to advocating plurality of eldership and in-depth study of the Scripture so that people can learn to discern good churches from abusive churches. Please include me in the blogroll!
posted on 01.15.2005 10:40 AM112
Ooops, sorry! Here's the URL itself:
Blog on the Lillypad2:
http://www.pipeline.com/~jeriwho2/blogger.htm
posted on 01.15.2005 10:42 AM115
Hi Joe--
Please add:
http://burkeancanuck.blogspot.com
to your "evan" blogroll.
---
Russ
116
I have started up a blog. Please add to your blogroll.
Thanks and God bless
117
Joe:
Very good idea, and thank you for including the The Miscellanous Ramplings of a Pilgrim. I have added the blog roll to Penguin Ploddings. God bless
118
Don't know if the url of the blog is suppose to go in comments or url box, so did both this time.
http://penguinploddings.blogspot.com/
Thanks
Dennis
119
Thanks Joe for a wodnderful idea. I've added 'the code' to Reed's Blogged Arteries at
http://www.kccoffeehouse.com/blog
a mere Crunchy Crustacean with a bright future, and, hopefully, more Christian posts to come!
I'd also like to add to the blogroll Bear Witness at:
http://www.bearwitness.org/weblog
and my Pastor's Dawg Blog at:
http://www.e3leadershipgroup.org/blog/
Both are administereded by me, but I will have to ask their owners about putting the blogroll on them.
120
Please add http://semicolon.reachcoop.org to your list. It's a mommmy blog/litblog/evangelical Christian blog/whatever I want to talk about blog. I've read somewhere that it's better to have a focus, but I tend to be multi-focused--which is probably why I'm not even on the radar screen in terms of blog traffic. Oh, well.
posted on 01.16.2005 11:02 PM121
Hi,
I know my TTLB ranking today
1233. Allthings2all
http://allthings2all.blogspot.com
Sorry I didn't put the rank before.
And thankyou!
122
I've also just added the blogroll to my site. I'll email you too - in case you don't see this.
posted on 01.17.2005 9:24 PM123
Remember - this is a TON of blogs. He has a life, too :D
Joe, I would suggest adding a comment that it may take you 24-48 hours to add it, or something to that effect (if not more.. lol). Be patient. Joe's superhumanly prolific, as his regular readers all know - but even superblogger has to meet the great enemy: Time!
(Note to Joe: I take paypal for all "shameless promotion" gigs... :D)
Seriously, though - thanks ever so much for doing this.
posted on 01.17.2005 10:25 PM124
RK - it is becasue there are a ton of blogs and because Joe is only human (like all of us) that I thought perhaps he had missed my comment. I also wanted to let him know I have added the blogroll as he asked if people would let him know that. No offence meant on my part - I'm human too.
posted on 01.18.2005 10:14 AM125
Throw me in there: http://firewatching.com/itsara
I've struggled with this many times in the last 5 months since I started my blog. There's a decent-sized part of me that desperately wants attention - for mixed reasons. I'm trying hard to remember to write out of love or simply to write, and not to write in order to get attention (that's hard), but I agree with your sentiment that it may simply not do any good if nobody ever reads it.
posted on 01.18.2005 6:46 PM126
No offence noticed :D It just seemd like a good time to mention it (and make my ever-so-funny paypal acceptance quip... :D)
posted on 01.18.2005 9:04 PM127
Well, being the procrastinator that I am, I suppose I've waited long enough to mention Unite Later.
posted on 01.19.2005 2:56 AM128
It would be an honor if you added my, Resource Index/Blog
http://www.rctr.org.
In Christ,
Jeff Downs
129
Joe,
I'm an evangelical, I blog, and I'm beginning to blog on evangelical topics. Also, I've added the "Church Directory" blogroll to my home page. Would you add me to the roll, please?
Regards,
The Puddle Pirate
Brain Shavings
130
Great Article. I agree that blogs offer a wonderfull opportunity for evangelical communication and influence. I envision Christians from around the world sharing, encouraging one another and growing together as they build up Christ's Church for the glory of God.
Please add me to the list.
http://solomonsporch.squarespace.com/journal/
posted on 01.19.2005 5:46 PM131
Joe-
Great idea. Thanks for the generous opportunity.
Jim Street
jimstreet.typepad.com
132
Between Two Worlds; www.theologica.blogspot.com
Great idea, Joe. I'll add the blogroll soon.
JT
posted on 01.20.2005 11:02 AM133
Ok, I'll bite. I've added the Church Directory blogroll to my blog. If you would be kind enough to add me to the list, I'd appreciate it. www.anotherthink.com
posted on 01.20.2005 5:42 PM134
In our little corner of the ghetto, we're several ordinary Christian ladies finding God in ordinary (and sometimes extroardinary) things.
Thanks for doing this!
www.realgodseekers.blogspot.com
posted on 01.21.2005 9:15 AM135
Please consider adding my site:
http://www.theminorprophet.com/blog.asp
rss = http://www.theminorprophet.com/rss/index.xml
Thank you.
posted on 01.21.2005 11:20 AM136
i would appreciate it if you would consider including my blog in your evangelical blogroll (http://newtonsfirstlaw.blogspot.com/).
i'm afraid, though, that i haven't played around enough w/the template to figure out adding scripts and the like, though.
thanks.
SDG
posted on 01.21.2005 4:29 PM137
Please add me to your list of evangelical bloggers. My blog name is "Bird of Paradise" my URL is http://tbirdofparadise.blogspot.com My "site feed URL" is http://tbirdofparadise.blogspot.com/atom.xml
And thanks for your good work.
posted on 01.22.2005 1:09 AM139
I added the blogroll to my site after discovering I was in it. ;) Thanks for the link.
BTW, is there an aggregator set up for the list?
posted on 01.22.2005 10:58 AM140
Looks like I'm a crawly amphibian! Nice. Just got started, but I've been reading for quite some time.
I'm at Much (of a Which of a) Wind. Please add me to you list. And thanks for putting this together.
Posting about the new Kinsey movie over at my place....
Phil
posted on 01.22.2005 9:26 PM141
It's gonna be huge! I added the code and went from Insignificant Microbe to Adorable Rodent while I slept. A week later I'm a Marauding Marsupial!* Thanks so much Joe and God Bless all these blogs!
* Results not typical. The FDA has not approved the use of this product for the purposes defined. DO try this at home!
142
Add www.pajamahadin.com to the list please. I'm working on adding the blogroll to my site
posted on 01.22.2005 9:39 PM143
This sounds fun! I've added the code to www.bearwitness.org/weblog Thanks so much!
posted on 01.22.2005 9:40 PM144
Got it to work just fine. Tried figuring out the sort order for a few minutes. [grin].
I have some requests, if I can do that. I'd sure miss these guys on my blogroll. It would be nice to have them included:
Would you add Carl over at The 'Grub Street' Plumber, would ya? He's too busy (OK, his wife is actually) having twins.
And Happy Husband
All these folks are very good. Check 'em out.
145
Added the role to All Things Possible. It's a spankin' new Christian recovery blog. Haven't see a whole lot out there, but I guess it applies.
Please add my site to your list as well.
Thanks so much.
posted on 01.22.2005 10:11 PM146
Please add me blog to your list
http://blogvotion.blogspot.com
posted on 01.22.2005 10:42 PM147
Please add me to your list.
Thanks.
Jerry Gilbert
www.hiswonderfulgift.org
148
My blog is called "Just Thinking"
www..sacklunch.net/justthinking
Thanks for developing this great idea!
Blessings!
Brad