24 Top Recommended Christian Blog Sites in 2012
It’s that time of year again—the end of the year—the time when I post the top recommendations of 2012. Today I post the 24 top Christian blog sites/bloggers that I recommend that you bookmark, visit, and read. My primary criteria: quality and frequency of posts related to Christian living, pastoral ministry, biblical counseling, and/or a Christian worldview of current events. I list them in alphabetical order.
- 9Marks The 9Marks blog and website provides resources and posts that effectively equip pastors for local church ministry—for church health.
- Albert Mohler.com Dr. Mohler assesses our world from a thoroughly biblical worldview.
- Association of Biblical Counselors The ABC provides resources and daily blogs from a team of biblical counselors.
- Between Two Worlds Justin Taylor is not only a blogger but a blogging “curator” who links you to the best of the best in Christian blogging while providing his “take” on various links.
- Biblical Counseling Coalition The BCC’s goal is to promote personal change centered on the Person of Christ through the personal ministry of the Word. The BCC brings together “the best of the best” from the biblical counseling world to be a megaphone for biblical counseling. Their Grace & Truth blog site provides daily posts from numerous leaders in the biblical counseling world.
- Biblical Counseling for Women Julie Ganschow shares biblical wisdom not just for women but for all God’s people.
- Blog from a Counselor for the Church Brad Hambrick is a young leader in the biblical counseling world with fresh new thinking riveted to God’s Word and applied to daily life.
- CCEF (Christian Counseling and Education Foundation) Excellent resources and frequent blogs by Ed Welch, Tim Lane, David Powlison, Mike Emlet and more make CCEF a daily place to visit for encouragement and edification.
- Challies.com Tim Challies provides a wide-ranging source of Christian thought on issues of importance to God’s people. His combination of grace and truth is rare in the blogging world. I read him daily.
- Counseling One Another Pastor Paul Tautges provides insight into Christian living, biblical counseling, one-another ministry, and biblical counseling. His lists of top recommended books by various categories are priceless.
- Counseling Solutions Rick Thomas is a prolific blogger with hundreds of resources for biblical counseling and Christian living.
- Denny Burke.Com Dr. Burk’s insights range from church ministry to a Christian worldview on current issues to his favorite sports teams.
- Desiring God Excellent resources and a variety of bloggers—all Christ-centered, make DG a daily place to visit.
- DeYoung, Restless, and Reformed Pastor Kevin DeYoung is a “must read” blogger who speaks truth in love.
- Gospel Coalition For the best of the best in Reformed Christian thinking, TGC is the place to go—daily.
- Head Heart Hands David Murray provides deep but readable and always interesting (a rare combination) insights into Christian living, pastoral ministry, and counseling.
- Hot Orthodoxy Matt Mitchell is a new blogger—at least for me. I appreciate his take on Christian living and biblical counseling and his excellent book reviews.
- Institute for Nouthetic Studies Jay Adams and Donn Arms share their perspectives on nouthetic counseling.
- Justin Holcomb.com Justin Holcomb provides resources on numerous themes of importance, ranging from dealing with abuse to church history—he’s something of a “Renaissance man.”
- Kingdom People Trevin Wax, like Brad Hambrick, is a young man (compared to me) who writes with wisdom and application beyond his years.
- Moore to the Point Dr. Russell Moore relates God’s truth to our culture—and does it pointedly.
- Practical Shepherding Pastor Brian Croft’s blog provides exactly what the name suggests—practical shepherding. All pastors and church leaders can learn from Pastor Brian’s insights for ministry.
- Pure Church Pastor Thabiti Anyabwile grounds his prolific writing in God’s Word related to a world in need of a pure church that embodies Gospel reality.
- The Resurgence The Resurgence provides a variety of voices with relevant insight into Christian life and ministry in our ever-changing world.
Join the Conversation
What top Christian bloggers do you read and recommend?
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Of those listed, I most frequently visit Al Mohler, ABC, BCC and CCEF sites.
Thanks so much for this list! I’ve started looking at them and will definitely look to follow many of them. I’m always looking for resources to equip me to be the best dad and pastor I can be. Great stuff!
Thanks for this list, though very predictable one. It seems like you all feed off of each other, let me explain. If you were to look at those blogs you mention generally you will find each other blogs listed, not always but most of them. I do notice that you list others which I appreciate.
That’s why I appreciate the men at Pyromaniacs, they have no problem listing the common blogger along with you more famous great one’s.
Have a great Lord’s Day
Just and average blogger for Christ and His word!
Lenny
Thanks, Lenny. I’m also “just an average blogger for Christ and His Word,” as are several on this list (that is, not that well-known). As you say, you did notice others that were not quite so “predictable.” Given my focus on biblical counseling-related Christian living and pastoral ministry, these are the top two dozen blogs that I read and recommend–in those categories. That doesn’t mean there are not 1000s of other just as worthy Christian blogs, and scores of others just as worthy in this topic area. Just one person’s opinion. That’s why I always add the “Join the Conversation” section to encourage folks like you to add their favs–such as your Pyromaniacs–which I also read and recommend. Thanks again for weighin in. Bob
Thanks for the help getting me started in reading Christian blogs. I also enjoy Jamie, the Very Word Missionary.
Check out Doug Wilson at http://www.dougwils.com, the blogs name is Blog & Mablog.
Simply the most inspiring word of God based website on the internet ie. The Hour Glass by O.N.Rider