Thursday, September 08, 2005

Emerging/Missional Dudes

In the interest of diversity and fairness, it seems that we should have a post to bring attention to some of the emerging/missional blogs written by men that resonate with readers. I would like to know which blogs by men others are reading and why they identify with them.

Obviously some of my favorite male bloggers (that I have discovered so far) are on my blogroll. In order to prevent a testosterone-filled competition or bruised egos, I will refrain from saying who my most favorites are.

I identify with the blogs that I read for various reasons. There are those I view as someone to follow. I learn from their writing and experience. There are others who seem to be at a similar place on their journey. It’s helpful to learn from them as they wrestle with the same issues. Finally, there are some whose writing and personality I find entertaining.

If you would like to comment on some of your favorite male bloggers, we could perhaps compile a list from those comments. Before the list is presented though, it’s critical to point out that it isn’t possible to compile an exhaustive list, and some important men bloggers may be missing from the list. Many of the men tend to blogroll one another, so by starting with those listed here and with a minor amount of further digging, you can easily find a treasure trove of dudebloggers.

15 comments:

Linda said...

Good choices fr'nklin.

I've visited several of your sites. Which would you recommend linking to?

Anonymous said...

Fr'nklin has some good ones there. I'd add:

Tall Skinny Kiwi - Andrew Jones - global perspective, witty, deep and very aware of the blogosphere
Theoblogy - Tony Jones - depth, honesty and passionate
Emergent Voyageurs - Jamie Arpin-Ricci - a missional Canadian living/ministering in the inner city

That represents blogs coming out of 3 coutries.

James

Linda said...

Aw thanks Franklin!

I was asking about your personal blog sites. When I've looked you up I end up at several sites, and I wondered which one you would recommend linking to.

Or maybe I'm just confused. :)

I read Scot frequently from the planet emergent site. In fact his post today was a favorite of mine.

Peace to you too.

Cindy said...

let's add http://highargument.blogspot.com/
http://www.robbymac.org/
and http://communionofthearts.blogspot.com/

Rob said...

Hmm. You've already got most of my list. I'd suggest looking at NextReformation.com, which is written by Len Hjalmarson. Since coming to Kelowna a few weeks ago, Len and his family have embraced us and welcomed us to the area (our daughters are in the same high school, as well).

It's made the transition from Winnipeg a little easier, although I really miss hanging out with Brother Maynard, Jamie Arpin-Ricci, and Grey Owl. Great guys, all.

Cindy said...

I forgot Tim Bednar- http://www.e-church.com/

Anonymous said...

Hey! Cool, I got mentioned. Thanks James.

Peace,
Jamie

Anonymous said...

In order to prevent a testosterone-filled competition or bruised egos...

Oh yeah...like that'll happen! (And 'dudeblogger' is definitely the word of the day!)

Anonymous said...

I love brother buck- you gotta check out his web. He's a christian, his wife is helping in the relief effort and he brings up some interesting thoughts. My favorite is his blog about his super hero son...

Tera Rose said...

oh, by the way, I just started my own blog if you want to peek at it.

It has a lot of typos already, just trying to figure things out..

Linda said...

Cindy, great additions.

Robby, Len's site was one of the first places I used to read before I even knew what a blog was. I think an article of his showed up when I was googling about church issues.

Jamie, of course you are on there. I updated my links tonight to include you also.

Rhymes,(can I call you that?), you are a dudeblogger, right?

Jane, it's nice to see you here. Good luck with getting your blog up and running.

Tammy Jo, it's nice to meet you. I'm glad you like the picture too. It makes me smile.

This has been fun, and some great blog sites have been mentioned.

Later dudes and chicks!

Anonymous said...

A dude indeed.

And please, do call me Rhymes.

Rob said...

Hey Tammy Jo,

Watch the balding jokes, eh? There's no good way on the planet to go bald with any sense of dignity, hence the tendency to just get all extreme and shave what little is left.

~WandererShe~ said...

I keep an eye on:

Saintday
The Weary Pilgrim

I find these men to be real, raw and challenging - transparent and thought provoking.

Sorry i don't know how to link those but the addy's are:

thewearypilgrim.typepad.com, saintday.blogspot.com,

Toasted Liquid is good too= toastedliquid.blogspot.com

Linda said...

thanks sliverzgirl, I'll check them out. My blogroll is getting out of control because there are so many good ones out there.