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(Must be a dog blog. hum. Could this just be a kitty laughing, or must it be a freak out?)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a previous post<\/a>, I promised I would review some blogs and give a report on my favorites.<\/p>\n

First, bear in mind that I read probably 20-30 blogs regularly, and others occasionally. For this reason, I won’t cover all<\/strong> of the ones I like, today. Now, don’t feel offended if yours, or one you dig, didn’t make it in. Instead, submit links of up to 3 of your favorite blogs in the comments, and we’ll visit them. I’ll consider them in a future “Blogs I Like” blog in January.<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>Also, I won’t cover blogs from super well-known people (think: kickin’\u00a0Alexa Rating<\/a>), especially<\/em> if I’ve already mentioned them in past posts.<\/p>\n

Here are some new blogs I’ve started reading quite recently because of reader recommendations, or other connections:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Students of Jesus: Taking the Yoke of Discipleship<\/a> Ray Hollenbach’s blog has a rich meditative vibe. Good content and thoughtful.<\/p>\n

Teh=The<\/a> Warwick Fuller is a bookish, 25% hipster, and an active dad and husband, who pens some worthwhile stuff. He’s fairly random with his topics, but I’m a fan. I also have a personal preference for his “Nana Stories”<\/strong> which are offbeat and charming.<\/p>\n

Between the Sheets: A Novelist’s Adventures<\/a> Heather Webb’s blog post are often delicious<\/strong>. Although I wish she posted more often, when she does she will often include amazing recipes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Telling Stories<\/a>\u00a0Courtney Walsh is a scrappy author and scrapbooker whose site is awash in great visuals (photos, art, etc.), plus stories, and stuff on food, parenting, domestic diva\/homemaking themes, rural life, and such. Likable!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mom to 5: Full Time Mom, Part Time Sanity<\/a>\u00a0Sherri Jason has a great sense of humor, and she needs to, she’s be pregnant for years (if you add it all up). This reproductive quality is sort of a family tradition. Her sister Ginny also has 5 kids, and does guest posts <\/a>on some Fridays, called Funny Farm Fridays<\/strong>. The antics of busy family life<\/strong> abound here, and many a busy parent can relate, or just be contented to know they don’t and won’t have enough children for a basketball team.<\/p>\n

Awake My Soul<\/a>\u00a0Laura Crosby’s blog is insightful, honest, and nicely written. It’s a fairly recent venture (Feb 2011), but her welcome page<\/a>\u00a0made me realize that we’ve had the same sorts of thoughts about bloggers and blogging. So far, so good, Laura!<\/p>\n

5 Personal Favorites:
\nBlogs and Bloggers for whom I <\/em>make time to read…who are also\u00a0<\/em>not<\/span> in the category of \u00a0“widely famed”…yet.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

These authors post with predictability (most of the time) and have high quality content. Two musts for me to be a loyalist. (Yes, the list ought to be much longer, but I’m setting myself a limit…5….because I’m told this is healthy behavior.)<\/p>\n

Ed Cyzewski Blog<\/a>\u00a0– In a Mirror Dimly<\/em> is one of those blogs that is just consistently top notch<\/strong>. Ed posts frequently, and his installments can deepen your thinking, encourage you, and offer great insights. He focuses on spiritual things, practical theology, and writing. He’ll also write on other things he likes, gardening\/canning, the outdoors, and rabbits.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Caleb Wilde<\/a>‘s blog\u00a0Confessions of a Funeral Director: Working At the Crossroads of This World and the Next<\/em><\/strong> might sound, well…dark and morbid, at first blush. Death is after all macabre.<\/strong> What is surprising and winsome about this blog is that Caleb offers hope<\/strong>, as a matter of course. His unique insights on living and yes, dying, are worth the read.<\/p>\n

Christopher Cocca:<\/a>\u00a0Chris is funny, quirky, and interesting<\/strong>\u2013all stuff I like. He’s sort of a hippie, too, in a nice way. This makes me feel young and “with it”. I’m hooked. Another great thing about Chris is that he’s generous, and regularly shares the love by promoting other writers.<\/p>\n

Thom Turner<\/a>\u00a0Writer, editor<\/strong> (for GENERATE<\/a> magazine), poet, and soulful guy<\/strong>, Thom has a blog called Everyday Liturgy. It’s a perfect read for a short and potent spiritual shot in your day. Lately he’s also been blogging about Food and Christian ethics. A weird mix, you say? Maybe, but it gets you thinking. And think you should. (sorry..got a wee bit yoda on ya’ll) I’m looking forward to Thom’s prayer book project as well.<\/p>\n

Brett McCracken<\/a>\u00a0This hipster-esque writer is under-rated. Though he’s written for some big outfits The Wall Street Journal<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>The Washington Post<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>CNN.com, The Princeton Theological Review, Mediascape, Books & Culture, and Christianity Today<\/em>, <\/em>to name a few,\u00a0plus a very enjoyable book…<\/p>\n