9 Top Blog Organizers
David Murray recently posted an excellent blog The New Superheroes of the Web.
David writes:
“The new superheroes of the web?
Who are they?
Content curators.
What are they?
In The New Superheroes of the Web, Steven Rosenbaum calls them the ‘web’s secret power…individuals with a passion for a content area [who] find, contextualize, and organize information. Curators provide a consistent update regarding what’s interesting, happening, and cool in their focus. Curators tend to have a unique and consistent point of view–providing a reliable context for the content that they discover and organize.’
And in our information-flooded world, do our boggled minds need these superheroes! Into the data-Tsunami step these superheroes, shielding us from the overwhelming waves, listening to the digital noise, identifying precious nuggets, important news, and fresh voices, then organizing it for us, their grateful readers.
Thankfully there are a number of Christians among these superheroes. And if you want to keep your head above the water, you desperately need them. Here are the ones I depend upon…”
Below, I re-list the Blog Curators that David lists. He also lists Twitter curators. Click here to read his full blog post.
Blog Curators
Tim Challies: The most consistent Christian curator out there. Via his A la carte posts, Tim provides 5-6 links, six days a week, with a wide mix of theology, culture, technology, books, controversy, photography, etc. If you have to choose one, he’s the one.
Justin Taylor: Posts excerpts and links 3-20 times a day! Bit more highbrow/academic emphasis than Tim, with interest in philosophy, culture, and biblical theology. Leans slightly Baptist, New Calvinist, Crossway-authors in his choices – which is understandable. If you’re trying to keep in touch with theological and cultural trends, Justin is your man.
The Gospel Coalition: On the top right corner of their web page, you’ll find the “Right Now” section, which daily refreshes with new links to theological and cultural pieces. At times tends towards New Calvinist/Crossway in their picks, with the same names tending to appear as on Justin Taylor’s site.
Trevin Wax: Like Tim Challies, Trevin is a great writer of original content. But most days he also highlights links in his “Worth a Look” or “Trevin’s Seven” posts. He’s a Southern Baptist, which obviously influences his choices, but he also has a knack of picking up fascinating content in politics, sport, culture, etc.
Bob Kellemen and the Biblical Counseling Coalition: Either at his own Changing Lives blog or at the Biblical Counseling Coalition, you can pick up Bob’s “Five to live by.” Usually Thursday or Friday, and I usually click on all five of these carefully selected counseling and Christian living posts.
Blogging Theologically: Aaron Armstrong selects 3-5 posts most days in his “Likes I like.” Operates in the same general territory as Tim Challies, with special interests in Christian books. His book reviews are also always worth reading.
Everyday Theology: Marc Cortez, a Professor at Western Seminary, will connect you with both serious and humorous content, but I especially value his links to helpful education content for teachers/professors, etc. He’s a sort of mixture of Tim Challies and Justin Taylor.
My Addition
David Murray: I would also add David Murray’s own Check It Out posts for his insightful lists of current Christian living, pastoral ministry, and counseling links. You can find them at David’s blog: Head Heart Hands.
Join the Conversation
Which blog curators would you add to this list?
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