It is a question I have received a number of times lately: Can you suggest some blogs written specifically for women? As it happens, I follow quite a few blogs written by (and often for) women. I am going to share a list of them today, knowing that I have undoubtedly forgotten some very good ones and owe a few apologies! So please accept this as an incomplete list.
Aimee Byrd. Aimee goes by Housewife Theologian and writes both here and at Reformation21. I enjoy her writing for its depth and its emphasis on spiritual discernment.
Charlene Nelson. Charlene writes articles and poetry and often focuses on theological topics.
The Christian Pundit – This blog includes contributions from William and Rebecca VanDoodewaard. Rebecca posts occasionally, but always with insight.
Elisha Galotti. Unlike most of the other bloggers on my list, Elisha was a friend in the real world before she was a friend online—we’ve known each other since we were kids! I appreciate Elisha’s honesty and her ability to draw lessons out of real life.
Everyone Needs a Little Grace in Their Lives. Amy writes from the mission field, and writes mostly about the realities of life in East Africa.
Gloria Furman. Gloria, who currently lives in Dubai, is well-known as an author and as a contributor to quite a few different sites. Through it all she continues to blog once or twice a week at gloriafurman.com.
Jen Thorn. Jen, husband of Joe (who also has a great blog), is a very good writer.
Jen Wilkin. Jen is author of Women of the Word and blogs occasionally at her own blog (and regularly at other sites). Her favorite subject is knowing and studying the Bible.
Maryanne Challies Helms. She’s my little sister (and she’s on a blog break).
Practical Theology for Women. Wendy’s blog is primarily a lecture to herself (aren’t most blogs?) but you’re welcome to read along. She covers a lot of difficult subjects.
Rebecca Writes. I have been following Rebecca’s blog for the better part of a decade; I love her emphasis on theology and sound doctrine.
Sayable. Lore Ferguson provides gut-honest and theologically-rich insights on all kinds of important issues.
Worship Rejoices. Lindsey has scaled back quite a lot in the past few months, but there is lots to read in the archives, and I hope she will return with more in the future.
Your Mom Has a Blog. I am a relative newcomer to “Your Mom Has a Blog” which is written by Melissa Edgington. She writes well, and always from the perspective of real life.
Group Blogs
Here are a few blogs where you will find content by a variety of people.
Boundless. Boundless (associated with Focus on the Family) focuses on issues related to young adults and has a mix of male and female writers.
CBMW. The Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood has various “channels,” one of which is dedicated to women. They involve quite a number of writers, many of whom blog elsewhere as well.
Desiring God. The Desiring God blog often welcomes female guest writers.
The Gospel Coalition. The Gospel Coalition offers several new articles each day, and they include many female writers.
Out of the Ordinary. This group blog includes contributions from half a dozen authors who are “bound by a common love for sound theology and a desire to live out that sound theology in our ordinary lives as we serve our extraordinary God.”
True Woman. The True Woman blog shares new content every day, sourced from a variety of writers (including the occasional article by Susanna Rose, another of my little sisters!).
Let me close with an observation. I was struck, as I went through all the blogs I follow, how many have gone cold. It may be that there has always been this much attrition in the blogosphere, or it may be that blogging is in decline, having given way to other forms of social media. It is hard to know. But I found a lot of blogs—former favorites—that had not been updated in months. Many of them ended with notes from the author saying that she would return at an undefined point in the future. I wonder how many will.
