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Recommended by Allan Bevere

Founding pastor of Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri; author of eleven books, including "The Wood Between the Worlds," When Everything's on Fire," and "Sinner In the Hands of a Loving God."

One of the best pastor/scholars currently writing.

- Allan Bevere

Thoughtful Conversations

By Matt Bevere

I focus on religion, culture, and politics, engaging in public theology in a digital environment. Our increasing diversity is an opportunity to engage in thoughtful conversations in the public square. The views expressed are solely my own.

This is a place for those who desire to think deeply about important matters.

- Allan Bevere

Palace in Time

By Sarah M. Wells

Finding the little joys, wonder, awe, and love hidden in the corridors of everyday life.

Sarah is a gifted and thoughful writer.

- Allan Bevere

David’s Substack

By David F. Watson

I write about churchy stuff.

David is a careful thinker and an excellent scholar.

- Allan Bevere

Byrd in Your Box

By Aimee Byrd

Imagining the real. Finding the poem in the church.

Aimee offers thoughtful and personal reflections on faith and life.

- Allan Bevere

Becoming U.S.

By Christy Staats

I write on immigration and becoming a more perfect union, often through the lens of faith.

Christy has assisted me greatly in seeing immigration through the lens of Christian faith.

- Allan Bevere

Embodied Faith

By Geoff Holsclaw (PhD)

Exploring an attachment-based, relational-focused, Jesus-centered spiritual formation.

If you're interested in exploring the fascinating connection between faith and neuroscience, Geoff is the one to read.

- Allan Bevere

Fitch’s Provocations

By David Fitch

Musings from the ground on up. Reflections on power, ideology, subjectivity (the formation of self), culture, and mission.

David Fitch is one of my regular go-to persons for insight on the church and current culture.

- Allan Bevere

Church Blogmatics by Beth Felker Jones

Theology is more like poetry than geometry. Theology is "vile for the sake of the gospel" (so says my friend, John Wesley). Aspiring to a vile poetics.

Beth is one of the best on theo-blogy.

- Allan Bevere