I don’t know how you discover new websites/blogs/interesting organisations with a web presence?

I have kept my blogroll to a fairly small list up till now, as I have only included people who I visit regularly. I have avoided the obvious ‘celebrity’ linkage for the most part, and tried to stay with people with whom I have either a direct connection, or others who I think have something really interesting to say.

But I realised that I often tend to connect with new things via other people’s blogrolls. That is what they are there for after all. As this blog has had more visits, I suppose there is an increased responsibility to see it as part of a wider stream of thought, information and inspiration, and to be a deliberate signpost for people who might be dipping their toes into this stream…

There are some issues/dangers in choosing to do this I reckon…

1. Linking can be seen to be endorsing. Which I may or may not be of course!
2. There is also a tendency to go for ‘reflected glory’ of others who have made a bigger splash in the Christian blogging world. I am determined to avoid this if I can.
3. Wider linking in this way will miss out some folk who should perhaps be there.
4. This blog will then become defined by the nature of it’s links- guilt by association.

Anyway, here are a few new ones I am going to add…

By chance, it seems that I have connected to very few female bloggers/thinkers, so I am glad to be adding-

Christine Sine’s blog ‘Godspace’– Doctor, author, gardener, wife of Tom, spiritual thinker, USA based…

Cheryl Lawrie and ‘Hold::this space‘ in Tasmania. I connected with Cheryl as she edited the material I wrote for Proost that became ‘Listing’. The blog is full of stories of the adventures of their community, alternative worship ideas, lovely poetry…

Maggi Dawn has been a name I have known for a long time- since my earlier days leading worship in the C of E. She is a musician, author and blogger, as well as a regular speaker at Greenbelt festival.

I have also decided to add some other well known names, as I think they have become ‘people of influence’ whose thinking is shaping a wider direction of travel.

Pete Rollins- writer, philosopher, member of IKON, Irishman and another Greenbelt regular.

Brian McLaren. Writer, pastor, songwriter, encourager, speaker, and gentle agitator. Enough said.

Jim Wallis and Sojourners– protestor, agitator, activist for the poor and oppressed based in Washington DC.

The Iona Community– a gathering of activists, thinkers and contemplatives based on Columba’s island of Iona, with roots deep into inner city Glasgow.

Hope you enjoy these links!