This is not a list of the “top” Christian women bloggers, or the best, or the most popular. It’s just a list of those I’m aware of thus far.
Please let me know of any names I’m missing here and I’ll add them to the list and post the new, improved, updated and expanded Bonfire every little bit after collecting more names.
No Billboard-style ranking here. That would involve looking up stats and inventing some pseudo-quantitative, pseudo-objective formula, and that just seems like a lot of work that would only result in making it harder for anyone to find particular names in this list.
But if you prefer that kind of thing, you can think of this as the “Top 614 Christian Women’s Blogs in the Known Universe.”
It is an impressive bunch of blogs — written by moms and missionaries, professors and priests, pastors and poets, bishops and business leaders, knitters and nuns, avid readers and ardent radicals.
The name “Bonfire” here comes from Sarah Bessey:
So I am no longer standing beside your table, asking for a seat, working and serving and hoping to be noticed and then offered a seat or arguing for my right to a seat. I don’t care to sit here any more. I have no desire to be indoors, in your neat boxes. …
And someday, I’ll throw my arms around you when you break up that table to use it for kindling and toss it out the window to the outside. We’ll build a bonfire and we’ll dance around the old arguments together, laughing.
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- 1 Franciscan Way
- 7mouths2feed
- 33 Names of Grace
- 168 hours
- Abbey of Saint Walburga
- Abbey of the Arts
- Accidental Devotional
- Adventures in Baby Wearing
- Against a Brick Wall
- Ain’t I a Woman
- Alise Write
- All in a Day
- All This Life and Heaven Too
- Allison Vesterfelt
- Amaryah Shaye
- Amazing Adventures Await
- Amazing Bongos
- Amy Haynie
- Amy Hereford, CSJ
- Amy in Wanderland
- Amy’s Humble Musings
- Anarchist Reverend
- The Anchoress
- The Anchorhold
- Anchors and Masts
- And So I Give Thanks
- AndiLit.com
- Annalee
- Annie at Home
- Anokina Shahbaz
- Anthea Butler
- Any Day a Beautiful Change
- Apples of Gold
- Are Women Human?
- Arrianna Marie’s Blog
- Art for God’s Sake
- Ashleigh Baker
- Ask Sister Mary Martha
- Aspire 2
- At Home With Our Faith
- Auntie Tiffy’s Rants & Ruminations
- Avec Deux Mains
- Baby Bangs
- Baby Blue Online
- Barefoot on 45th
- Be Thou My Vision
- The Beaker Folk of Husborne Crawley
- Beautiful and Terrible
- Beauty Tips for Ministers
- Beclouded But Beholding the Light
- Behind the Surface
- Beholding Glory
- Betty Duffy
- BGBC Survivors
- Biblical Homemaking
- Big Mama
- Bigmouth Strikes Again
- Bits of Splendor
- Blah Blah Blahger
- Bless Our Nest
- Blethers
- Blog on the Way
- The Blue Room
- Bohemian Bowmans
- Bonnie’s Books
- BooMama
- Bread Not Stones
- Bridget Mary’s Blog
- Broken:Beautiful
- bWe Baptist Women for Equality
- By Their Strange Fruit
- Caitlin Trussell Speaks
- Candace Chellew-Hodge
- Canyonwalker Connections
- Cara Sexton
- Carly Writes
- Carole Smith Turner
- Carolyn’s Reflections
- Cassi Clerget writes
- Catherine’s Cafe
- Caught Up in God
- CBE Scroll
- Cenizas, Estelas y Senderos
- The Chandlers
- Charlotte Was Both
- Chatting at the Sky
- Cheesewearing Theology
- Chloe Yelena Miller
- Christena Cleveland
- Christian by Association
- Christian Feminism
- The Christian Woman
- Christina Beardsley
- Christina Crook
- Christine Caine
- Chronicles of Grace
- Chronicles of a Hockey Mom
- A Church for Starving Artists
- The Church Lady Blogs
- Claimed, Gathered and Sent
- Clattering Bones
- Collaborative Dominican Novitiate
- Color Me Captivated
- Colwich Novitiate
- Come to the Table
- Coming Out Christian
- Communitas et Caritas
- Confessions of a Tired Supergirl
- Connect With Mercy
- Consider the Lilies
- Consider the Way
- Contemplate
- Contemplative Horizon
- Contemplative Pastor
- The Contemplative Society
- Cortney Dale
- The Crimson Rambler
- Crisping Ripples
- Crystal St. Marie Lewis
- CultureTwined
- Curacy Calling
- CyberSoul
- D.L. Mayfield
- Danielle Shroyer
- Deborah Koehn Loyd
- A Deeper Story
- Desert Nun News
- The Desert Pilgrim
- Dianna E. Anderson
- Diary of a Contemplative
- A Diary of a Mom
- Did She Say Seminary?
- Diligent Leaves
- Dirty Sexy Ministry
- A Disciple’s Steps
- Does Not Wisdom Call?
- Domestic Kingdom
- Dominican Life on Lotus Lane
- Dominican Nuns of Summit, NJ
- Dorothy’s Gloss
- Draw Near
- Dream Big Dreams
- Dreaming a Better World
- Dreaming Beneath the Spires
- DRGT/Just Wondering
- Driftwood
- Dry Bones
- The Dude Abides
- Dulce de Leche
- EarthChicKnits
- Elena Teresa Ann
- Elizabeth Esther
- Ellen Painter Dollar
- Elora Nicole
- Emily Is Speaking Up
- Emotional Abuse and Your Faith
- Eternal Echoes
- Eve Tushnet
- Even One Sparrow
- Everyday Awe
- Exilicchaplain
- The Exponent
- Ex-Presbyterian Gal
- The Extraordinary Ordinary
- Faith Barista
- Faith Gender and Other Issues
- Faith Imagined
- Faith in Community
- Faith in the Numbers
- Faith Permeating Life
- The Fearless Experiment
- Fellowship of Saints & Sinners
- FemFaith
- Feminism and Religion
- Feminismxianity
- Feminist Mormon Housewives
- Feminist Theology in an Age of Fear and Hope
- Femmevangelical
- Fidelia’s Sisters
- Find Time for Tea
- Finding Rest
- First Day Walking
- Flibbertigibberish
- Flunking Sainthood
- For the Love of Africa
- The Forbidden Gospels
- Francesca’s Blog
- Franciscan Life
- Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity
- Free Methodist Feminist
- Fried Okra
- From Bitter Waters to Sweet
- From My Inside Out
- From Two to One
- From Where I Write
- Full Hands … Full Heart
- Gabbing With Grace
- Gaudete Theology
- Gberger
- The Geranium Farm
- Getting Hammered
- The Gift Finally Given
- Girls Gone Wise
- Godspace
- Going Beyond Ministries
- Good News in the Wilderness
- Good Women Project
- Grace Ji-Sun Kim
- Grace Rules
- Graceful
- Grit & Glory
- Growing With Grabbie
- Gussy Sews
- Habitually Speaking
- Halfway to Normal
- Haley Cloyd
- The Happy Surprise
- Happynun Tells All
- Harriet Long
- Heard, Half-heard
- Hearthside
- Heather Zempel
- Helen Lee
- Hell Burns
- The Hem of His Garment
- Her.meneutics
- Hillsideslide
- Holley Gerth
- Hollywood Housewife
- A Holy Experience
- Holy Hellions
- Holy Spirit Portality
- A Home for My Words
- Hope-full Signs
- HopefulLeigh
- Hot Cup’s Happenings
- How to Talk Evangelical
- I Love Devotionals
- iBenedictines
- If Meadows Speak
- IHM Calling
- Imagine Justice
- Imperfect Prose
- In All Honesty
- (In)Courage
- In Tandem
- In the Name of Love
- In the Shadow of His Wings
- An Inch at a Time
- The Incorrigible Gingers
- InsideOuted
- Inspired to Action
- Irish Lassie
- Irreverent
- It’s a Vertical Life
- Jamie the Very Worst Missionary
- Jann Aldredge-Clanton
- Jen Hatmaker
- Jenn LeBow
- Jenni Catron
- Jenni Clayville
- Jennie Allen
- Jennifer Luitwieler
- Jessica Coblentz
- Jesus in Love
- Jo Hilder
- Jonesbones5
- The Journey
- Journey Through Grace
- Journey to Beauty
- Joy in This Journey
- Judy’s Research Blog
- Just Catholic
- Just Thinking
- Karen Spears Zacharias
- Katie and Martin’s Blog on the LCA
- kathy escobar
- Katney’s Kaboodle
- Keely Marie Scott
- Kelley Nikondeha
- Kelly Chadwick
- Kem Meyer
- The Key to the Door
- KiltsDjembesAndRedBoots
- Kimberlee Conway Ireton
- Kimmer – Keepin’ It Real
- Kingdom Grace
- The Kitchen Door
- Krista Dalton
- Kristin Lucas Writes
- Kristin Ritzau
- Kwok Pui Lan
- Kyrie Eleison
- La Paz de Susan
- Latina Liz
- Laura Parker
- Laura Ziesel
- Lauren Nicole
- Leanne Penny
- Leave It Lay Where Jesus Flang It
- Lemonade Makin’ Mama
- Liberation Theology Lutheran
- The Life Artist
- Life at 7,000 Feet
- Life at the Convent
- Life at the Monastery of St. Gertrude
- Life Edited
- Life in motherhood, ministry, and the arts
- The Life of a New Sister
- A Life Profound
- Life With Emy & Ash
- Lifenut
- Light Through Stained-Glass Windows
- Lindsee Lou
- Lindsey Nobles
- Linea Lanoie
- The Lipstick Gospel
- Lisa Colon DeLay
- Lisa Notes
- Lisa Writes
- Lisa-Jo Baker
- Little Design
- Little Sacred Space
- A Little Yes
- Live+Jesus!
- Live Shamelessly
- Living in a Field of Hats
- Living Proof Ministries
- Living Scripture
- Living the Tradition
- Living the Zeal of Benedict
- Living Theology
- The Long Walk Home
- Lots of Scotts
- Love, Grow, & Overflow
- Love Is What You Do
- Love, Sara Sophia
- Love Well
- Lynne Hybels
- The MacKenzies Go Adventuring
- Madame Rubies
- Making All Things New
- Malick’s Musings
- Mama Monk
- Marcia Mount Shoop
- Margaret Feinberg
- Marla Taviano
- Marlena Graves
- Mary DeMuth
- Meaning and Authenticity
- Messy Canvas
- Messy Jesus Business
- The Messy Middle
- Metanoia
- A Mile in Her Shoes
- Ministry So Fabulous
- Miriam’s Tambourine
- Modern Reject
- Molly Piper
- The Mom Creative
- Momastery
- Moments With Love
- The Monastic Mirror
- Monastic Musings Too
- Monastics on a Journey
- More Meredith Gould
- Mothering Spirit
- A Musing Amma
- Musings in Adelaide
- Musings of a Discerning Woman
- My Calling IQ
- My Manner of Life
- My Mother Is a Father
- My Own Little Corner
- Mystical Midget
- Mystical Politics
- Nancy’s Monablog
- Natalie’s Narrative
- Nesting Place
- Never Perfect Always Real
- A New Name
- Newlife
- Nish Happens
- No Longer Qivering
- Notes From Stillsong Hermitage
- Nun With a Side of Pirate
- A Nun’s Life
- Nunblog
- NunEssential
- NunSuch
- O My Family
- Oakestown
- That Old Black Church
- On Not Being a Sausage
- One Degree
- One Hand Clapping
- One Thankful Mom
- Only Sometimes Clever
- Open Wide the Doors to Christ
- OPreach
- Organized Chaos
- An Orientation of Heart
- Owl Creek Cottage
- The Owl’s Song
- The Painted Prayerbook
- Pam Hogeweide
- Path of Treasure
- PeaceBang
- Penelope Trunk
- Penelopepiscopal
- Pensieve
- Per Caritatem
- Peripatetic Pilgrim Priest
- Perpetually in Transit
- The Picket Fence
- Pickle-osophy
- Pie in the Sky
- Plan A: It All Started in Ethiopia
- Play on the Word
- A Pocket Full of Treasures
- Pohlkotte Press
- Ponderings
- PR Woman for Christ
- Practical Theology for Women
- Prairie Light
- Prairie Living
- Preacher on the Plaza
- Preaching Away
- Predatory Lies
- A Prudent Life
- Purpletologically Speaking
- Quiet Anthem
- A Quiet Simple Life
- Quivering Daughters
- Quotidian Grace
- Rachel Hackenberg
- Rachel Held Evans
- Rachel Marie Stone
- Rachelle Gardner
- Radical Mary
- Radical Womanhood
- Rage Against the Minivan
- Rebecca Writes
- Reconciling Way
- Red Heeler Ranch
- Redbud Writers Guild
- Redemptions Beauty
- Reflectionary
- Reflections of an Afro-Christian Scholar
- Reflections of an RSCJ
- Reluctant Pilgrim
- Remember Your Baptism
- Renewing Your Mind
- Reta’s Reflections
- Rev. Ruth’s Rantings
- Rev S S
- Revdonna
- Reverent Irreverence
- Reverently Red
- RevGalBlogPals
- RevHipChick
- Revising Reform
- The River Into Words
- Rogue Reverend
- Roundtable of War and Grace
- Roxy Composed
- The Run a Muck
- Ruth’s Visions and Revisions
- Sabbath in the Suburbs
- Saints, Sisters, and Sluts
- Sallie Borrink
- Sarah Askins
- Sarah Bessey
- Sarah Markley
- Sarah Over the Moon
- Sarah Posner
- Sarah Sentilles
- Sarcastic Lutheran
- Satisfaction Through Christ
- Sayable
- Scattered Showers in a Clear Sky
- The School Sisters of St. Francis
- A Seat at the Table
- See-Through Faith
- Seeker
- Seeking Authentic Voice
- Seeking God: Benedictine Blog
- Seeking God: Benedictine Ministries
- Seeking Something
- Shannon M. Howell
- Shauna Niequist
- Shawna Bowman
- She Shakes the Dust
- SheLoves Magazine
- Shirley-Anne McMillan
- Sign on the Window
- Significant Truths
- A Silly Poor Gospel
- Simple Mom
- Simply Church
- A Single Step
- Sister Alison’s Blog
- Sister Helen Prejean
- A Sister of St. Joseph’s Blog
- Sister Rose at the Movies
- The Sisters’ Blog
- Sisters of Saint Benedict’s Monastery
- Sisters of Saint Dominic
- Sisters of the Gospel of Life
- Sisters of the Holy Family
- Skating in the Garden in High Heels Under My Alb
- Some Disagree With Mom
- Something This Foggy Day
- Somewhat Nomadic Dunny
- Sorta Crunchy
- Soul and Culture
- Spacious Faith
- Spiritual Drawing Board
- Spiritual Glasses
- Spiritual Lemons
- Spiritual practice, faith, and life
- Spiritually Directed
- The Stedhams
- Steph (in) Dialogue
- Still Waters
- Stone of Witness
- Storian Smol
- Story in the Middle
- Strait Talk
- Stray Thoughts
- Striving After the Wind
- Study in Brown
- Stuff Antonia Says
- Stuff Christian Culture Likes
- Sue’s Views
- Sunshine and Shadows
- Sunshine Lenses
- Support Sister Katie’s Habit
- Support Your Local Sacred Musician
- Surrounded by Clouds
- Susan E. Isaacs
- Suzannah Paul
- Suzanne’s Bookshelf
- The Sweet Bi and Bi
- Tales of the Journey
- Tamara Out Loud
- Team Aidan
- Telling Secrets
- Terrapin Station
- Theology and Me
- There Will Be Bread
- Thin Places
- A Thing With Feathers
- Thorns and Gold
- The Thoughts I Think
- To Think Is to Create
- Towanda’s Window
- A Transformed Faith
- Tregear Vean
- Tribal Church
- Tropic of Cancer
- Two Men and a Little Laney
- Unchained Faith
- Under Much Grace
- Under the Tree
- Undercover Nun
- Unequally Yoked
- An Unfinished Symphony
- An Untraditional Home
- The Upside Down World
- The Upward Call
- View Along the Way
- View from the Rafters
- ViewPoint
- Views From the Road
- Virtual Abbess
- Visitation Monastery
- A Voice From the Foothills
- Voice in the Wilderness
- Volume II
- Waiting for the Day
- Walk by Faith Ministry
- Walking Toward Jerusalem
- Wanjoki Connection
- Warning: Rants May Ensue
- The Wartburg Watch
- We Are THAT Family
- We Mixed Our Drinks
- We Your People, Ours the Journey
- Weekly reFill
- Welcoming Spirit
- What a Cup of Tea
- What the Tide Brings In
- What’s the Story in Dalamory
- Windows on Ursuline Life
- Windows to the Soul
- Windswept Worship
- WIT (Women in Theology)
- With Pen in Hand
- Woman, in Progress
- A Woman’s Guide to Women: A Blog for Men
- Women Bible Life
- The Wonder Years
- Wonderful and Awful
- Word and Fire
- The Word Made Plain
- Wordgazer’s Words
- Words Half Heard
- Working Hypothesis
- Works in Progress
- The World Is My Cloister
- The Wounded Bird
- Yearning for God
- Young, Not Powerless
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