Blogs We Subscribe To

Alisa Childers Blog From Alisa's bio: As a lifelong church-goer, follower of Jesus, and former CCM recording artist with ZOE Girls, I experienced a period of profound doubt about my faith in my mid-thirties. I felt as though I had been tossed in a stormy ocean of uncertainty with no life jacket or lifeboat in sight. I didn't know where to find answers to my questions, or if answers existed at all. Did I have to accept it all on some kind of blind faith? This is my journey from unreasoned doubt into vibrant, intellectually informed faith.
Whether you're a seeker, a doubting Christian, or strong Christian wanting to become better at articulating your faith, I pray that this website will be a lifeboat for you. So jump in and let’s tackle the tough questions together.

Eric Metaxas Blog Eric Metaxas is the New York Times #1 bestselling author of Martin Luther, If You Can Keep It, Bonhoeffer, Miracles, Seven Women, Seven Men, and Amazing Grace. He is the host of the Eric Metaxas Radio Show, a nationally syndicated radio program heard in more than 120 cities around the U.S., featuring in-depth interviews with a wide variety of guests. Metaxas is a Senior Fellow and Lecturer at Large for the King’s College in New York City. Metaxas’ humor writing was first published in the Atlantic Monthly, and has appeared in The New York Times. Woody Allen has called these pieces “quite funny.” Eric’s book and movie reviews, essays, and poetry have appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Christianity Today, National Review, and First Things. He has been awarded fellowships to Yaddo and the MacDowell Colony for his short stories. His cult-classic Don’t You Believe It! — a book-length parody of the Ripley’s “Believe It Or Not!” books — led novelist Mark Helprin to dub Metaxas “the true heir to the Far Side’s Gary Larson.”

Brandon Robbins - The Chosen If you’re interested in diving deeper beyond the season 3, episode 1 and beyond; if you enjoy learning biblical and historical details that will not only change the way you see the episodes, but help you to see the Bible with an entirely new set of eyes, then join Brandon for The Chosen Explained. The link is to the first video blog on YouTube for episode 1. Other links on YouTube exist for additional episodes.

Joel Salatin the Lunatic Farmer Frequent meditations or devotionals centered on food and farming that bring a wise and humble conscience to practice, policy, and participation. A staple blog for Rachel and I that is a consistent source of encouragement and insight.

Prepsteaders A huge collection of YouTube videos that help prepare people for what appears to be on the horizon for our nation and in many places in the world. The knowledge, wisdom & provisions to survive today, tomorrow & eternity. PREPSTEADING is at the intersection of Prepping & Homesteading. Living fully today, doing our best to heal, preserve, & sustain it, while preparing for whatever tomorrow brings. It's the same self-sufficient survivalist mindset of our grandparents.

Rod Dreher Blog Rod Dreher is a senior editor at The American Conservative. A veteran of three decades of magazine and newspaper journalism, he has also written three New York Times bestsellers—Live Not By Lies, The Benedict Option, and The Little Way of Ruthie Leming—as well as Crunchy Cons and How Dante Can Save Your Life. Dreher lives in Baton Rouge, La.

Christian Life Resources

The Apologetic Books You Should (Already) Have On Your Shelf  Wesley Huff's list of apologetic books that have been resourceful for his journey as a Christian apologist. Here's what he says about this list:

The following is a list of books that have helped me over the years regarding various apologetic topics and subjects. However, it must be mentioned that the listing of a particular book or resource does not necessarily stand as a wholesale acceptance and support of absolutely every portion of particular statements or content found within them. That may indeed be true for some but not true for all of the following books. Therefore, what are listed below are merely the books and sources that have helped me along my personal journey of developing my repertoire and methodology as both a lay and professional apologist.

Logos.com Excellent website for more in-depth, yet understandable research and study of those nagging questions about innerrancy of Scripture. Their website states that they are The Simple, Powerful Way to Dig into Biblical Truth Every Day. One of the questions that drew me to this website was a posting titled Was the New Testament Written in Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek?  Their website in a nutshell is summed up as We exist to empower believers everywhere to go deeper in the Bible through a fusion of Bible study resources and powerful technology.

GotQuestions.org Your questions, biblical answers. Short, readable, yet compelling articles relating to many questions one might have regarding Christianity and the beliefs that are contained within it. From simple questions relating to God, Jesus Christ, Salvation, Holy Spirit, the Bible, end times, physical health, sleep, Christian history and a lot more to more complex ones like What are Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus?, the website delivers a lot of thoughtful responses to those questions that can be a great resource for anyone's journey through life.

TheosU TheosU creates digestible courses for Christians to know the Bible in-context and experience spiritual transformation. Their beliefs hold fast to the core doctrines of the historically orthodox faith. From their About Us page: "We can't know God exhaustively, but we can know Him accurately. We're unified in the big stuff, don't make small stuff into big stuff, and make it a mission to clarify which is which through scripture." Rachel sent me the link for this resource, and after understanding their mission, I was intrigued and added this link to their website. This is a possibility for us now that we are in a place where we can take advantage of resources like this.

Peter Kreeft Peter Kreeft, Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at Boston College.  He loves his five grandchildren, four children, one wife, one cat, and one God.  He has written over 100 books, several of which I read in college. Augustine tells of a vision of seeing a little boy at a beach scooping up the ocean thimbleful by thimbleful and emptying it out on the sand. Then he sees an angel who tells him that this boy will have emptied out the entire ocean long before Augustine has exhausted what can be said about God. His website's Featured Writings and Featured Audio about the ocean of God's love are only a few thimblefuls. No—less. For God's love is literally infinite. It is the shoreless sea we are destined to swim in, surf in, and grow in forever.

The Roys Report
The Roys Report is a Christian media outlet, reporting the unvarnished truth about what’s happening in the Christian community so the church can be reformed and restored. I found this website through reading an article regarding an alleged scandal in a major Christian organization. The organization is centered in the Chicago area where I used to live as a teenager many years ago. The more I have read their research, the more I see the need for this type of accountability for Christian organizations that tend to "sweep bad things under the proverbial rug", rather than risk their ministry identity. I understand that tendency, as I worked in a major defense contractor that required all employees to sign NDA's to protect the viability of their relationship with their government customer. There will be information on the website that may over time change as new information comes out - sometimes these allegations between people in Christian organizations become a "he said - she said" situation, and the staff reporters seem to understand this better than most based on the retractions I have witnessed. Transparency is extremely important in my opinion if you are going to ask people for donations. This website is there to support that ideal.

Discovery Institute
Founded in 1991 by Bruce Chapman and George Gilder, Discovery Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan organization focused on research, education, action, and cultural renewal. Headquartered in Seattle, it brings together a growing global network of scholars, scientists, and policy experts. Great resource website for people that have discovered the joy and blessing of thinking about faith in God, and the reality of what He communicates to us through what He has created. The website is organized around topics such as Intelligent Design, Economics, Technology and Education.

The Bema Podcast
The BEMA Podcast is a walk-through of the context of the Bible and the Text itself, as well as surrounding history. We deconstruct our common readings of the Bible and attempt to reconstruct them through the lens of historical context. This is a podcast that Rachel and I started listening to in the Spring of 2025 that addresses questions we are having in our Christian faith journey. The podcasts delve into how we interpret Scripture, what the terms used in Scripture mean to the intended audience that the various letters in Scripture were written to. The main body of work is contained in Seasons 1–5. They encourage a start with episode 0 (or even -1) and continue in order through episode 204. Beyond that, they explore new topics, revisit old topics, and dive deeper into practical ways of living out the things that are learned together.

Compass Financial Ministry
Compass helps people worldwide to know Christ more intimately in one of the most personal arenas of life, finances. We teach what the Bible says about money, nothing less, and encourage people to discover God’s truth and experience life change, together. Surprisingly good advice coming from an organization that is not affiliated with a local church. This may help in topics relating to finances where local churches sometimes have a self serving instead of true and God honoring Scriptural interpretation of the concepts of wealth, money and giving. The podcasts are typically several minutes long and cover a wide variety of subjects touching the biblical view of wealth and giving.

Most Christians Don't Know This About Dinosaurs Interesting YouTube video posted by Answers in Genesis that goes into the questions we all have had from our youth - the struggle to align the Bible with what our current culture and age tell us about the age of the earth and its origins and about reality itself. Our worldview certainly filters what we will be able to detect about reality, and this video delivers on that essential question.

Christian Thinkers Teaching Pastors and Christians How to Become Thinkers & Thinkers How to Become Christians.

Conversations That Matter Jon Harris is the author of Conversations That Matter. From his about page:
I like BBQ on everything; am a direct descendent of the Scottish reformer, John Knox; & have a 98 year-old grandfather who as a kid knew Civil War soldiers.

Kris Reece - Navigating Difficult Relationships biblically
My heart is to help you confidently say NO to toxicity and boldly say YES to God.  So, if you're ready to conquer codependency, renew your mind, grow in faith, set biblical boundaries and follow the purpose for which God created you.....then I hope you'll subscribe.

Taylor Alesia
Hope for a generation - here is what she says about herself: "Everything this world has robbed from me, He (God) has used for good and gave me back my childlike joy. I no longer value myself based on my follower count or how others feel about me. I put my value in Jesus and what He says about me..." The main link is to one of her YouTube publications, here is the link for her webpage.

Rood Awakening Michael Rood is an author, historian, teacher, broadcaster, and life-long student of the Bible — a most unique “Biblical Chronologist”.
A Rood Awakening! International is a non-profit ministry dedicated to restoring the Hebrew roots of the Christian faith. A rebuttal of Michael Rood's theory presented on his John 4:6 posting and a bit of Michael's background is here.

Allen Parr Ministries The #1 online Bible study discipleship program on the internet to grow deeper in your faith.

Bible Project
Referred to me by a dear friend, Bible Project helps people experience the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus. They are a nonprofit, crowdfunded organization that makes free resources like videos, podcasts, articles, and classes to help people experience the Bible in a way that is approachable and transformative. They do this by showcasing the literary art of the Scriptures and tracing key biblical themes from Genesis to Revelation. My friend specifically recommended the Sermon on the Mount series.

Norm Geisler Dr. Norman Geisler, PhD, was a prolific author, veteran professor, speaker, lecturer, traveler, philosopher, apologist, evangelist, and theologian. A mentor to countless apologists and theologians, several consider him to be the grandfather of classical, evangelical Christian apologetics–a wide-ranging, holistic apologetic that would encompass foundational matters like knowing truth about reality, to knowing God exists by reasoning from effects to their causes, to the historical trustworthiness of the four gospel accounts, to the fact of the bodily resurrection of Jesus from the dead, to the full deity and humanity of Jesus Christ, to Jesus’s view of the Bible as without error.

G.K. Chesterton was the best writer of the 20th century. He said something about everything and he said it better than anybody else. But he was no mere wordsmith. He was very good at expressing himself, but more importantly, he had something very good to express. The reason he was the greatest writer of the 20th century was because he was also the greatest thinker of the 20th century.

Pre-Nicene Christianity Much of Pre-Nicene Christian history has been altered, erased and in many cases, completely fabricated. It's time to set the record straight. This website is something I am researching. First ran across a 28 minute video after watching a Tucker Carlson interview with the videos that came up after the interview as follow on links. What a world we live in today, a time when knowledge and history is being poured out liberally through the means of technology enhanced communication methods.

Torah Resource I found this website when studying about forgiveness. Insightful content that is a lot like a commentary on Scripture, but much more than just a commentary. This is a good go-to website when one has questions that need contemplative and well researched answers based on the Scripture that has been passed on to us from the earliest times.

Torah Anytime Not technically a Christian resource, but a website resource that reveals much about the nature of God and the understanding God has built into his special relationship with the Jewish people and is available to all who seek Him. This website is not for people who do not like to think, be challenged, or grow in their understanding of the world God created and His love for us as human beings.

Current Events & Commentary Websites

Red Pill University A website that is devoted to current events that will take you "beyond the matrix" - a reference to the 1999 movie. We've attended the November 2022 Expo and found much information that helps to "connect the dots" in our current national and world situation. This is the main website that is a portal into this channel of information.

Babylon Bee The Babylon Bee is the world’s best satire site, totally inerrant in all its truth claims. We write satire about Christian stuff, political stuff, and everyday life. The Babylon Bee was created ex nihilo on the eighth day of the creation week, exactly 6,000 years ago. We have been the premier news source through every major world event, from the Tower of Babel and the Exodus to the Reformation and the War of 1812. We focus on just the facts, leaving spin and bias to other news sites like CNN and Fox News.

Coffee and Covid Here's the summary of this news/commentary website: I got a note the other day from We the People of the United States of America. It said, “do something.” And as somebody said yesterday around the coffee station, I can’t remember who — maybe Bob — we can either hang together or we’re all going to hang separately. If you’re here, it’s because you — like me — feel super over-caffeinated about everything that is going on these days, and you are all done with standing on the sidelines watching regular folks be ground up like over-ripe coffee beans. Let’s roll! By supporting me, you are supporting everyone. As you know, or maybe you’ve been told, I have been totally invested in the mission for 18 months now to help people and bring reason and a little rationality to the world in this greatest battle of all our lifetimes.

Grand Theft World At Grand Theft World, we combine censored stories, contextual history, and deep analysis to empower you with the knowledge and tools to make informed decisions in an increasingly complex world. Discover a platform where critical thinking meets contextual history, empowering you to uncover the hidden narratives shaping our world. At Grand Theft World, we go beyond the headlines, offering deep dives into current events, historical context, and the forces driving societal change. 

The Prickly Pear The Prickly Pear is fearless citizen commentary, daily news roundup, videos and archived material on various current events and subjects. Great site to check for perspective when you need to hear from more than one source on current events.

PragerU Prager University has a wealth of video resources on any current topic, and some you might not be aware of. If you want to think about the issues of today, and hear from an organization that articulates the issues fairly, accurately and comprehensively, this is a website you should have bookmarked and visit when you have a few minutes. Each video condenses the topic into a 5 minute video. Additional resources are there for going even further into a given issue from a variety of subject matter experts. If you want something that will inspire you to think, this is a good place to start.

Awaken With JP Sears JP Sears is a comedian who tours the country doing stand-up comedy and publishing weekly online videos. In addition to inspiring laughter in a weird world, JP’s work takes an unapologetic stand for freedom, free speech, and encouraging people to free themselves from fear.

America Can We Talk Debbie Georgatos hosts the conservative talk show America, Can We Talk? She is a public speaker, author, past Fox News Radio national political analyst, and former California labor/employment litigation attorney. The mission of her book, Ladies, Can We Talk? and her show America, Can We Talk?  is to inspire more Americans to actively embrace American-style liberty, protect America’s exceptional nature, and claim their place in the American political conversation.

Sarah Dengler's YouTube Video on Slavery - "This Made Me so Mad! - Facts About Slavery" resonated with my Pennsylvania ancestry heritage - people that were willing to give their lives to eradicate slavery in this land. This 16 minute video that reacts to Thomas Sowell's "Facts about Slavery never mentioned in school" will lead you to question and reject today's race charlatans who are masters of historical revisionism.

Barnhardt In the FAQ section Ann answers the question, Are you crazy or otherwise mentally ill? Her answer: You wish. That would make me so much easier to dismiss, wouldn’t it?  My stock answer is, “If fitting in to this culture and society constitutes sanity, then please God, let me never be sane.”  Ann Barnhardt is excellent in covering medical, financial and Christian / Catholic news.

The Conservative Treehouse Our Mission at The Conservative Treehouse is to be the premier assembly of freedom loving people.  To that end we commit to: (1) The highest standard of stewardship for our fellowship, (2) Being intolerant of hate and division, (3) Uphold faith in the purposes of a loving God; however you perceive him to be, (4) Affirm the inherent dignity, value and right to privacy of our members, (5) The accurate dissemination of truth; without fear or apology, because ultimately the Truth Has No Agenda.

Make Americans Free Again National organization that is EFFECTIVELY standing up against unconstitutional COVID responses.

From the Desk of Donald J. Trump, President Trump's archive news and fund raiser website is what is now available online since the website was updated on Jun 1, 2021. He is currently posting on Truth Social, his social media website.

Local Blogs & Websites

For Liberty And Justice
If you want to understand why Tarrant County, one of the large urban areas in our nation that has remained conservative while every other urban area has leftist political leaders that are destroying civil society, this podcast will provide critical clues to the reasons we are different. I recommend Season 1 Episode 6 for one of the first one to listen to. I haven't listened to them all yet, but they are on my TODO list now that I've discovered this rich resource. And I've met some of the people involved in these podcasts, and sense a solidarity with them because of our common faith in Jesus Christ.

Pushing Back the Frontiers of Ignorance A friend's blogging website, one that has an annual book list I look forward to each year. His family and our family shared good times as we fellowshipped at a church together and participated in the Best Robotics program, taking one of the designs to a state competition.

Technical Blogs

Arduino.cc Blog Everything Arduino. If you have to ask, this website is probably not one you'd be interested in.

Make Use Of A blog/news website covering technology.