Let’s face it: most of us spend a lot of time on Facebook. I just wanted to drop in quickly today to assure you that your Facebook feed can actually be a source of great inspiration, encouragement, and godly wisdom. It’s all about the pages that you follow.
A friend recently told me that she spends a lot of time on social media for her job in marketing, and she was wondering how she could combine her time on Facebook with her desire to grow in Christ and expand her knowledge about His word. So, I’ve compiled a very short list of some pages that I follow that keep my feed filled with interesting and edifying articles. These are listed in no particular order.
The Gospel Coalition This page features content from pastors, bloggers, and people from all kinds of disciplines who write about current issues from a Christian worldview, the Bible, church, and lots more.
Thom Rainer If you enjoy thinking through church issues, or if you are in the ministry, you will enjoy Dr. Rainer’s content.
Tim Challies Tim rounds up some of the best stuff around the web every day (and once on the weekend), plus he writes about varied topics that are of interest to Christians. I always check Challies first.
Albert Mohler If you’re interested in the direction the world is taking and what Christian people should think about it, Albert Mohler will keep you informed. The Briefing is a short podcast where he discusses the issue of the day.
Richard Ross I look forward to Dr. Ross’s status updates every day. If you have a passion for seeing teenagers change the world for Christ, you will want to see what he has to say. His faith in the middle of trying circumstances is inspiring.
God Centered Mom Heather MacFadyen hosts this podcast that features guests who offer all kinds of insight on Christian living and especially Christian parenting.
So, this is a short list, and I’ve chosen these because there’s quite a bit of variety among them. But, this would at least be a good start in making your Facebook newsfeed a little more inspiring and Christ-centered. And, by the way, I do I have one more suggestion: Your Mom Has a Blog. Ha! I pray that this list is a help to you as you try to purge your social media of the time-wasters and hone in on some stuff that will make you more like Christ.
Who do you follow that you would recommend?
You, of course!
But only on Feedly. There has not been a day since I deleted my facebook account in October that I have regretted it! (And I don’t instagram anymore…and I was never a Twitter-er. I think it’s okay to say no to the things everyone else is doing, especially if it makes it harder for me to do what I was made to do.)
I completely agree with you, Amanda! Be counter-cultural! Jesus was! 🙂 Thanks for keeping up with me!
You are usually my last stop at night, and TGC and Challies are where I go in the morning when I am free to read! I don’t Tweet, but it’s fun to read the Twitter posts of Russell Moore and Albert Mohler. I quit reading any political posts on Facebook several months ago, and it has been so refreshing!
I would love it if politics were banned from social media forever, Laura! Goodness, all that mess gets old! Thanks for sticking with me, though! 🙂
I agree that Tim Charlies blog is about the best around. I have grown more in my Christian faith in the last few years from reading his articles and the articles he links to than anything else, I think. I found your blog when he linked to some articles you wrote, and now other than a cooking blog (I love melskitchencafe.com!), those are the only two that I follow on a consistent basis. There is a lot of junk on social media, but if we focus on the good stuff, it can be very beneficial!
Rebekah, Tim has encouraged me so much by posting some of my stuff for the past several years. And, it’s amazing the amount and quality of original content that he puts out himself. I’m not sure how he does it all, but I know that we are all better for it!
I first encountered your blog as a link from Tim Challies! One blogger that I read is Scotty Smith. He takes a verse or verses and prays (writes out a prayer) from those verses. (Not sure if that’s the best way to say it, but I do know that it encourages and teaches me daily!)
Denise, I’m so glad you found me!! I’ll definitely have to check Scotty out. Thanks for the recommendation!
Love this post! Several years ago I began liking ministry pages, and it has made FB a source of huge encouragement and a collection of great resources. Here are some of the best: YourMomHasABlog (of course!), Desiring God, The Bible Project, 9 Marks, Adam 4d, Verity Fellowship, Hannah Anderson, The Gospel-Centered Mom-Sara Wallace, Story Warren, and Paul David Tripp. I liked some of your suggestions that were new to me, so looking forward to discovering those resources. Thanks for writing!