It’s January 1st and before 2009 completely fades into the fogginess of our collective memory, I wanted to do a quick run through of what we did.
Top 20 Stuff Christians Like posts of 2009
1. #550. Surviving church as a single.
2. #658. Resisting the Vampire invasion.
3. #664. Not knowing what to do with Santa.
4. #630. Awkward opposite sex friendships.
5. #660. Wishing there was a Christian version of Lady Gaga.
6. #656. Arguing about whether Chick-fil-A or In-n-Out will be served in heaven. Part 1 & Part 2.
7. #671. Saying Merry Christmas.
8. #583. Feeling guilty for not homeschooling your kids or sending them to a Christian private school.
9. #497. Giving your kid a Biblical name.
10. #644. Deep V-neck Syndrome (DVS)
12. #663. Taking notes during sermons.
13. #633. Stealing from a church.
15. #606. Finding creative things to say when someone dies.
16. #609. Using the thorn in the flesh verse as a “get out of jail free” card.
17. #577. Surviving church as a married couple without kids.
18. #666. Giving satan a free pass.
19. #561. Wishing there was a socially acceptable way to buy rum for cakes.
20. #557. Creating tracts that look like money.
Top 10 Serious Wednesday Posts
2. #634. Having “This is weird, but …” moments.
3. #667. Judging who is poor enough for our charity.
4. #575. Refusing the gift of the desert road.
5. #593. Being a Christian Culture Snob
7. 9 words that changed my life.
8. #619. Offering grace and forgiveness exclusively to people named “me.”
10. #502. Confessing “Safe Sins.”
11 sites/people that were extremely kind to Stuff Christians Like
What to expect in 2010 from Stuff Christians Like:
1. The Stuff Christians Like book comes out in 2010.
2. A completely new year of Stuff Christians Like ideas.
3. A twitter walk through of Psalms just like we did Proverbs. (Follow me on Twitter)
4. Possibly some video posts.
5. A new project similar to the Vietnam kindergarten one.
6. Some ridiculous giveaways.
7. Me trying to help other people get published. (Like Wes Molebash and his graphic novel idea.)
That’s it, that’s the look back and the look ahead, but one thing needs to be touched on again – The Vietnam project. Last year, you and me raised money to build two kindergartens on the other side of the planet. A site that isn’t even original, and a group of people who have never met, came together and raised $30,000 in 18 hours and then a total of $60,000 in 25 days. That’s real. That’s what you did this year. That’s what we did this year. That’s what God on high did. Thanks for being willing to step out like that. I can’t wait to see what we do next.
Side hugs, leg drops, razzle dazzle and selling more copies than the Shack
Jon