Top Posts of 2023
Each year I highlight the top posts based on traffic to my site. It’s a challenge to figure out these days because Substack doesn’t have great metrics or stats to summarize things. (Hint, hint, Substack!)
Top Posts from 2023
Here are the 10 most trafficked blog posts from 2023, with #10 being the most-read. I appreciate you following along over the past year, and welcome to my new readers! I’ll also be highlighting some of my favorite posts after I identify yours.
Releasing security at Christmas... a Linus story (Dec 23)
The Charlie Brown Christmas special show is a must-watch holiday tradition. First aired in 1965, it almost didn't make it to TV, past network execs because of the amount of scripture in it. Besides the overt sharing of the "real Christmas," Charles Schultz did something else in the special you may have missed.Back on an iPhone. And I'm not thrilled about it. (Feb 15)
After three months of trying very hard to become an Android user and sticking it to Tim Cook, I went groveling back to the Apple ecosystem, on a small phone. Without touch ID. Here's my story.New episode: Ordinary Celebrity featuring George Schroder (Aug 8)
I was excited to interview long-time friend, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette paperboy coworker and former sports journalist, George Schroeder, for this episode of Ordinary Celebrity. (if you don’t follow the podcast yet, look it up on Spotify or Apple, listen, rate it)The heresy of nice (May 22)
Many Christians have drunk deeply of the false doctrine of niceness. Today’s American church avoids offense at any cost. We think that being gracious means being silent. We should rethink that.The Asbury Revival (Feb 13)
I encourage you to check out what God did at Asbury University this year. He continues to actively work in the lives of students and others around the world as a result of a powerful chapel service on the campus.The Roundup: Weeks Ending June 29, 2023: Part 1 (June 29)
Part 1 of a 2-Part Roundup/CatchUp - This post catches us up on ANOTHER Trump indictment, more Bad News Bidens, the latest unmasking of the COVID pandemic, and the biggest baptism in U.S. history.So I saw Barbie... and I was surprised (Aug 2)
So many voices were decrying Barbie as the death of civilization. I saw it as a result of a mini golf bet. And I found it to be... aggravatingly profound.The news challenge (June 26)
Trust in traditional news media is at an all-time low. On top of that, most say that news from social media is not reliable. So where do you go for trustworthy information? Here are some independent journalists and writers to consider from a conservative perspective.Nuff Said: Protecting revival, Twitterfiles, and Love your neighbor heresy (March 6)
This "Nuff Said" featured how Asbury University "protected" the revival, a thoughtful and theological reflection on how "love your neighbor" went awry during the pandemic, and a summary of the #TwitterFiles (including the latest drop this week).
And the most trafficked post of 2023?The Roundup: Weeks Ending April 21, 2023 (April 24)
This Roundup included the Trump indictment (one of them), Spiritual movement continuing on college campuses, more bad news on the Bidens, Shoutouts to the Virginia Tech sports and coaches, U.S. Catholic bishops banned sex reassignment surgery, and a must-watch music video - Teenie Weenie Beanies.
Which post did you enjoy from 2023?
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You can peruse the archives here to identify another post that you enjoyed that isn’t listed above.
Personal Likes
While the above 10 posts got the most site traffic last year, here are five more posts that I enjoyed writing and would classify as being worth reading/revisiting. It can be somewhat of a downer to see posts about the Barbie movie placing so high while other posts that an author believes are more significant go relatively unnoticed. That’s the way the web cookie crumbles in blogging.
PDAs. The good, the bad, the way (Feb 10)
If you're on social media, you need principles that guide your interactions and prevent your on-the-fly reactions. Here are my 10 guidelines for engaging on social media.Learn to say it: "I'm sorry." (Feb 27)
We have a crisis of sorry these days. Our culture is experiencing a poverty of apology. And how deeply we all need it. What would it look like to say the words or hear them sincerely?Default mode is stupid (March 31)
Something happens when we fall asleep. All the good lessons we’ve learned. All the healthy perspective we’ve gained after a full day of living. That all seems to have been erased overnight.What is it like to be "saved?" (June 19)
Learn the personal benefits of conditions of the mind and heart that exist in a person who has become a follower of Jesus. "I was drowning. I had no hope of saving myself. I couldn’t move myself out of the condition I was in. True hopelessness swallowed my existence." This entry describes my personal, daily experience of "being saved." You may be surprised to learn who saved me.Should we be gracious to Dr. Anthony Fauci? (July 3)
Everyone wants a scapegoat. As news of the catastrophic failed response to the pandemic rolls in and revelations of Dr. Anthony Fauci's lies and misleading the President and American public are exposed, how should we respond?
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