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This is my annual "year-in-review" blog post, in bullet-point fashion. From a sermon in a slanket to the Razorbacks winning the first half of the Belk Bowl, it's been 365 day of unexpected goodness and wonder, even amid grief and longing.
Here are the Top 10 posts on my blog from 2016, based on web traffic. I hope you enjoyed them. If you missed one, click and read. And if one that you liked more didn't make the list, browse the archives and let me know which one you vote for as a top post!
Weeks before Thanksgiving, our culture jumps in the Christmas car and jams the accelerator down. Christmas decorations go on sale about Halloween, and we roar past Thanksgiving, barreling down upon December 25. Then we sit exhausted among leftovers and torn wrapping, wondering what happened, barely remembering the journey. Read along in my annual experiment to "slow down Christmas."
I had never heard of the concept of a personal retreat until 1996. I had served as a campus minister in Arkansas for about a year when my boss encouraged me to take one. When I asked what he meant, he described it as simply a few days to be quiet, to rest, to pray, read and enjoy my relationship with God. I remember distinctly his encouragement to not get frustrated if I fell asleep on the first day and felt like I’d “wasted†a day. He said that sleep may be the most spiritual thing I do initially on a retreat.
In this "Nuff said" entry, learn about how tech companies may be trying to stop Donald Trump, how Barnabas Piper (John's son) recommends that you help authors, why pastors may ignore your phone call, and a few ways for busy moms to be in the Bible. Oh, and you'll get a great song for those of you who like hot dogs.
There's such junk on TV today. Surely there's room for more. I'm convinced that if someone were to follow me around with a video camera, they'd have enough material by the end of every day to create a 30 minute sitcom.
Leadership is tricky. You're not really leading if no one is following. While some may aspire to leadership, I didn't have "leader" on my list of "what I want to be when I grow up." At some point, it was sprung on me.
I couldn't believe it. I had voted in the Democratic primary. I'd never done that before. Here are my reasons.
“Nuff said” is a collection of saved entries from across the interwebs. Here are some interesting, provocative and fun things for your reading and viewing: “How a Bunch of ‘Impractical Jokers’ Helped Me Overcome the Isolation of Grief“ Valerie Dunham…