1. Harry Potter and the Imperfect Christ Figure
Not only my biggest post of the year, but my biggest post ever. Completely because of the cool picture.
2. How Facebook Causes Depression
Inspired by pictures of ex-girlfriends, people acting like they’re having fun, and friends I haven’t seen in 8 years having babies. This really seemed to resonate.
3. A Jesus Way: The Water We Find Ourselves In
A leftover 2010 post that still gets some interest.
5. Will Harding University Face Up to Its True Sexual Dysfunction?
Part 1 of a discussion on the controversy that hit my alma mater this year. My hope was to turn the conversation to what mattered.
6. How To Be A Good Date
Lessons learned from a year with way too many first dates.
7. Three Things Twenty-Somethings Need from Church
When I posted on another blog that churches didn’t know what to do with 20somethings, somebody asked what exactly they should be doing. My answer.
8. Dune: The Greatest (Science Fiction) Story Ever Told?
Revisiting the best science fiction book I know.
Two Honorable Mentions:
These didn’t get the traffic my other posts did, but they’re a few of my favorite things I wrote this year.
How Osama bin Ladin Led Me to Anabaptism
After listening to a This American Life episode, my parents asked me how Bin Ladin’s death had affected me. The conversations inspired this series.
If You Could Only Read One Book
My fellow MAGLers asked me for a reading list. This is what I’ve come up with so far.
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