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Last 90 Days Most Popular Posts – (31 January 2012)

Jim — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:00:32 +0000

It’s that time again! Here are the most popular posts at Finding direction from the last 90 days. They are listed in chronological order, but the three most popular posts are in bold. (Hey, none of these posts are from January – haven’t I written anything interesting lately?)

Popular Posts of 2011 – A Time To Look Backward and Forward

Jim — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:52:14 +0000

Today, the last day of 2011, I want to share some of the posts from the past year that have been popular with you, our visitors. This time I’m going to do something a little different – I’m going to share the most popular post from each month. This should give an interesting overview of the past year…

January: Missionary Shot and Killed in Mexico (more on safety in Mexico) It’s the question on so many people’s minds – is Mexico "safe"? Almost a year ago I looked at that question in the light of a tragedy.
February: English. Crazy, and getting Crazier. A video especially for my friends who teach this crazy language.
March: Spanish Bible Versions – Free Online Coming out of our study Where did the Bible come from, I did a lot of research on Spanish Bible translations. This was the most popular post of the year.
April: Adults and Piñatas. Be Afraid. A video showing the real Mexico.
May: More Countdowns May is often our craziest month of the year. But while we counted down to things like birthday parties, Harold Camping was counting down to the end of the world…
June: Vision Weekend: Day 1 My sort-of-live blogging as we got together to talk about the future of ministry in Ixtapaluca.
July: We’re Trapped in Vegas With a title like that, how could this post fail to be popular?
August: Pastor Martin Falls and Survives Still praising the Lord for sparing Martín’s life!
September: Short Term Mission Opportunities! Come on down!
October: Van Bought. Yes, a lot of people were praying about our vehicle hunt.
November: Oh Deer! Depressing Drama during Drive Day 2! And what do we do to the vehicle as soon as we buy it?!
December: The Bone Is Not Broken A popular post about something that didn’t happen…

Even this small sampling confirms what I’ve been thinking about 2011. To quote Dickens, It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Such wonderful things happened, and such difficult things happened.

In many ways we’ll have fun for years looking back on what happened this past year. But we’ll also be recovering for some time! And I’m sure many others feel the same way.

It reminds me of the words of Peter in his first epistle – maybe this is a good way to end the year…

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!
According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith–more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire–may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
(1Peter 1:3-9)

May the love of Christ and from Christ fill us with joy in 2012 – in the difficult times, and the good times.

Last 90 Days Most Popular Posts – (29 December 2011)

Jim — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:21:52 +0000

I’m posting these a little early this month, in hopes to look back over the whole year before the end of the month. So first here are the posts that have been most popular with visitors over the past 90 days. They’re in chronological order (earliest first), with the top 3 in bold:

Last 90 Days Most Popular Posts – (30 November 2011)

Jim — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:20:00 +0000

This month it looks like the star was our van, with the two most popular posts featuring its purchase and first accident. The third most popular post tells you some things about the name of our mission organization.

As usual, the posts are in chronological order, starting with September and ending with November…

Last 90 Days Most Popular Posts – (31 October 2011)

Jim — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 04:59:36 +0000

I’m posting this a bit late, but here it is! The most popular posts with you, our visitors, from the past 90 days. They aren’t listed in order of popularity but in chronological order. However, the three most popular are in bold.

Last 90 Days Most Popular Posts – (30 September 2011)

Jim — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:59:16 +0000

Yeah, so I’m technically posting this a day late, but I have to admit October kind of snuck up on me. Kind of ironic when I kept thinking that it was October in September. Is Hallowe’en a month long celebration now?

Anyway, here we are with the most popular posts from the last 90 days. As has become the tradition, I’ve put them in chronological order. The most popular ones are in bold.

Last 90 Days Most Popular Posts – (31 August 2011)

Jim — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 06:01:29 +0000

There’s no doubt about it – a LOT has happened in the last 90 days! They’ve been quite the days, and they’ve stretched across three countries, and they’ve included little bits of everything.

Here are the posts that have been most popular with you, our visitors, over the past 90 days. If you’ve missed any, now’s your chance to catch them!

These are in chronological order, but the super-popular posts are in bold.

The BIG Weekend is Coming! (video): In this video I talk about the (then) upcoming Vision Weekend.
Vision Weekend: Day 1: Sort-of-live blogging during the first day of the Vision Weekend.
Leaving now. See ya.
We’re in Country #2: Hi from the USA.
We’re Trapped in Vegas: Ah, the memories of our trip – or, in this case, the interruptions in our trip.
$1,078.58: Right between ouch and boioioing.
Crazy Animals (in Oregon): A fun video from an extremely cool wild animal petting zoo.
What is all this travelling like? Just in case you’re wondering.
This past week’s Tweets…: The Friday Tweet-cast doesn’t usually make the list, but these days it provides the occasional interesting glimpse into our travels.
Tour in August – things I’m noticing: A few things that have struck me as we’ve travelled here in Canada.

Last 90 Days Most Popular Posts – (30 July 2011)

Jim — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 18:01:12 +0000

Don’t want to bother reading all these blog posts? We’re not insulted, really. Now’s your chance to check out the most popular posts from the past 90 days. They’re in chronological order, and the three most popular are in bold. (In case you’re wondering, We’re trapped in Vegas wins the prize for most popular this time around.)

I’m posting these a day early this month. Enjoy…

Incidentally, the post Can we serve your Church or Small Group? continues to be popular as well. And if you’re in Alberta or Saskatchewan, you need to read it and then send us a note if we can serve your church or small group!

Last 90 Days Most Popular Posts – (30 June 2011)

Jim — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:38:58 +0000

Here are the most popular posts here at Finding direction from the past 90 days. They’re in chronological order, but the top three posts are in bold.

By the way, another popular page (not a post) is the page with our tour information. You can find that by clicking on the link on the right in the sidebar, or by clicking here.

Last 90 Days Most Popular Posts – (31 May 2011)

Jim — Tue, 31 May 2011 17:26:42 +0000

Here they are again – the most popular posts with visitors of Finding direction over the past 90 days! They are listed below in chronological order (starting at the beginning of March), with the three most popular posts in bold…