{"id":5403,"date":"2013-12-31T18:00:50","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T00:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=5403"},"modified":"2013-12-28T09:17:05","modified_gmt":"2013-12-28T15:17:05","slug":"most-popular-posts-of-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/most-popular-posts-of-2013.html","title":{"rendered":"Most Popular Posts of 2013!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time to look back to see which posts here at Finding direction were the most popular with you, our blog visitors!<\/p>\n<p>First, the story of the year was obviously our (eventually successful) attempt to get our visas.&nbsp;&nbsp;And actually the story isn&#8217;t over yet.&nbsp;&nbsp;But some of the most popular posts of the year included our summary of past adventures in <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/the-joy-of-visas-podcast.html\"><i>The Joy of Visas (podcast)<\/i><\/a> (<b>January<\/b>), <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/visas-another-step.html\"><i>Visas: Another Step<\/i><\/a> in <b>February<\/b>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/visa-update-after-568-days-one-down.html\"><i>Visa Update: After 568 days, &#8220;One Down&#8221;!<\/i><\/a> in <b>June<\/b> and <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/we-have-visas-now-what.html\"><i>We Have Visas. Now What?<\/i><\/a> in <b>September<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>And now, the other top posts of the year (in chronological order)&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A series of posts that was popular this year, from <b>March<\/b> and <b>April<\/b>: &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/controversial-issues-in-the-christian-life-part-1.html\"><i>Controversial Issues in the Christian life (part 1)<\/i><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/controversial-issues-in-the-christian-life-part-2.html\"><i>Controversial Issues in the Christian life (part 2)<\/i><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/so-if-the-bible-doesnt-address-it-directly.html\"><i>So \u00e2\u20ac\u201c if the Bible doesn&#8217;t address it directly?<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Also in <b>April<\/b>, and this year&#8217;s most popular post:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/doesnt-mexico-have-lots-of-missionaries-already.html\"><i><b>Doesn&#8217;t Mexico have lots of Missionaries already?<\/b><\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In <b>May<\/b> we had a visit from a <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/short-term-nurse-in-ixtapaluca.html\"><i>Short-term Nurse in Ixtapaluca!<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In <b>June<\/b>, and one of the other big stories of the year, <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/land-and-building-for-the-church-update.html\"><i>Land and Building for the Church Update<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Also in <b>June<\/b>, a reposting of <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/our-names-what-do-they-mean.html\"><i>Our Names \u00e2\u20ac\u201c What do they mean?<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In <b>July<\/b>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/baptisms-and-one-in-particular.html\"><i>Baptisms (and one in particular)<\/i><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/a-long-weekend-here-and-there-and-there.html\"><i>A Long Weekend (here and there and there)<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In <b>August<\/b> we <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/saying-goodbye-to-the-holdemans.html\">said goodbye to the Holdemans<\/a>, and it ended up being <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/an-extended-trip-to-the-airport.html\">a very long goodbye<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>In <b>September<\/b>, <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/robberies-hurricanes-and-a-fresh-start.html\"><i>Robberies, Hurricanes, and a Fresh Start<\/i><\/a>, and more on the church building at <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/when-the-church-is-being-built.html\"><i>When The Church Is Being Built&#8230;<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In <b>October<\/b>, the second most popular post of the year &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/halloween-in-mexico-like-never-before.html\"><i>Hallowe&#8217;en In Mexico (like never before)<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Also, <b>October<\/b> was a month of changes &#8211; check out <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/tiffany-three-years-of-thanks.html\"><i>Tiffany: Three Years of Thanks<\/i><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/leaving-the-house-of-david.html\"><i>Leaving &#8220;The House of David&#8221;<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>In <b>November<\/b>, the third most popular post of the year &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/tlc-team-a-year-in-review.html\"><i>TLC Team \u00e2\u20ac\u201c A Year in Review<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Also in <b>November<\/b>, praying for our cousins after the death of <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/dan.html\"><i>Dan<\/i><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>As for ministry in <b>November<\/b>, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/a-sticky-bible.html\"><i>A Sticky Bible<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Finally in <b>December<\/b>, after some issues with our website were resolved, I caught up with some news in <a href=\"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2013\/this-and-that-and-a-sneak-peek.html\"><i>This and That (and a sneak peek)<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks for visiting! &nbsp;See you in 2014, Lord willing . . .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s time to look back to see which posts here at Finding direction were the most popular with you, our blog visitors! 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