A couple of times a year I like to browse through the statistics software that lies behind this site to see which articles have been read the most. Here, in case you’d like to catch up a little bit, are the top ten articles from 2011 (from January through to June 30):
#10 - 5 Questions With John MacArthur [2] - Part 2 of an interview I did with John MacArthur.
#9 - Letting Herself Go [3] - This was an article I wrote to interact with an always-difficult topic. It gained quite a lot of traction and was much improved upon.
#8 - The New Evangelical Virtues [4] - A reaction to Rob Bell’s book and some of the areas of concern it highlighted within the evangelical world.
#7 - Why John Piper Should Not Have Invited Rick Warren [5] - I wanted to reflect on why I thought it was unwise for John Piper to invite Rick Warren. This was actually published last year.
#6 - Book Review - 90 Minutes in Heaven [6] - An old review of a book that keeps being read.
#5 - Thinking About Rick Warren and John Piper [7] - This was a reflection that followed John Piper’s interview with Rick Warren.
#4 - Facebook Makes Us Miserable [8] - I was surprised to see this one gaining so much attention. But I think it’s true—in many ways Facebook does make us miserable.
#3 - A Review of The Shack [9] - There’s another book that just keeps flying off store shelves.
#2 - Heaven Is For Real [10] - I really disliked this book. Apparently lots of people were eager to know what it is all about.
#1 - Love Wins - A Review of Rob Bell’s New Book [11] - No big surprise here. Rob Bell’s Love Wins was a huge topic of conversation in the church and across social media. This review got close to 100,000 reads on just the first day.
Links:
[1] http://www.challies.com/resources/top-articles-of-2011-so-far#disqus_thread
[2] http://www.challies.com/interviews/5-more-questions-with-john-macarthur
[3] http://www.challies.com/christian-living/letting-herself-go
[4] http://www.challies.com/articles/the-new-evangelical-virtues
[5] http://www.challies.com/church/why-john-piper-should-not-have-invited-rick-warren
[6] http://www.challies.com/book-reviews/book-review-90-minutes-in-heaven
[7] http://www.challies.com/articles/thinking-about-rick-warren-john-piper
[8] http://www.challies.com/christian-living/facebook-makes-us-miserable
[9] http://www.challies.com/articles/the-shack-by-william-p-young
[10] http://www.challies.com/book-reviews/heaven-is-for-real
[11] http://www.challies.com/book-reviews/love-wins-a-review-of-rob-bells-new-book
[12] http://www.challies.com/print/5305
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[14] http://twitter.com/home?status=Currently+reading+www.is.gd%2FvMZEjR
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[16] http://www.challies.com/feed
[17] http://www.challies.com/printmail/5305