The Best of May

I've been at this blogging thing for quite a long time now--a bit over 9 years. I've been at the daily blogging thing for almost as long. This means that I've got an extensive backlist of articles from years gone by. I thought it might be fun to pull out some of the articles I wrote in previous Mays, stretching all the way back to 2004.

2011

Letting Herself Go [2] - I guess the fact that there were 277 comments before we shut them down tells you something about this article!

Pursuing Relationship [3] - This article looked at the relational aspect of pursuing God. Looking back, I can see that at times I’ve done well with this and at times not so well.

2010

Ten Great Biographies [4] - This was simply a list of ten of my favorite biographies.

Joel Osteen or Fortune Cookie? [5] - I enjoyed putting this one together. Todd Friel used it on his radio show which was probably a more natural place for it.

2009

Soul-Winning Made Easy [6] - If you haven’t ever seen the book Soul-Winning Made Easy, then you need to check out this article.

Ashamed of Shame Itself [7] - This is an article about the death of shame.

2008

Review - Amazon’s Kindle Reading Device [8] - Was it only this long ago that the Kindle exploded onto the scene? Here’s my review of it. It’s hilarious how archaic that first generation Kindle looks.

Sin: What We Do or What We Are? [9] - “The Bible tells us in plain terms that we are not sinners because we sin, but we sin because we are sinners. And I don't think we can overstate what a fundamental difference this is! We do not need to seek forgiveness merely for the sins we commit, but for our fundamentally evil and rebellious hearts--hearts that, in their natural state, hate God and are fully and completely and gleefully and willingly opposed to Him.”

2007

In May of 2007 I wrote a four-part series on blogging:

1. Blogging - My Story [10]
2. Blogging - History and Societal Trends [11]
3. Blogging - State of the Blogosphere [12]
4. Blogging - Wrapping It Up [13]

2006

Make the Bible Come Alive [14] - It has always bothered me when I’ve heard people say that something or someone has made the Bible come alive.

Accountability Through Visibility [15] - This article was awfully important to me and has made its way into more than one of my books, talks and sermons.

2005

Pornography Driving Technology [16] - Here are some not-entirely-original thoughts on the relationship between pornography and technology.

First Century Eyes [17] - I have no recollection of this article, but rather enjoyed reading it again. Well, I enjoyed reading the content; I hope I’ve improved as a writer since then, because it’s more than a bit clunky!

2004

Ups & Downs of Blogging [18] - In this article I mention that I had blogged for 202 consecutive days and offered a few reflections. That strikes me as funny.

Appraising Your Treasures [19] - Here’s another of those articles that made its way into one of my books. I hadn’t realized how much my blog served as a kind of minor leagues for books.