Continuing to reflect on last year, I thought I’d get the computer to figure the most popular posts of 2008. I also had it figure the most popular posts all-time, but the lists are about the same (I was still building an audience — and Google ranking — in 2007, the first year of the blog).
So here are the most popular posts of 2008, listing only the those with more than 500 hits —
| Communion Meditations |
4,144 |
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| On Communion Meditations |
3,379 |
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| Index |
3,136 |
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| About the Author |
2,764 |
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| U.S. Income and Employment Taxes for Mis |
1,933 |
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| Upgrading a Church of Christ Worship Ser |
1,891 |
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| Communion Meditation: A Lesson from an E |
1,728 |
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| Books by Jay Guin |
1,606 |
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| Quail Springs Minister “Disfellowshipped |
1,492 |
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| Communion Meditation: The Christian Pass |
1,329 |
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| Communion Meditation: Heaven on Earth |
1,325 |
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| But If You Do Marry … |
1,262 |
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| A fresh approach to the Lord’s Supper |
1,259 |
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| Quail Springs Church of Christ “Disfello |
1,243 |
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| Quail Springs Church of Christ “Disfello |
1,224 |
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| Lectureship Presentations |
1,128 |
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| Instrumental Music |
1,032 |
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| Adding Fried Chicken to the Lord’s Suppe |
1,022 |
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| Quail Springs Church of Christ “Disfello |
1,020 |
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| Blue Like Jazz: Lesson materials |
939 |
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| Quail Springs Church of Christ “Disfello |
879 |
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| How do I know if God has called me to a |
780 |
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| Churches of Christ in Decline? “Good New |
753 |
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| The Gospel According to Luke, Chapter by |
749 |
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| Churches of Christ in Decline? Data Poin |
737 |
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| Ray Vander Laan’s “Follow the Rabbi” lec |
724 |
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| Do We Teach Another Gospel? |
675 |
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| Buried Talents: Women in the Old Testame |
674 |
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| Buried Talents |
672 |
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| Amazing Grace |
660 |
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| Amazing Grace/Churches of Christ in Decl |
619 |
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| Letter to a Gay Man in the Churches of C |
607 |
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| Church Growth: Hiring the Right Preacher |
580 |
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| Communion Meditation: God’s Great Banque |
579 |
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| Communion Meditation: The Bread of Life |
570 |
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| Research Materials |
569 |
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| Amazing Grace: Should We Re-baptize Bapt |
564 |
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| Communion Meditation: The Body of Christ |
558 |
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| Born of Water |
552 |
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| The Future of the Progressive Churches o |
552 |
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| Quail Springs Church of Christ “Disfello |
546 |
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| Quail Springs Church of Christ “Disfello |
542 |
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| A Communion Meditation Reflecting on the |
528 |
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| Richland Hills, Instrumental Music, and |
528 |
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| Baptism |
520 |
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| Quail Springs Church of Christ “Disfello |
518 |
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| A Plea to Reconsider: Abusing Restoratio |
518 |
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| The Prostitute, the Pharisee, and the Pr |
514 |
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| The <i>”Gospel Advocate”</i> Creed |
514 |
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| The Holy Spirit and Revolutionary Grace |
508 |
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It’s an interesting mix. For some reason, I get lots of “communion meditation” hits on Saturday night! And my books score high, which is flattering.
But I’m intrigued that two posts on how to do a better job of the assembly remain popular after so long: On Communion Meditations and Upgrading a Church of Christ Worship Service Without Buying a Guitar.
Meanwhile, I’m surprised that my one effort at writing like Max Lucado continues to get lots of hits: The Prostitute, the Pharisee, and the Prophet. But who’d have thought my 2007 article on the Gospel Advocate would still garner so much traffic? The “Gospel Advocate” Creed
Anyway, the lesson seems to be that, to get lots of hits, write about churches that adopt instrument worship or write communion meditations.
Or write a book. A book! And they say my posts should be shorter …
About Jay F Guin
My name is Jay Guin, and I’m a retired elder. I wrote The Holy Spirit and Revolutionary Grace about 18 years ago. I’ve spoken at the Pepperdine, Lipscomb, ACU, Harding, and Tulsa lectureships and at ElderLink.
My wife’s name is Denise, and I have four sons, Chris, Jonathan, Tyler, and Philip. I have two grandchildren. And I practice law.
" I’m intrigued that two posts on how to do a better job"
Understanding the average church of Christ has well over hundred services a year and has spent a century in a mindset of avoiding the "unworthy manner" having someone do our homework for us is golden.
Maybe this should be your next book?
A book? No, I don't think I have that many good ideas. But series for the blog? … could be. We'll see where God leads.