I began doing this two years ago today. When I began I had no clue what I was doing and didn’t know anybody else (besides another preacher in my town) who was blogging. But I decided to give it a shot and now here I am.

When I began I figured it would be a way for members of my congregation to get to know me a little bit better. There would be no politics or controversial stuff. Just uplifting devotional type pieces and other things I found interesting. But that got boring.

Instead I determined to be a place where people could discuss sensitive issues in a loving and civil way. We Christians need to learn to agree to disagree, even on issues that are important to us. I hope this is a place where you feel you can do that.

I am amazed, stunned and humbled by how this blog has grown.
In the first year I posted 199 times with 741 comments. My hit totals was just over 30,000
In my second year I posted 278 times with 4,030 comments. I’ve had just over 104,000 hits in the last year. My highest hit total for a single day has been 888. I now average about 450–500 hits per day.

I think two series contributed to the growth:
–How Did I Get Here–A 10 part look at my journey from a lackey for the GOP whose politics determined his faith to where I am today.
–Thoughts on Non-Violence–A 16 part (and growing) study on how I came to a non-violent position based upon my study of Scripture and early church history. Part three in this series still holds my highest comment mark of 190.

Please don’t think that I’m blowing my own horn, here. I’m just simply amazed that people would make my ramblings a part of their day. My congregation has to sit and listen to me each week. You don’t. So the fact that you are here means a lot to me. This blog is my therapy and outlet. And I highly value this community.

One favor in celebration of my blogiversary: tell me about you. I have many people who regularly comment but there are many of you who read who often don’t weigh in. How about some introductions and information about you? Lurkers and commenters alike:

Name:
Location:
Age:
Profession:
Something awesome about you:
Why do you come here?
Do you have a favorite post?
Favorite Saturday cartoon?
Do You Blog? [insert link or URI]

Again, thank you so much for reading. Here’s to another year.

(HT: GKB for these questions)