I thought I would start the new year with a look back at 2008.

The blog was still young in January 2008 (having started 5 months before). Now, the blog seems a bit older as this post is the 438th.

Here is a tour of what happened this year at the blog.

I pulled out those posts that had significant traffic and I thought were most helpful. You can find the full list here in the blog archives.

January

January had some big downs and then ups, including:

• Blogging my own car accident (with a picture!).
• Joining the faculty at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
• Talking research on CNN. (That clip has a glitch so I uploaded a clearer version here.)

February

February started with a trip to Europe and ended with a bit of fun. It was a heavy travel month and the posts reflected that.

• In Barcelona. I spoke to missionaries and brought some pastors along to create partnerships. Those posts are here, here, and here.
• LifeWay Research asked for, and received, a clarification from Trinity Broadcasting Network.
• Dealt with some race issues related to the SBC.
• An ER clip related to some of our recent reserach.
• Had my most Pentecostal week ever.
• And, one of the most visited posts, was a humorous post I wrote about a meeting planned by my new friend Ben Arment called the "Whiteboard Sessions"

March

March had some time off, some trips, and some thoughts, including:

• A trip to Disney World and a pic we love at our house.
• Three posts (all linked in the last one) about my time speaking at Highlands Fellowship.
• Comeback Churches in Rick Warren's Ministry Toolbox.
• Comeback Churches and what the Landmark movement is.
• A bit on my visit to Criswell College.

More soon...