The Next Step Community blog continues to help people take a small next step following Jesus. In 2023, around 7,000 visitors viewed our discipling content over 12,000 times over the last 12 months. Here are some of the blogs that got viewed more than any others.
Staying Power
Some of our most-read blogs from 2023 have been around a bit longer. Check out these articles with real staying power:
Praying the Emotion Wheel by Gabriella Wiechman
Money, in a Fish by Kim Longden
Saying Good-Bye to Beany Malone by Kristeen Bruun
The Christ in the Mouth of My Brother or Sister, Wash One Another’s Feet, The Ash Cross of Ash Wednesday, and The Miracle of the Floating Axhead by Justin Rossow
Faith Relationships
Our Top Ten from 2023 includes several blogs about following Jesus together. Some touch on grief or family; others on partnership or collaboration. But all cracked the most-read list.
10. Rosemary by Kristeen Bruun
9. My CEF Faith Calendar by Justin Rossow
8. Ozymandias by Kim Longden
7. Needing Jesus, Every Day by Justin Rossow
6. You Go; and I’ll Walk with You by Justin Rossow
#5 A Shocking Diagnosis
Rachel’s friend was diagnosed with cancer. That unexpected news drove Rachel into deeper dependence on Jesus.
Lord, to Whom Shall We Go? by Rachel Hinz
#4 Losing it, at Christmas
Can you imagine? You have everything planned and written down for the entire hectic holiday season. And then, your planner goes missing? Are you kidding me???
That Time I Lost My Christmas Planner by Katie Helmreich
#2-3 Facing Cancer
Two of our most-read blogs this year came from a friend of the Next Step Community who prefers to write anonymously. These posts reflect a faithful struggle with a terrible disease.
Prayers from My Little Girl and Facing the Simul of Cancer from a Fellow Traveler
Most Read Blog of 2023
The most-read blog of 2023 comes from a chapel devotion at Concordia University, St. Paul, Minnesota. Liz Rossow is a ministry student in Concordia’s Director of Christian Education program and, as a writer for the Next Step Community, she also shared her devotion with us.
From Complaint, to Battle Cry, to Quiet Whisper walks us through an experience of struggle and hope, frustration and trust, all in light of Romans 8.
That devotion was the top-read blog of 2023. Congratulations, Liz!
Thank you to all of our Next Step bloggers! You continue to make the Next Step Community a place that encourages people to take a small next step following Jesus. We look forward to the journey with you in 2024!
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