I've learned a few things about blogging over these first 100 posts. One thing is that blogging is one part pride (the sin, not the virtue) and one part love. Not equal parts, mind you. Sometimes a bit more love, sometimes a bit more pride. I'm happy to see, as I did a quick review of Posts 1-99, that the posts have become spiked with a bit more love along the way (or maybe that's just my pride talking).

But I am proud of 100 posts (the virtue, not the sin). Its no BoingBoing, but its something.

So, keeping with the pride/love theme:

Pride

According to Feedburner, these are the Top 3 posts, in terms of # of visitors, in the short lifespan of Parables of a Prodigal World (excluding the Pirate Review Series of N.T. Wright's Surprised by Hope, which were, collectively, far and away the most popular posts, with Day 2 claiming the top overall spot, for some reason).

#3: Some Thoughts on Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, Brian McLaren, and 1st Grade Social Studies

#2: The Beatitudes According to Bono, Dallas Willard and N.T. Wright -OR- Blessed are the Exegetes

#1: Clinton, Obama and the Kingdom of God -- OR -- Just a Reminder: Jesus Wasn't Elected Lord

Love

What is love? It is many things. But one thing in particular is the act of re-telling stories to those we love in a manner that illuminates and allows them to understand a situation more clearly, more beneficially, and in so doing to give them an opportunity to change their lives for the better.

And within that definition falls this brief video. Please take the time to watch it. It is an act of love to all us fat, brainwashed Americans:



Grace and Peace,
Raffi