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The Best Of Faith Barista 2009: The Top 10

By Bonnie Gray • December 31, 2009 • 9 Comments

What were the most popular Faith Barista Posts of 2009?  Today, I share The Top 10 List along with some links to some personal faves.

The year is closing and I want to say thank you for being friends and sharing the words.  In between the hours, under the glow of a digital screen, our unspoken voices intermingle as thoughts exchange, hearts connect, and a knowing quiet encourages my days.

You are His gift to me – hearts that share a common love for Christ and a desire to find faith in Everyday Life.  Beyond the daily grind, we looked underneath the surface. We have delved, fallen, soared — smiled and chuckled.

To close out the year, I peeked into my stats, to serve up the Top Faith Barista Posts of 2009.

Top 10 Faith Barista Posts, By Most Page Views

1.  Special Blend Interview: Jonathan Acuff Takes Stuff Christians Like To Print

2. Savior, Please Keep Saving Me

3. Laughter Is The Best Faith Medicine

4. The Beauty of Whitespace

5. God Is In Every Season

6. Your Best Days Are Ahead of You

7. Rain or Shine: Blessed Be Your Name

8.  Are You A Feargazer?

9. Surrendering For The First Time

10. Babysteps To Recapturing A Life of Joy

Top 10 Faith Barista Posts, By Most Comments

1. God’s love is Perfected in De-Perfection

2. Power Breakfast With Jesus

3. Never Too Late to Make Room For New

4. What Kind of a Bible Coffee Drinker Are You?

5. The Beauty of Whitespace

6. The Bloom Of Becoming

7. Laughter Is The Best Faith Medicine

8. Your Best Days Are Ahead of You

9.  Love Languages:  A Running Conversation

10. Rewriting Forgiveness, Release of The Heart

Some Personal Faves

These are posts that didn’t make Top 10 Lists above, but I enjoyed brewing these up.

1. The Joy of What-Is-It?

2.  A Faith Intervention

3.  Puzzle Pieces of Faith

4. The Journal: Gifts Sent Incognito

5.  Perfected In Love, Surrogate-Free

6.  Muffin In A Mailbox:  Destiny and Delays

7.  Faith Isn’t Sci-Fi:  Change Takes Time

8. A Star Moves To Hope Again

9. Special Blend Interview:  Billy Coffey’s Faith Walk Behind the Cowboy Hat

10. The Things That Turn Me

Some Favorite Reads By Other Faith Bloggers

Making this list was so difficult, it sorta stressed me out!

There were just too many posts I’ve read that were so good, for so many reasons.  I finally made peace by selecting the Top 10 reads that personally spoke to my faith journey this year.

Here is a partial list of faith bloggers who have served up some shots of encouragement for me — Be sure to enjoy, their words are poured hot and fresh.

From the Gals —

1.  Holley Gerth @Heart to Heart: Fear of Heights

2. Ann Voskamp @A Holy Experience:  What a Man Can Do To a Woman

3. Kathy Richards @Look, A Chicken!:  Be Brave

4. Heather Sunseri @Balance With Purpose:  Layers of Protection

5. Amber Haines @The Run a Muck:  on Safe Places

From the Guys —

1. Billy Coffey @What I Learned Today:   Finding Your Way In The Dark

2. Jonathan Acuff @Stuff Christians Like:   Refusing the Gift of The Desert Road

3. Doug Spurling @ Spurling Silver: Kylie’s Heaven

4. Jason Stasyszen @Connecting To Impact:  Community is Impossible

5. Peter Pollock @Rediscovering The Church: Be the Church

… And the list goes on and on…

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Thank you for a year of kindness, dear friends.  With each cup of faith brewed, I have received so much more in return. The journey has been sweeter and warmer in our common aim to find faith in our days — and to lift each other in them.

~~~~~

Thanks most of all, to our Lord Jesus, who is the Ultimate Faith Barista, who knows the exact words — the brew, the blend, the fragrance — to attract, delight and heal us in our days.

“Pleasant words are a honeycomb,
Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” Proverbs 16:21

What is your Favorite Faith Barista post?
What are other reads that stand out for you this year?
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  • Reply Amber@theRunaMuck December 31, 2009 at 5:40 am

    Bonnie, you are so encouraging. Thank you for these lists. I’m hoping to peruse them soon. That one by Ann V. is one of my all time favorites as well.

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  • Reply katdish December 31, 2009 at 7:24 am

    Oooo! I made the cut! Awesome! Thank you, Bonnie. I’m really glad our paths crossed this year.

    My favorite? Okay, I know I’m biased, but your interview with Billy Coffey was my favorite.

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  • Reply jasonS December 31, 2009 at 8:36 am

    I don’t think I’ve been around long enough to fully appreciate the full breadth of your great blog, but I have been greatly encouraged these past months as I’ve read. Thank you!

    Also I’m honored to make your list. That was a great surprise and encouraging in itself. 🙂 Blessings to you in the coming year.

  • Reply Maureen (Mo) December 31, 2009 at 9:02 am

    I’ve only been blogging since late September, yet my circle has expanded so much with so many new online friends, and within that circle faith has been strengthened and community held firm with a lot of love. Thank you. Happy New Year!

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  • Reply Heather Sunseri January 2, 2010 at 6:28 pm

    That’s an awesome list, Bonnie! I’m so thankful that you and I have become friends. You encourage and inspire me constantly. I’m bookmarking this post so I can come back and explore some of the posts I missed. Thank, friend!

  • Reply Peter P January 8, 2010 at 3:37 pm

    Wow, Thank you for including my post on your list, Bonnie.

    I think that’s the first time anything I’ve done has gotten on a ‘best of’ list for a whole year!

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