Granted, Leaven in the World has only been in existence since August (wow, that was fast!), but I thought it would be fun to look back and see what folks have been reading/clicking whenever they visit my little corner of the Internet. According to the statistics robots, here are the top 5 posts of the year (in order of the number of views). Interestingly enough, my readers seem to be VERY interested in the imperial history of the middle east. What does this mean? I have no idea, lol:

• #1. RESOURCE ROUND-UP: Advent Small Group Studies
• #2. FREE RESOURCE: Animated Map Shows Imperial History of the Middle East
• #3. BOOK REVIEW/COMMENTARY, Part 1: Rebuilt: Awakening the Faithful, Reaching the Lost, and Making Church Matter (tie)
• #3. BOOK REVIEW/COMMENTARY, PART 2: REBUILT: Awakening the Faithful, Reaching the Lost, and Making Church Matter (tie)
• #4. RESOURCE ROUND-UP: Podcasts to Help You Reflect on the Sunday Readings
• #5. Simbang Gabi: Celebrating Advent Filipino-Style

And here are some posts that almost made to the top of the list, but not quite:

• RESOURCE ROUND-UP: Lenten Small Group Studies
• SMALL GROUP SERIES: The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life
• SMALL GROUP SERIES: What Does It Mean to Be An American Catholic in the 21st Century?

Thanks so much for taking the time to visit Leaven in the World in 2013…I am hopeful that my neurotic tendencies of constantly scouring the Internet for great resources has benefited you and your ministry this year 🙂 Cheers, and here’s to a new year of being leaven in the world in 2014! – JD