Our Most-Viewed Articles of 2023
As 2023 closes and a new year begins, we wanted to look back on the most-read articles published at Gospel-Centered Discipleship this year. Reading over these articles you can see the emphasis on the beauty of truth and the priority of the gospel. I was especially pleased to see that a few of the articles came from the series we ran this fall called “The Blessings of a Local Church.” We published over twenty articles extolling the beauty of God’s design for the church and the way he pours blessings into people through the local church.
This year we also published three books: The Communion Truce by Tim Shorey, Primed to Plant by Dwight Bernier, and The Gospel Waltz by Bob Flayhart.
Our overall web traffic increased this year, as it did the year before that. So, thank you, Dear Reader, for reading our articles and sharing them with the world. We look forward to continuing our mission to “cultivate writers and resources that make, mature, and multiply disciples of Jesus.”
#11. Trusting through Trials and Tragedies
James Williams, January 1, 2023
If he can hold all the waters of the earth in the hollow of his hand, then he is certainly able to help us through our trials.
#10. The Unexpected Blessing of a Rural Church
Stephanie O’Donnell, November 1, 2023
I wanted nothing to do with the church. Then everything changed when a guitar teacher quit his job and planted a church in our town of 700 and became our gospel preacher.
#9. The Young Adult’s Guide to Social Media
Tristany Corgan, January 18, 2023
Being on social media seems inevitable these days, so how can Christian young adults best navigate these apps?
#8. God Made Sabbath an Equipping Tool for Suffering
Kasey Moffett, August 14, 2023
How can you grieve when every minute of your time is spent doing?
#7. Self-Denial Is More About Looking Up Than Saying “No”
Kyleigh Dunn, May 17, 2023
Paul writes that “asceticism and severity to the body” have “no value in stopping the indulgence of the flesh.” So what can cause people to change?
#6. Love Your Church Anyway
Heidi Kellogg, September 11, 2023
Sometimes I would rather be done with the local church than remain. But the Lord continues to bless me with his church in too many ways.
#5. Midlife and the Striver’s Curse
Ryan Kucera, May 1, 2023
When our influence doesn’t seem as large as we thought it would be, God is still God.
#4. Redeeming Love Has Been My Theme and Shall Be Until I Die: Faith Reflections from a Cancer Oven (#15)
Tim Shorey, October 27, 2023
Tim Shorey, one of our staff writers, is journaling through his struggle with stage 4 cancer. In this entry he reflects how deeply moving songs about a Christian’s death have become.
#3. When I Was Losing My Marriage, Jesus Taught Me to Forgive
Sheila Dougal, April 24, 2023
My husband didn’t want to be married anymore. I was seven months pregnant with our second son.
#2. The Lost Art of Handing Out Gospel Tracts
Katherine Pittman, February 22, 2023
Handing out tracks always makes me nervous. But I have story after story of how God has used tracks. It’s how my husband became a Christian.
#1. 13 Pieces of Unconventional Preaching Advice
Tim Wilson, June 26, 2023
Including, “If you try to preach to everyone, you end up preaching to no one.”