Happy (late) Birthday to Gen X Rising

The 1-year birthday of this blog, Gen X Rising, happened earlier this week on September 9. It was that day last year that I published my very first post. As I wrote then, I began the blog after some readers of my column in the United Methodist Reporter suggested that I should branch out and expand my writing into the blogosphere.

I have to say that it has been a thoroughly enjoyable year of blogging. Writing the blog in addition to my column has allowed me to get in touch with many more Gen X'ers and Millennials, all of whom care deeply about their discipleship and the future of the church. I've read several times recently that blogging as a literary form has reached its 'peak' and begun to decline. But I have also found that the community of those who continue to write and read blogs regularly has remained steady and continues to add to the supremely important theological conversation about how to understand the Christian faith in our day. Indeed, Gen X Rising has seen its monthly number of 'unique hits' increase from under 8000 to over 11,000 since January of this year.

I don't see myself slowing down on the blogging front anytime soon. I started with a goal of posting twice a week, and - interestingly enough - this is the 105th post since I began a year ago. That works out to exactly twice-weekly posts over a 52+ week period. I hope to continue on that pace.

The real congratulations goes not to the blog but to the readers and reader comments that have sustained me over the course of the past year. If no one was reading at all, it would be hard to sustain the energy needed to stay on top of blogging regularly. So thank you, readers. I appreciate you taking the time to stop by. And keep those comments coming!