I just wanted to take a moment to thank all my blog pals for your readerships and participation this year. I feel really happy that “Evolving in Monkey Town” has become a diverse and active community where visitors feel safe sharing their ideas...

Thanks for your civility and thoughtfulness, for shedding new light on things I thought I’d already figured out, for opening cans of worms that often made the discussions much more interesting than my original posts, for listening to my occasional rants, and for bringing your own unique backgrounds, studies, experiences, and links to the conversations. I’ve especially enjoyed hearing from those of you who have wrestled with doubts about your faith, asked tough questions, and travelled similar paths on your faith journeys. It means so much to me to know that I’m not alone.

Special thanks to Micah, Kedric, Matt, Laurie, and Kristen for being some of the first to turn the blog into a discussion rather than just a diary. Thanks also to Travis, Eric, Julianne, and Howard for your consistent comments.

As I consider potential book club selections and future topics, I’m interested to know what you guys like to read/talk about. Tell me which subjects you think have been over-done on the blog, which subjects you’d like to discuss more often, and which subjects we haven’t touched on yet but should.  

You may want to reference the archives or topics list. Be honest. I want to know what you think!