Top Ten Posts on T2Pneuma.net in 2023

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By Stephen W. Hiemstra

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Table 1: Top Ten Postings on T2Pneuma.net in 2023YearTypeTitleViewspostedNumberPercent2023ReviewLerner Mentors Authors571.15%2022ReflectionThe Face of God in the Parables280.57%2023ReviewHayes Structures Romance270.55%2023ReviewRogers Advocates for LGBT Equality, Part 1260.53%2021ReflectionThe Who Question260.53%2023ReviewPlantinga Defends Confessional Faith, Part 2260.53%2023ReviewRogers Advocates for LGBT Equality, Part 2210.42%2023ReviewGagnon: Bridging the Bible and Gender Confusion, Part 1200.40%2023PodcastChallenge: Monday Monologues (podcast), July 10, 2023200.40%2023ReflectionThe Talents190.38%Views of top ten2705.45%4,952100.00%Source: T2Pneuma.net12/28/23

Table 1 displays traffic during 2023 on T2Pneuma.net as reported by the items posted. These observations can be made.

Six of the ten top posts were book reviews. Two of these reviews focused on improving your writing. The remainder of these reviews engage LGBT topics.Eight of the ten posts were written in 2023. This is a surprise because in prior years the top posts were mostly written in years prior.Three of the ten top posts were reflections from recent book publications. Two were from the Image of God in the Parables. One was from Image and Illumination: A Study of Christian Anthropology.One of the ten top posts was a podcast. This is the first podcast to make the ten top posts over the past several years. This podcast is taken from a reflection from another book, Image of the Holy Spirit and the Church. This reflection makes the point that the LGBT issues is more important in the context of church history than most people seem to notice.In years past, the top ten posts accounted for a greater share of the total number of posts appearing on the blog.Missing from this year’s list are my bible studies, prayers, and posts in Spanish, which previously dominated the ten top posts.

Because the theme of this blog is online pastor, I do not attempt to “stir the pot” with controversial issues or edgy positions to generate traffic or engagement. Neither do I attempt to dodge important issues. The church and its ministries should provide a safe environment to promote dialogue on important issues, which is what I attempt to do in all my writing.

Table 2 reports on the top ten countries that have engaged with T2Pneuma.net:

Table 2: Top 10 Countries Viewing T2Pneuma.net in 2023CountryNumberShareUnited States*6,39786.2%Singapore2062.8%Ireland1692.3%Unknown Region1021.4%United Kingdom*781.1%Canada*721.0%China670.9%Pakistan360.5%Brazil320.4%Sweden270.4%Top Ten Share7,18696.83%Total7,421100.0%*Top ten in 2022.12/28/23Source: T2Pneuma.net

A couple of observations stand out in these figures:

The top ten countries viewing T2Pneuma.net in 2023 only have three countries that made the list in 2022. The second top country in 2022 was Mexico, which did not even make the list in 2023. Singapore is a surprising second in 2023.Only Brazil represents an Hispanic audience this year, a large decline from last year.I am myself curious what unknown region is showing up on this list.

I had hoped to translate another book into Spanish in 2023, but found myself fully engaged in a new Image of God series that followed up on my book, Image and Illumination, that was published in early 2023.

Table 3 records engagements on T2Pneuma.net during 2021, 2022, and 2023

Table 3: Engagement with T2Pneuma.net, 2021-23Item202120222023Posts400211213Visitors8,1625,4782,612Views13,6099,8977,422Likes772817Comments644Source: T2Pneuma.net12/28/23

Observations about this table include:

The number of posts declined in 2022 and 2023 because in 2021 I posted my first book, A Christian Guide to Spirituality, in German and Spanish. Traffic went way up in 2021 as a consequence, but it was a tough act to follow. Translation work is exhausting, expensive (editors are hard to find), and not all of my English books appeal to German and Spanish audiences.Apparently, the uptick in traffic from 2021 continued in 2022, but engagement declined in both 2022 and 2023.

My Spanish and German titles routinely led book sales online so I hope to return to translation work once I complete my current projects: The image of God series and the Masquerade series. These two projects continue to keep me busy and won’t be complete until well into 2024.

Thank you for taking time to read this blog. All the best in 2023!

Stephen

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