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Top ten New Year’s predictions

by Bill Boerman-Cornell

A report on a family and friend tradition to mark the turning of the year.

Trying softer

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

Ten things I have unsuccessfully willed myself to do (or not do).

Top ten new experiences of 2007, my 49th year

by Katie Houston

Documenting a year’s list of notable milestones.

My ten favorite things

by Reverend Karen Fitz La Barge

A list that spans a range of human gratitude.

Top ten signs you’re a backpacker

by Kaitlyn Barker

A list composed from experiential observations.

Ten dichotomies I don’t fit into

by Brett Alan Dewing

A list of categories that can’t confine the author…to the dismay of those around him.

Ten things to do before I die

by Reverend Lawrence W. Farris

A list of experiences to savor after fifty.

Ten epiphanies for year 2008

by Ellyn Wilkoff

From television to the Bible, reflections for the celebration of Epiphany.

Top ten surprises on my 13-year-old daughter’s iPod

by Katie Houston

A vigilant mother wonders at her progeny.

Sentimental filth

by Raymond Blanton

Exploring the current influence of Judd Apatow in popular film.

Grant’s recommendations 1.11.08

by Grant Elgersma

The Bored-Again Christian podcast is saving Christian music and Steve Reich’s looping is influencing generations of musicians.

Move over, Sweet Valley High

by Kate Bowman Johnston

A top ten list of young adult fiction books for grown-ups.

Top Ten Reasons to Question Reality

by Meredith Kathryn-Case Gipson Hoogendam

10 a.m.

by Raymond Blanton

Pendulum

by Steve Reich

A baker's dozen of the top ten rules for parenting

by Reverend Lawrence W. Farris

In no particular order, the most important things one father has learned about raising children.

Top ten meals in recent memory

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

On the moments when the ritual of gathering for food transcends the elements themselves.

Top ten things I learned from my father-in-law about how to be a Christian for real

by Bill Boerman-Cornell

A list honoring Vern Boerman, who passed away on December 21, 2006.

2007 Year-End Zeitgeist

Google

Statistics on search terms for 2007—you decide what it all means.

The PETA Files

PETA

PETA blog details the top ten most vegetarian friendly prisons in the U.S. Take a look before you decide in which state to commit your crime.

Top 10 Discoveries of 2007

Archaeology Magazine

For those who dig history, some recent interesting archeological finds.

Our Favorites

This American Life

For those new to TAL, a perfect place to start. For veterans, the place to make sure you’ve heard Ira’s classics.