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# January's Top Posts - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture
- URL: https://mereorthodoxy.com/januarys-top-posts/
- Published: 2012-02-09T06:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-18T17:19:01.000Z
- Description: January was one of the more prolific seasons I’ve had in a while, which was a lot of fun. But in case you missed any of it, here are the most popular posts (by traffic) from the year’s first month. […]
- Author: Mere Orthodoxy
- Tags: Matthew Lee Anderson

January was one of the more prolific seasons I’ve had in a while, which was a lot of fun. But in case you missed any of it, here are the most popular posts (by traffic) from the year’s first month.

1. Mark Driscoll wrote a book on sex. And then [Matt wrote a book](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/real-marriage-review-pt-1/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com) review [in two parts](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/real-marriage-review-pt-2/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com).
2. Philosopher Jerry Walls wrote a guest post on Newt Gingrich, John Newton, [and why evangelicals shouldn’t support him.](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/john-newton-newt-gingrich-real-issue-candidacy-guest-post-jerry-l-walls/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com)
3. Speaking of Gingrich, Matt argued that supporting him [would end evangelicals’ moral witness on marriage](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/evangelicals-gingrich-moral-witness-marriage/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com).
4. And [then defended](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/expect-presidents/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com) and [clarified](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/missing-premise-gingrich-marriage-white-house/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com) that claim and[defended it again](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/principles-practices-newt-gingrich/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com).
5. Matt also wrote a [three](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/christ-mud-pies-interacting-gospel-wakefulness/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com)[part](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/christ-mud-pies-interacting-gospel-wakefulness-pt-2/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com)[review](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/christ-mud-pies-interacting-gospel-wakefulness-pt-3/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com) of Jared Wilson’s *Gospel Wakefulness.*
6. Ryan Dobson has a radio show. And [Matt spent two hours on it](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/interview-massive-proportions-grounded-ryan-dobson/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com), talking about everything from his upbringing and Mere-O to *Earthen Vessels*.
7. You may have heard of a little video about how Jesus > Religion. [We offered six points in reply. ](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/jesus-religion-six-thought/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com)
8. Folks [offered their predictions for new evangelicals for the new year](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/predictions-new-evangelicals-new-year/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com).
9. Speaking of evangelicals and sex, Matt wrote over at the [Washington Post](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/guest-voices/post/evangelicals-too-sexy/2012/01/13/gIQAMqx5vP%5Fblog.html?ref=mereorthodoxy.com) and [Christianity Today about the topic](http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2012/januaryweb-only/ed-young-sexperiment.html?start=1&ref=mereorthodoxy.com). And then [followed up on singleness at Mere-O](http://www.mereorthodoxy.com/witnesses-singleness-kingdom/?ref=mereorthodoxy.com).

Thanks, as ever, for reading. It makes it all worthwhile.