Miscellaneous

Articles addressing off-topic, miscellaneous items, such as updating my readers on things in my life, personally, as the author or things in relation to the blog, or other similar type articles

Changes Coming Down the Pipe

By Asher Witmer Miscellaneous
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Last week was the annual IGo Staff retreat. Plenty of mixed feelings, considering it was our last one. There are many changes coming down the pipe for us. Exciting changes. Scary changes. Just-plain-emotional changes.

We have five weeks left at Victory Christian School. Five more weeks with my students, each of whom I will deeply miss. We leave Thailand on May 31st.

In many ways, it feels as if we are closing the door on a chapter of life. A chapter that feels rather significant to us. Perhaps ten years from now, the past three years won’t seem that overly significant. But for now, they are a huge part of our family’s young life and it is melancholy thinking of these years in Thailand coming to an end. They have certainly been some of the fullest years of our lives so far. (You may see me writing more over the next couple of months about what I’ve learned during this season of life.)

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My 3rd and 4th most-read posts on the blog in 2016

By Asher Witmer Ecclesiology, Miscellaneous

2016 has been another successful year of blogging. I published over 75 posts that were read more than 185,000 times. Today I’m going to re-share with you the third and fourth most-read posts.

Nothing helps to give perspective to one’s writing than knowing the story behind the author. I find it interesting that the fourth most-read post of 2016 on this blog isn’t even a post, it’s my “about” page where I share my story. If you want to know more about me personally and what motivates my writing, check it out.

Number three was published the end of August and viewed more than 4,500 times in the last four months. There is a lot of uncertainty in Christianity today, especially among the younger generation. Church is frustrating, whether you come from a more traditional background or a progressive one. Either it’s full of ritual and stringent practice or obsessed with growth and modern advances. Many people are walking away and this post tells why.

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Peacefully Navigating the Turns of Life

By Asher Witmer Miscellaneous
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If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world. – C.S. Lewis

Nobody likes change, yet simply living and breathing requires change. There’s no escaping it. That often leaves us grieving what was, fearing what is to come and uncertain about what to be and do in the meantime.

This is where Teresa and I find ourselves right now.

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Thailand Summer Life Described in 20 Pictures

By Asher Witmer Miscellaneous
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I have been busy wrapping up the manuscript for my book, Live Free: conquer lust, discover the power of male sexuality.

The problem is, however, the manuscript has consumed so much of my time this last week that I haven’t been able to put together any blog posts. So, today I decided to share with you the latest family update we sent to our supporters.

I plan to wrap up the manuscript for editing the next couple of days and then will hopefully be able to prepare regular blog posts again, but until then, if you’d like to see what we’ve been up to, check out our latest family update to see our Thailand summer life described in 20 pictures.

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Get Exclusive Content When You Become a Patron

By Asher Witmer Miscellaneous

Many of you have said that I put into words what you’re feeling. That this blog is a place where someone is not afraid to talk about the deep, unspoken questions you wrestle with.

I praise God that I can be apart of his work in this way and I hope and pray that through writing many may come to know Him at a deeper, more meaningful level.

In today’s post, I’ll tell you about a way you can get in on exclusive content from viewing the posts before they go live to being a part of Facebook Group where we discuss the content in further depth.

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We Wish You a Blessed Christmas!!!

By Asher Witmer Miscellaneous

From our house to yours–Merry Christmas!

We are enjoying our time with my family in Los Angeles. Good talks, fun times with the nephews and festive activities for young and old.

One of the things I don’t like about blogging and writing online is that many people can read my writing without me getting to know them. So I thought this Christmas Day would be a great time to play some get-to-know you. 😉 If you read this, introduce yourself by leaving the comment “Merry Christmas from (your city,state,country).” Let’s see how many people we meet.

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12 Secret Facts about My Wife (and why I really like her)

By Asher Witmer Miscellaneous
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It’s my wife’s birthday, today. She’s as young and beautiful as ever!

I’d like to honor her today by spilling some of her best kept secrets. You may not know much about her, since I haven’t exactly detailed her life on here (and don’t plan to), but she truly is an amazing women. I’ll tell you more about that in a bit. First, here are 12 secret facts you need to know about her. (Yes, she gave reluctant permission for me to publish this. :-).)

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5 Discoveries from my 2015 Reader Survey

By Asher Witmer Miscellaneous

In April, I launched my first ever reader survey. I did it because I wanted to learn who my audience was and how I can better serve you. I’ve enjoyed analyzing the results and thought I’d share with you what I discovered through this experience. More than two hundred and twenty people took the survey, which […]

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