Journalists love year-end lists.
This is mine.
Via Twitter, some of my top stories, blog posts and columns of 2014, along with a personal tweet or two:
His dad was a preacher — and a pedophile. My story from Somerset, Pa.: http://t.co/V11OF67wWh #sexabuse pic.twitter.com/RSfQSfNyz8
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) December 19, 2014
'Worship is our protest': My story on the #Ferguson Heights Church of Christ: http://t.co/DMikGgn2zv #CofCnews pic.twitter.com/pUM0IPtUcT
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) December 17, 2014
#HobbyLobby case is second in voting for top #religion story of '14. What was No. 1?: http://t.co/h1sNYBMZ9U pic.twitter.com/t8DgnoMNlj
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) December 12, 2014
ICYMI: 5 glimpses of faith in @Time's story on #Ebola fighters as Person of the Year: http://t.co/OtG4rhMq8P pic.twitter.com/4RPJlqqaAa
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) December 11, 2014
The things your wife finds when she decides to clean out closets … pic.twitter.com/CN0WIArK9D
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) December 9, 2014
5Q+1 interview: #Godbeat pro @LillyAFowler on covering faith & the front lines in #Ferguson: http://t.co/d7t1LSKoKh pic.twitter.com/WYfcHcczAy
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) December 5, 2014
I'm joining the cause: I won't be shopping on #Thanksgiving. Or #BlackFriday. Or anytime before #Christmas Eve. pic.twitter.com/IbimWimGiP
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) November 26, 2014
Again, #Ferguson defies easy analysis & understanding but demands solid journalism & context: http://t.co/PuX3C3yPcT pic.twitter.com/hWkrBbGjne
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) November 25, 2014
Don't oppress a stranger: Obama quotes Scripture in immigration speech, but which one?: http://t.co/Pxqmm0i8rn pic.twitter.com/VjOSUOuUFb
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) November 21, 2014
After murders of his wife and son, @les_fergusonjr couldn't help but scream at God: http://t.co/mtEUtobdN5 #CofCnews pic.twitter.com/559v1UPJSB
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) November 20, 2014
Dear God, please stop #Ebola, Liberian immigrants pray. My column: http://t.co/qmzFzhQy60 #CofCnews pic.twitter.com/FuWI2nHckJ
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) November 19, 2014
5Q+1 interview: @PG_PeterSmith discusses his in-depth project on immigrant #religion: http://t.co/p9jQMn9CCG http://t.co/0TKgEPVf5r
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) November 19, 2014
ICYMI: When #Christians remember the #Titans, neglect the saints: http://t.co/Mb6HU9zV3x #NFL #CofCnews http://t.co/zhpX7aqpsr
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) October 30, 2014
Breaking: Ky. church elder, wife, daughter shot to death just minutes after Sunday worship: http://t.co/V7qd5syZio #CofCnews
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) October 27, 2014
In a Latino trailer park, a 'bus ministry kid' gives back: http://t.co/xdgfYOdaRb #CofCnews http://t.co/lUiF6CI0Bj
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) October 24, 2014
From holy pig wrestling to Mass at a Packers game, @HollyAMeyer has #Godbeat covered: http://t.co/70FUSqcXOS http://t.co/Haq8Yddsvu
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) October 10, 2014
The introvert behind the pulpit: http://t.co/Aj80rdJmfv #ministry #personalities #CofCnews http://t.co/G4A6GbKdTq
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) September 24, 2014
My latest for @GetReligion: 'Jesus is not a member of the NRA,' Episcopal bishop says at #RNA2014 http://t.co/NesHUqyd97
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) September 21, 2014
ICYMI: Faith in a fading icon: The family-friendly values at a Ky. drive-in theater: http://t.co/aGomQm0WQ2 #CofCnews http://t.co/jt1JXFc3Kr
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) September 19, 2014
5Q+1 interview: @ReligionReport prez @bobsmietana on the #Godbeat, #RNA2014 and, yes, @GetReligion: http://t.co/al2tgCGNyP
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) September 18, 2014
Why tears flowed at a Spanish-speaking Church of Christ. My story from Elgin, Ill.: http://t.co/ng6QvDf6uT
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) August 26, 2014
Breaking news: Ebola patient Dr. Kent Brantly released from hospital: http://t.co/m1Zg965uRL #CofCnews
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) August 21, 2014
In Kentucky, a dispute over church, state and taxpayer-funded foster care. My story: http://t.co/vq5w4e4tOp #religiousliberty #CofCnews
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) August 20, 2014
American journalist executed by Islamic State wrote about faith and prayer: http://t.co/DHG0vyHrpA #religion #journalism
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) August 20, 2014
Amen to this question: 'What the hell is happening in #Ferguson?': http://t.co/GPqD8i2Ymn #journalism http://t.co/CucyOYBlCv
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) August 14, 2014
Rocky Mountain Reunion touts unity–in English and Spanish. My story from Colorado: http://t.co/f4gmvlj8wV #CofCnews http://t.co/i1qiGQCkoC
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) August 4, 2014
Laying your church's debt burden down. My July cover article for @CTmagazine's Church Finance Today: http://t.co/4tHxnVeZcZ
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) July 14, 2014
Don't just sit in those pews: How a once-shrinking DFW church found revival: http://t.co/shUyNGLpdb #CofCnews
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) July 3, 2014
Family mission trips on the rise. My Christian Chronicle story: http://t.co/VlmViOgH6Q #CofCnews
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) June 30, 2014
Nuns, strippers and the never-boring Godbeat: http://t.co/ttS4NL2aZs #religion #journalism
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) June 18, 2014
I am so blessed that two people fell in love. My 50th anniversary tribute to my parents: http://t.co/AyXubFt487 #CofCnews
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) June 29, 2014
Five ideas to improve Sunday night. Print version of my column with a new No. 5: http://t.co/kfBGVTVfLC #CofCnews
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) June 5, 2014
Churches of Christ battle human trafficking in the U.S.: http://t.co/PtyuRuvEK3 #CofCnews
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) June 4, 2014
Stripping away the stigma: Christian ministries help women escape sex industry. My feature for @RNS: http://t.co/bU8Mg0jbyJ
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) May 12, 2014
50 years of Northern exposure — my first story from Alaska: http://t.co/rfaGZ20V7U #CofCnews
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) May 5, 2014
Under a bridge, come to the feast. My story on a Tulsa, Okla., #homeless ministry: http://t.co/9rnWgQ8Zfy #CofCnews
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) April 7, 2014
Embracing family, friends and faith on #OpeningDay. My Christian Chronicle column: http://t.co/PoJLIqJc1B http://t.co/cmnHxaEG7c
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) April 2, 2014
From bat boy to major-league exec: my profile of #Padres' Chad MacDonald: http://t.co/vqF1hehwwF #CofCnews
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) April 2, 2014
For home church of #DuckDynasty's Robertsons, family's fame is a blessing and challenge. story by @bobbyross http://t.co/8SQrukCVIO
— Religion News Service (@RNS) March 11, 2014
5Q+1: @CNNBelief's @EricCNNBelief discusses his remarkable Lampedusa story with @GetReligion: http://t.co/aH8rFOn1SW #journalism
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) March 5, 2014
Half-naked dancers and public prayers in Oklahoma City: http://t.co/l9JXnDl781 #religion #journalism #Thunder @ok_rope12
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) March 1, 2014
My interview with @jaweedkaleem RT @GetReligion: 5Q+1: Godbeat pro reflects on reporting inside Pakistan: http://t.co/0OhImpziID
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) February 11, 2014
10 years of @GetReligion: Five things they didn't tell me: http://t.co/92QJE7AfO5 #religion #journalism
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) February 8, 2014
In the Big Easy, despair meets hope: My story on a church planted after Hurricane Katrina: http://t.co/DCApaZc6xo #CofCnews
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) February 6, 2014
Faith on his arm: A tattoo artist finds salvation: http://t.co/aHrCQ6QABb #CofCnews
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) February 4, 2014
iGods and other devices: Youth ministry in a digital age explored at national conference: http://t.co/BHEH7TYwLK #CofCnews
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) January 30, 2014
Well done, my good and faithful server: Seven tips for Christians eating out: http://t.co/pbzGIUksUu #CofCnews
— Bobby Ross Jr. (@bobbyross) January 30, 2014
https://twitter.com/bobbyross/status/423460754558574592
A challenge to abortion clinic "buffer zones" against pro-life protesters gets a surprise hearing tomorrow http://t.co/ItvAHW7Wrr @bobbyross
— Christianity Today (@CTmagazine) January 14, 2014
Best of CT this week: What happens when Christian colleges loosen denominational ties? http://t.co/HNkL15XHUD @bobbyross
— Christianity Today (@CTmagazine) January 12, 2014
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