As 2013 comes to a close, it’s always fun to look back on
what I partook in. I keep a pretty
thorough calendar, so the following is culled from glancing through my records
of the past 12 months (this is what consumes time on a boring flight across the
country). Here’s a sampling of
what I was involved with this year…
WORK (It’s not so
much a job as it is “a calling”):
10,051 needy third world children sponsored through 29 radio
campaigns our
Radio
Department at Compassion International organized
Represents approximately $23.1 million over the next 5 years
for good health, education,
nutrition,
clothing, Spiritual encouragement, and opportunities for these kids
6 radio marathons hosted in different cities
7 additional radio interviews regarding Compassion’s
outreach
4 conventions/retreats
4 overseas trips where I was group leader: Ethiopia, Haiti, Colombia,
and Guatemala
112 conference calls
TRAVEL:
55 flights (including my 1,900th) going through
28 different airports covering 45,730
miles.
38 cities in 18 states and 6 countries (grand total of
countries still at 54)
19 different rental vehicles
20 different hotels
4,170 road miles while on the job/vacation
72 days on the road
WRITING:
70% finished with manuscript of my second book, tentatively
titled, Riff Rock:
Confessions
of a Not-So-Holy Roller
50 blogs for MarkAHollingsworth.com, Blogger, and Facebook
Over 5,000 e-mails/social networking posts
READING:
I read 32 books this
year. Here are my faves…
Life of Pi, Yan
Martel
The Early Church on
Killing, Ron Sider
The Devil’s Highway, Luis
Alberto Urrea
Insurrection, Peter
Rollins
Selected Writings, Dorothy
Day
Benefit of the Doubt, Gregory
Boyd
America and Its Guns:
A Theological Expose, James E. Atwood
God on the Rocks: Phil
Madeira
Ruthless Trust, Brennan
Manning *
Ragamuffin Gospel, Brennan
Manning *
The Poverty and
Justice Bible (at least 48 different authors) *
*re-read
Also read…
Over 300 newspapers
Over 100 magazines
Over 150 articles on-line (research for writing)
Over 100 Facebook Profiles
Over 7,000 e-mails/social networking messages
FILM:
I saw 76 films in
theaters and on DVD in ’13. Here
are my faves….
Sound City
Side Effects
To the Wonder
20 Feet from Stardom
The Heat
Springsteen and I
Gravity
Inequality for All
Captain Phillips
Muscle Shoals
12 Years a Slave
About Time
Philonema
American Hustle
Joe Bonomassa: How One Man Beat the Industry
MUSIC:
I acquired 33 new CD’s
and listened to hundreds more albums. Here are my new faves from ‘13
Neal Morse: Live
Momentum
Pinnick, Gales, Pridgen, (Self
Titled)
The Choir: The Loudest
Sound Ever Heard
Dawes: The North Hills
Dawes: Nothing Wrong
Here
Dawes: Stories Don’t
End
Rick Elias: Job
Daniel Amos: Dig Here
Said the Angel
Kate Tucker and the Sons of Sweden: The Shape The Color The Feel
I saw 60 concerts/speaking
engagements…here are the most memorable:
Corey Chisel & the Wandering Sons, The High Watt,
Nashville, TN, 4-26-13
Anne Lamott, Nashville Downtown Library, 4-3-13
Rush, Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN, 5-1-13
Mike Rayburn, Sirius Studios, Nashville, TN, 6-14-13
Doyle and Debbie Show, Zanies Comedy Club, Nashville, TN,
7-23-13
Steve Taylor and the Perfect Foil, 3rd and
Lindsley, Nashville, TN, 8-29-13
Frank Caliendo, Zanies Comedy Club, Nashville, TN, 8-16-13
The London Souls, Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TN, 9-28-13
Donald Miller, Neely Hall, Belmont University, Nashville, TN
, 9-9-13
Steve Hackett Band, Arcada Theater, St. Charles, IL, 9-21-13
SUNDRY:
20 Nashville Predator hockey games
28 gatherings of Curious Souls support group
132 business and/or friendship lunches
13th year as member of Servant Leadership Council
for The Village Chapel
3nd year as member of the board for Touchstone
Youth Services
2 days in hospital for heart pacemaker
7 more pieces of property researched in Guatemala
14 parties/picnics
4 art shows
3 funerals
