My Top 10 of 2009
Here it is. Read and enjoy and stay tuned for my Top 10 of the Decade coming up next!
10. Receiving a property donation from a very generous and kind supporter of Crossroads Ministries.
9. Being named “Campus Pastor” and preaching at Liberty University for the 5th year in a row for Spiritual Emphasis week, serving as Teaching Pastor at Newspring Church, and serving as President of Crossroads Worldwide.
8. Killing a bear and a deer, both on opening day, and both before 9 AM.
7. Taking my entire family to Alaska, 4 wheeling 60 miles to a glacier in one day, seeing Grizzlies in the wild, and salmon fishing with my wife and boys.
6. Releasing my 4th book with CLC Publications entitled “Surrounded By The Sacred.”
5. Celebrating 10 years of marriage to my lovely wife, Charie.
4. Finishing my first book for national release for Harvest House Publishers, entitled “Dying To Live.”
3. Being completely surprised when some friends handed us the keys and the title to their 2005 BMW-X5 and told us that God told them to give it to us so we would have a dependable car to drive.
2. Seeing 1,700 students and adults repent of their sins and trust Christ publicly in January in Beaumont TX.
1. Seeing 2,000 students and adults repent of their sins and trust Christ publicly in March in Nashville TN in one night.
HONORABLE MENTION:
*Watching Jack Bauer save the world again in a great season of “24″
*Seeing “Need To Breathe” live in concert.
*Seeing “Stryper” live in concert for the 5th time.
*Seeing over 100 people saved at Newspring without ever preaching the sermon (you should watch it sometime).
*Seeing 404 people saved at Winterfest in one service.
*Playing Lego Indiana Jones with my son on the wii.
*Discovering Twitter.
*Becoming friends with Tony Nolan and Wil Graham.
Clayton -
Praise God buddy for you. Enjoy Aruba and Happy New Year!!
Comment by Frank Shelton — January 3, 2010 @ 8:24 pm
Glad to know you, Clayton! Keep up the good work.
Comment by Zac Smith — January 3, 2010 @ 8:43 pm
It is an honor to serve Christ with you. Looking forward to your serving as our teaching pastor next week at Forest Pointe Church!
Enjoy your vacation!
Ray
Comment by Ray McKay Hardee — January 3, 2010 @ 10:04 pm
You are definitely in my top 10 this year. I met you on an airplane flight to North Carolina in March and you helped support me for my missions trip after overhearing me tell how I became a Christian to the girl next to me. I was so encouraged by your generosity and was blessed to have crossed paths with you! I’m glad to see that you are using your compassionate heart and talent to bless others. Godspeed and Happy 2010 to you and your family!
Comment by Laura — January 3, 2010 @ 10:54 pm
So blessed by your kind loving spirit when showing my son how to shake hands @Newspring which he accepted as kindness & repsect and when he walked away said he is a godly man.truth!
Comment by kay — January 3, 2010 @ 11:35 pm
Hey Bro,
I made the H.M. of the top 10 list! To cool dude! WOW, and what a list. Thanks for paying the price all year to be the kind of guy who gets to experience this stuff. You are proof that God is great!
Comment by Tony Nolan — January 4, 2010 @ 12:04 am
Is Charie cool with being #5? Might oughta bump that one up bro!
Great seeing ya’ll the other day…Happy New Year!!
Comment by Nathan Smith — January 4, 2010 @ 1:38 pm
Nice list Clayton. Thanks for sharing. I didn’t kill a bear or a deer this year. Maybe next year. I did, however, kill a cat with my car by accident. That was kind of exciting I suppose. The circumstances were nowhere near as fulfilling as getting out into God’s creation and hunting for my food. But hey, I’m not a big fan of cats anyway, so I might as well look at the bright side.
peace,
Comment by Jason Davis — January 5, 2010 @ 12:10 pm
Clayton, Seeing “Discovering Twitter” on your Honorable Mention makes my day. Remember when we signed you up for your twitter account this summer? I feel like a proud daddy.
Comment by Grant Reeves — January 5, 2010 @ 3:30 pm
2009 was an awesome year. My mama finally gave her life to the LORD, that shouldve been an honarble mention.
Charlie
Comment by charlie rice — January 21, 2010 @ 9:57 am