Imitation is the Sincerest form of Copying

Once upon a time, there was a blog called Stuff White People Like.  Which still exists, and is now up to post #109.  Which is now a book of the same name by author Christian Lander.   You can see that site here.

And it came to pass* that Stuff White People Like begat** the site Stuff Christians Like.   Which still exists, and is now up to post #404, meaning that even though he borrowed the idea, writer Jon Acuff is a lot more prolific than the guy he got the idea from.  Jon Acuff also has other blogs, and is also talking to publishers.***  You can check out that website here or you can check it out here.   Actually don’t try the second one, that will just confuse everything.  That one belongs to Matthew Paul Turner.  Or not.  Maybe someone can explain it to me.

But now, the website which itself was a knockoff of something else has had its own idea knocked off.   Stuff Christian Culture Likes is written by Stephanie, a talented and funny Seattle writer who had the misfortune of being born without a last name.   She’s only up to post #44, but seems to have nailed more accurately the Christian culture that I’m familiar with, though I’m sure that once she gets to 404 she’ll have exhausted her best material, too.  You can read her blog here.

If you’re new to the whole Christ-following thing, especially what we once called the ‘born again’ brand, you might enjoy reading Jon and Stephanie.  But remember that the surrounding culture isn’t what following Jesus is all about…and don’t let anyone tell you that it is!

Stephanie Jon (or is it John? it seems to vary…)

*Purists will object to the mixing of the “once upon a time” fairy tale-type intro with the more Biblical “and it came to pass.”
**To properly ‘begat’ something — even figuratively — there would have to be a direct connection; I doubt the two writers have met.
***Speaking of talking to publishers, did I ever tell you about the deal I signed with Random House?   It’s an eight-book, two year deal.  I get four books for 99 cents if I agree to buy four more over the next two years. (Rimshot.)