Inspired by the author's popular blog--a takeoff of the successful "Stuff White People Like" blog--the Zondervan book releasing in April features essays on the quirky side of all things Christian. Topics include "Being slightly offended the pastor has a nicer car than you," "Telling testimonies that are exciting right up until the moment you became a Christian" and "Using 'Let me pray about it' as a euphemism for 'no.' "

When Acuff started his blog in March 2008, he thought he would do it "for a week or two, but on day eight or nine, 4,300 people came and read the site," he said. "It just went viral." It has since amassed more than a million visits and generated more than 6,000 comments.

His unexpected ministry addressed a serious situation last year. When his 6-year-old daughter raised the issue of children overseas who were starving, Acuff presented a fund-raising opportunity to readers at his Web site in coordination with Samaritan's Purse-raising more than $60,000 in 25 days for orphanages in Vietnam.

"That's the power of social community and what it can accomplish," Acuff said. Read more in the March issue of Christian Retailing.

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