(in no particular order)
International
10th anniversary of 9/11
– Winding down of wars in Iraq, Afghanistan
– Assassination of Osama bin Laden
Arab Spring, Gadhafi, negative fallout for Christians
Death of Kim Jong Il
Japan tsunami, 8.9 quake
“Christian terrorist” in Norway
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell ended
National
Arizona Shooting
Tornados in Missouri, Minnesota, Alabama, Oklahoma, elsewhere
Economy, debt crisis
Presidential campaign / debates
Penn State scandal
Death of Steve Jobs
Occupy Wall Street
Charlie Sheen’s meltdown
Casey Anthony case
Here’s hoping that 2012 is better!
About Stan Guthrie
Stan Guthrie is an editor at large for Christianity Today magazine and for the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview. His latest book is God's Story in 66 Verses. He also is author of All that Jesus Asks: How His Questions Can Teach and Transform Us, Missions in the Third Millennium: 21 Key Trends for the 21st Century, and A Concise Guide to Bible Prophecy. He is co-author of The Sacrament of Evangelism. Besides authoring, writing, and editing books, Stan is a literary agent, bringing together good authors, good books, and good publishers.
Stan writes the monthly Priorities colum for BreakPoint.org. He has appeared on National Public Radio's Tell Me More, WGN's Milt Rosenberg program, and many Christian shows, including The Eric Metaxas Show and Moody Radio's New Day Florida. A licensed minister and an inspirational speaker, he served as moderator for the Christian Book Expo panel discussion, Does the God of Christianity Exist, and What Difference Does It Make?