This is going to be a crazy week. As such, here is what is happening in numerical fashion for clarity:

1. The new book I wrote released today. If you buy it within the next 48 hours and email me your URL, I will help you expand and grow your blog. Click here to order.

2. I’ll be on the radio with Dave Ramsey today. Everyday, 4.5 million people listen. That is slightly more than I am used to. We will be live at 3:34ET. Click here to find a station.

3. On Friday, we’ll have a Stuff Christians Like Christmas party. From 12-1 we’ll have free cookies, coffee, Mariah Carey Christmas music, a book signing and at 12:45 a $500 giveaway. Someone who comes to hang out will walk away with $500. Everyone is invited. Here is the address: 1749 Mallory Lane Brentwood, TN 37027

4. Below is one of the many illustrations from my new book, “Gazelles, Baby Steps and 37 Other Things Dave Ramsey Taught Me About Debt.”

How do I decide which things to write about on Stuff Christians Like?

Sometimes someone tries to go “interdigit” on me during the “please hold hands” time at church and awkwardly weave their fingers between mine like we’re roller skating. So I write about that.

Sometimes the hip worship leader wears a scarf with a short sleeve shirt, which is body temperature confusion. So I write about that.

Sometimes I tell someone I will pray for them and then I completely forget to, effectively turning, “I’ll pray for you,” into the Christian version of “I’ll call you.” So I write about that.

Mostly, I just keep my eyes open and respond to what’s happening in the world. Such is the case with the NFL player who recently dropped a winning touchdown and proceeded to blame God on Twitter.

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I was really surprised by the reaction to the offer I made on Saturday to help people with their blogs. But that was for only three winners. What if I did that for everyone?

What if I helped everyone who purchased “Gazelles, Baby Steps and 37 Other Things Dave Ramsey Taught Me About Debt,” by the end of Wednesday, December 1 with their blog? Clearly I can’t guest post for everyone, but could I call people or write people and give them the tips that helped build Stuff Christians Like to a blog that 2 million people have read in the last 2 and a half years?

That’s more fun than giving away a nano or something else. I had a blast last week talking and emailing with folks. So that’s what I’m going to do.

If you order my new book, which costs $10, by end of day Wednesday, December 1, I will help you with your blog. I will call you or email you tips after I analyze what you’ve got going on.

You in? For the next three days, that is what the Days of Fantasticalness is going to be all about.

Simply order the book and then email me your blog URL. Over the next month I will hook everyone up. If you ordered last Saturday, I will include you in this as well. (And we’ll do some fun stuff for international readers when the book comes out on Amazon.)

Click here to order the book.

Last night, we went to a toy store to buy some marbles. I think our family is going through an “old-timey” phase. Who plays with marbles? A marble app on the iPhone? That makes sense. But real marbles? I think we are about 10 minutes away from churning our own butter and chasing a hoop down the street with a stick.

During the marble excursion, I noticed that the store we were in was playing music over the loudspeakers. Christmas music? No. Holiday themed favorites? Not exactly. They were playing Lady Gaga songs sung by little kids. While shopping, I was serenaded with a 5 year old’s intepretation of the song, “Paparazzi.”

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I usually don’t post on Sunday, but you can’t stop the 12 Days of Fantasticalness. Today is day 7. What’s on the line?

A Dave Ramsey Shopping Spree.

One lucky person who pre-orders my new book, “Gazelles, Baby Steps and 37 Other Things Dave Ramsey Taught Me About Debt,” will win a $200 shopping spree on DaveRamsey.com.

You’ll get $200 you can use on books, DVDs, board games and the dozens of other options we have. You can probably clear your entire Christmas list in one visit.

Pre-order my new book today for your chance to win a $200 shopping spree on DaveRamsey.com

Click here to order!

Here are the rules.

You know what I’m going with. If you’ve read this site for more than 10 minutes, you know exactly what song I am going to say is the greatest Christmas song of all time. Here’s my vote:

“All I want for Christmas is you,” by Mariah Carey.

That is my favorite song. But I also like some George Winston and Harry Connick Jr. I’ll even bust out some fancy choirs in robes music every now and then. (I don’t know an official name for this type of music, maybe “choral music.” I prefer to call it “robe music,” because the people who sing it tend to be wearing robes.)

How about you, what do you think is the best Christmas song of all time?

It’s the Saturday after Thanksgiving, there are approximately 12 people reading Stuff Christians Like right now. Knowing that, I thought it might be fun for Day 6 of the 12 Days of Fantasticalness to be a little different.

Last week, I had a blast calling people to thank them for buying my new book. Inevitably, a lot of the calls turned into rapid fire discussions on how to blog. With that in mind, I decided to give away 3 blogs.

Today, 3 people who pre-order my new book will win a blog analysis and a guest post from me. I will write an exclusive Stuff Christians Like entry, never to be published on my site or in a book, specially for your site. I will tell the 150,000 people who read SCL every month to check out your site. I will tweet a link to your blog and do everything I can to help you grow it. I will then give you a call on the phone and give you a few tips I learned about blogging. I will personally analyze your blog and walk you through some ways to add to it.

You in?

Pre-order my new book, “Gazelles, Baby Steps and 37 Other Things Dave Ramsey Taught Me About Debt” and you’ll be instantly entered. Then email me the link to your blog. You might be one of the 3 winners.

Click here to order!

Here are the official rules.

(Now that Thanksgiving is officially in the rear view mirror, it’s time to start talking about Christmas. This is the most popular Christmas post we’ve ever had on Stuff Christians Like and it’s essentially a brawl/street fight between Elf on the Shelf and the wise men. Enjoy!)

Last year, someone gave my family an “Elf on the Shelf.” If you’re not familiar with it, it’s essentially a small elf in a box and a book. The book tells you that you’re supposed to hide the elf each night during the holiday season and let your kids find it. It’s magic or a messenger of Santa or something. It was wildly popular last year and is probably continuing to sell well this Christmas too.

But as I started to think about the whole “real meaning of Christmas” debate and “is Santa bad” discussion that you almost are required by law to have if you’re a Christian blogger, I started to think about that elf. He was just sitting there with a smug look on his face perched on the fireplace mantle looming over our nativity scene below on the hearth. Instead of the traditional Santa vs. Jesus discussion, I began to imagine what would happen if that elf ever ran into the characters from the nativity scene. What would that conversation look like? I present you:

Elf on the shelf meets the characters from the nativity scene.

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Today is Black Friday, the day that businesses go into the black as shoppers go into the red buying tons of stuff. 

I thought it might be fun, for day 5 of the 12 Days of Fantasticalness, to give away a black Wii. Consider it the “Black Friday, Black Wii,” special.

If you pre-order my new book today, “Gazelles, Baby Steps and 37 Other Things Dave Ramsey Taught Me About Debt,” you will automatically be entered. In addition to getting the free audio book and free e-book when you order my new book for $10, you’ll have a chance at winning a new Wii.

Click here to order my book today.

Here are all the official rules.

Happy Thanksgiving people who are in the United States of America. Happy 26th of November, people who are in Australia, England or lots of other fun places.

I’m in Florida for a few days with my family and hope you’ve had a chance to connect with your family too.

Here are a few things I am thankful for:

1. My new job with the Dave Ramsey team.

2. New friends we’ve met since moving to Nashville.

3. Being in the same city for the first time with one of my brothers.

4. Books, not a specific one, just the whole category. I love books.

5. Watching my two daughters grow up.

6. My wife’s constant encouragement.

7. Salt & Vinegar Pringles (I needed at least one shallow one)

How about you, what are you thankful for this year?