Seth Barnes

What Gen Z Can Teach Boomers

A coworker sent me a video of me in Albania trying to "speak Gen Z" to a group of 30 American students. I was a mess! They gave me a bunch of words they use to read out loud to the group. My job was to figure out what they meant.They laughed and laug...

Intergenerational connection

What Gen Z Can Teach Boomers What Gen Z Can Teach Boomers

sethbarnes

Dec 4, 2025 9:08 AM 3 min read

My Life , Leadership , ...

The 3 Tasks for Men Growing Old (how I'm trying to grow old gracefully) The 3 Tasks for Men Growing Old (how I'm trying to grow old gracefully)

I just broke my leg, lost my wedding ring, and was embarrassed.Somehow I've hung around long enough to become an old man. As I watch my peers, I see a lot of us struggling to grow old gracefully. Health is a regular battle. It can be lonely. Your wor...

sethbarnes

Nov 29, 2025 9:04 AM 5 min read

A broken world , 42nd Generation

Josh Rene's Passing is a Great Grief Josh Rene's Passing is a Great Grief

Josh Rene was riding his motorcycle this past Tuesday. A guy in a pickup truck didn't see him and now Josh is gone. He leaves behind his wife, Bri, and four children.Josh served on World Race staff, regularly leading us into the Lord's presence. He w...

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Nov 27, 2025 4:31 AM 4 min read

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From Mexico to the Middle East: A Missionary Launchpad From Mexico to the Middle East: A Missionary Launchpad

Early on after I had just started AIM, I asked author and missionary Elisabeth Elliott what advice she would give to young missionaries. She answered, “If I had it do over again, I would pray more.” This counsel has stayed with me ever since....

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Amazing God Stories , Faith & risk

The Hidden Cost of Playing it Safe The Hidden Cost of Playing it Safe

Years ago, I found myself in a one-room adobe house in El Derramadero, Mexico. A woman named Eva stood before me, holding her four-year-old son, Fidel. He had a tumor, failing kidneys, bedsores, a too-large head on a frail frame. His eyes barely held...

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