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To be broken by God is to be made useful. It’s to have your independence and need to control stripped away until all you have left to offer is a willing heart. It's the work of the Spirit through pain.I didn’t understand this fully until I met Fi...

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A broken world , Dealing with junk in our lives

We Need Leaders Who Have Experienced Brokenness We Need Leaders Who Have Experienced Brokenness

Seth Barnes

Jul 31, 2025 7:42 AM 4 min read

Missions

2 More Movies to Show the Heart of God 2 More Movies to Show the Heart of God

Earlier I shared a couple of movies that have encouraged me to better understand God's heart for the world. This week, here are a couple more: Chariots of Fire and End of the Spear.Chariots of FireChariots of Fire tells the true story of Eric Liddell...

Seth Barnes

Jul 23, 2025 7:57 AM 3 min read

My Life

Finding Your Spiritual Roots Finding Your Spiritual Roots

What are your spiritual roots? Who helped the person who was most helpful to you in your spiritual journey?My Mom led me to Christ when I was nine years old and my Dad was in Vietnam during the war (a story I share here). She in turn came to the Lord...

Seth Barnes

Jul 17, 2025 6:31 AM 3 min read

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My Moms Music My Moms Music

Thinking about what I'll miss about my mom, I wrote this poem about her music. I leave you with the question - what role did your mom play in the music you listened to? Mom‘s Music ------------- Mom is gone, but you can still hear her soul...

Seth Barnes

Jul 7, 2025 1:50 PM 2 min read

My Mom's Technicolor Life My Mom's Technicolor Life

My mom, Jean Barnes, died on June 30, 2025, at 91 years old, after a long, scrappy fight with dementia. She was a live wire, living a great story from beginning to end. If you ever met her, you didn’t forget her. She didn’t just believe in Jesus�...

Seth Barnes

Jul 3, 2025 10:26 AM 3 min read

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4 Movies to Show You God's Heart for the World 4 Movies to Show You God's Heart for the World

God has a heart for the world. The Bible says, "He is not willing that any should perish." And so, he has drafted those of us who have chosen to follow him to go and show the world how a relationship with him is possible. We call that God-di...

Seth Barnes

Jun 26, 2025 4:33 PM 3 min read

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Introducing: A New Web Page! Introducing: A New Web Page!

20 years ago, the ministry I serve with, Adventures.org, pioneered a new way of communicating God's stories from around the globe. We built a blog site for every World Racer for them to share their journey. The result? They loved it! Racers had a hea...

Seth Barnes

Jun 12, 2025 11:15 AM 1 min read

We Need Leaders Who Have Experienced Brokenness

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2 More Movies to Show the Heart of God

Finding Your Spiritual Roots

My Moms Music

My Mom's Technicolor Life

4 Movies to Show You God's Heart for the World

Introducing: A New Web Page!

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We Need Leaders Who Have Experienced Brokenness We Need Leaders Who Have Experienced Brokenness

2 More Movies to Show the Heart of God 2 More Movies to Show the Heart of God

Finding Your Spiritual Roots Finding Your Spiritual Roots

My Moms Music My Moms Music

My Mom's Technicolor Life My Mom's Technicolor Life

4 Movies to Show You God's Heart for the World 4 Movies to Show You God's Heart for the World

Introducing: A New Web Page! Introducing: A New Web Page!

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