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What to do with bad self-talk

This morning, playing pickleball, I hit the ball into the net. "Barnes! What are you doing?!" I exclaimed. The stuff going on in my head was out there for everyone to hear. My partner wasn't doing much better, "Get your feet right!" he muttered to hi...

Sep 11, 2025 10:25 AM 3 min read

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Improving yourself

What to do with bad self-talk What to do with bad self-talk

This morning, playing pickleball, I hit the ball into the net. "Barnes! What are you doing?!" I exclaimed. The stuff going on in my head was out there for everyone to hear. My partner wasn't doing much better, "Get your feet right!" he muttered to hi...

Sep 11, 2025 10:25 AM 3 min read

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Launching Journey School: An Alternative to College Launching Journey School: An Alternative to College

Higher education in America is a scandal.It's too costly, saddling students with debt.The lectures in its classrooms are boring.Students need mentors who care about them.70% of Christian students lose their faith at college.OK, so what alternatives a...

Sep 6, 2025 10:57 AM 1 min read

Education

The College Experience of Your Dreams The College Experience of Your Dreams

What if I told you there was a way for you to have the college experience of your dreams without going into debt? What if it was an experience where you learned at twice the speed of the standard lecture model of college - one that helped you grow in...

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Churches Are Like Watering Holes Churches Are Like Watering Holes

A long time ago, I was frustrated about the body of Christ. I was frustrated with the small, super-religious Baptist churches and I was frustrated with the large megachurches. I asked the Lord about it. And he showed me that churches are like wateri...

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Have you ever gone on a trip where you lacked the contacts and resources you needed, but you felt God guiding you to do it anyway? This is the kind of journey that Jesus sent his disciples on in Luke 9 and 10. It seems crazy - why do that? I think it...

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What is the Greatest Regret of Your Life? What is the Greatest Regret of Your Life?

Mom died a month ago. Reflecting on her life, I'm thankful she lived without regrets. She was hard to embarrass and realized that the pain of regret was usually worse the pain of embarrassment. I learned this the hard way - she was continually throwi...

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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

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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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...

Jul 23, 2025 7:57 AM 3 min read

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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...

Jul 17, 2025 6:31 AM 3 min read

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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...

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Jun 26, 2025 4:33 PM 3 min read

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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...

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