04.04.2007 – Courage – 13 Comments on When chaos attacks, fight back! When chaos attacks, fight back! Karen and I j… Read Post
04.03.2007 – Spiritual Formation – 3 Comments on 4 Aids to personal growth 4 Aids to personal growth In life, many people get stuck somewhere on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. They just settle at a certain level and neve… Read Post
04.02.2007 – Spiritual Formation – 5 Comments on 5 Barriers to personal growth 5 Barriers to personal growth Everyone wants to be happy. Everyone wants to grow. So why is it that as you look at your life, you may not be happy … Read Post
04.01.2007 – Church – 4 Comments on A.A. looks more like church than a lot of churches A.A. looks more like church than a lot of churches The following from Buechner compares A.A. to the church. The church would look a lot more attractive if it learned a … Read Post
03.31.2007 – Amazing God Stories – 1 Comment on Cuban pastors confronting Castro’s godless government Cuban pastors confronting Castro’s godless government In yesterday’s blog, I shared the story of a pastor I met in Cuba named Manuel who is fearless in the face of persecu… Read Post
03.31.2007 – Amazing God Stories – 1 Comment on Miracles happening in Cuba Miracles happening in Cuba When I traveled to Cuba in 1995, I met Manuel Rodriguez, a pastor in his 50’s at the time. The fruit of a lifetime of… Read Post
03.29.2007 – Parenting – 7 Comments on Families are too small these days Families are too small these days Families in America and in other western countries are too small these days. They barely keep up with the replacement… Read Post
03.28.2007 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 2 Comments on Yearning for a perfect father (part 3) Yearning for a perfect father (part 3) Third in a series on fathering We all incur wounds at the hands of our fathers. Even the best fathers have their s… Read Post
03.27.2007 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 3 Comments on Fathers, call out your children (part 2) Fathers, call out your children (part 2) Second in a series on fathering Perhaps one of the most prevalent needs of a child for their father is to have som… Read Post
03.26.2007 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 15 Comments on Job description for a father Job description for a father First in a series on fathering If you’re a teenager, you can easily pick out all the ways in which your father is … Read Post
03.25.2007 – Finding your call – 7 Comments on Answering a call to ministry Answering a call to ministry Buechner on the subject of answering a call to ministry is so good, he’s poetic. “I hear you are entering the mini… Read Post
03.24.2007 – Kingdom Reality – No Comments on Jesus and the kingdom – what he meant Jesus and the kingdom – what he meant Jesus is poorly understood by Evangelicals on the subject of the Kingdom. Buechner lends us a helping hand here. &… Read Post
03.23.2007 – Comfort and Pain – 4 Comments on Trading comfort for adventure Trading comfort for adventure Our culture prizes comfort and perpetuates consumerism. It locks us into a lifestyle where we expect the soft, the sa… Read Post
03.22.2007 – Amazing God Stories – 3 Comments on Learning abandonment & prayer in Cuba Learning abandonment & prayer in Cuba On my trip to Cuba 11 years ago, I met Inez Suarez. She may be retired as a pastor, but she had not lost her passion … Read Post
03.21.2007 – Mobilization – 4 Comments on A generation like birds over a lake toward a volcano A generation like birds over a lake toward a volcano At precisely 5:45, as the first glint of dawn light illuminated the Nicaraguan landscape, thousands of swallows came … Read Post
03.20.2007 – Poverty – 2 Comments on What does it feel like to live in a garbage dump? What does it feel like to live in a garbage dump? I just returned from debriefing the World Racers in Nicaragua. They had so many different experiences this past month… Read Post
03.19.2007 – My Life – 3 Comments on My college buddy is a star witness in a scandal My college buddy is a star witness in a scandal Dave Iglesias and I have been buddies since freshman year of college at Wheaton 27 years ago.Every year we get togeth… Read Post
03.18.2007 – Reaching Your Destiny – No Comments on Which voices are you listening to in life? Which voices are you listening to in life? The following meditation from Buechner is profound and even disturbing. I pray that it unsettles you if you’re one of… Read Post
03.17.2007 – Identity issues – 5 Comments on How to become a human being How to become a human being Buechner writes the following on the subject of what it means to become truly human. I derive great solace from his w… Read Post
03.16.2007 – Eswatini / Swaziland – 5 Comments on Helping the poorest of the poor: a success story Helping the poorest of the poor: a success story Julie Anderson had been leading short-term teams with AIM for eight years. She felt God calling her to commit to a co… Read Post
03.15.2007 – Short-term missions – 5 Comments on Limits of a U.S.-based mission trip Limits of a U.S.-based mission trip Part 4 of a series on the subject of dependency in STMs. Many youth groups for whom a short-term mission trip … Read Post
03.14.2007 – Short-term missions – 1 Comment on The dangers of dependency on a mission trip (part 3) The dangers of dependency on a mission trip (part 3) Third in a series on the issue of dependency focuses on why it can backfire on your group. For the participants of… Read Post
03.13.2007 – Short-term missions – No Comments on The dangers of dependency on a mission trip (part 2) The dangers of dependency on a mission trip (part 2) Second in a series on the issue focuses on dangers to the host church. The reasons for going to a new location… Read Post
03.12.2007 – Short-term missions – No Comments on The dangers of dependency on a mission trip (part 1) The dangers of dependency on a mission trip (part 1) First in a series on the issue of dependency, focusing on your objectives in going. If you are working with a … Read Post
