09.05.2006 – Mobilization – No Comments on The World Race is coming to my front lawn The World Race is coming to my front lawn Last year in April, we got the idea for the World Race. Seeing the huge potential it had, we made a quick plan and l… Read Post
09.04.2006 – Kingdom Reality – 5 Comments on The kingdom of God is like kudzu on an old barn… The kingdom of God is like kudzu on an old barn… Years ago when we first saw the Japanese vine draped on the trees lining the highways of north Georgia, we thought it… Read Post
09.03.2006 – Better Living – 7 Comments on How to make the office more bearable How to make the office more bearable I hate cubicles. I hate desks. I dislike most meetings. Most offices remind me of dog kennels. We were made for the o… Read Post
09.02.2006 – Kingdom Reality – No Comments on Building a nest in heaven’s front door Building a nest in heaven’s front door Yesterday I posted a picture of a nest in a wreath. The ironic thing is that we are now experiencing an empty nest at… Read Post
09.01.2006 – Kingdom Reality – No Comments on The kingdom of God is like a nest built in the front door The kingdom of God is like a nest built in the front door The kingdom of God is like a nest built in the front door of a house… Continued tomorrow. Read Post
08.31.2006 – Kingdom Reality – 6 Comments on Parable #3: Cats on a porch Parable #3: Cats on a porch This has been an interesting experiment with these visual parables. Here is a picture of a neighbor’s porch – I count… Read Post
08.31.2006 – Church – 2 Comments on Some churches are like cat ghettos Some churches are like cat ghettos My jogging route takes me by a dilapidated house that has a problem with feline fecundity. Not too long ago, a no… Read Post
08.30.2006 – Listening prayer – 7 Comments on Rest of the story: St. Francis lives down the street from me Rest of the story: St. Francis lives down the street from me Robert Wetherford is 78 years old and works harder chopping wood than most men half his age. This morning I was j… Read Post
08.29.2006 – Kingdom Reality – 8 Comments on Another parable: The old man who chops wood Another parable: The old man who chops wood You did so well with the first parable. Here’s another. Again, the idea is to look at the picture and ask the Lord to… Read Post
08.28.2006 – Living Free – 2 Comments on The rest of the story: Parable of the tent lady The rest of the story: Parable of the tent lady Those of you who responded – your parables are wonderful! The Lord is beautifully creative in you – I, for one, saw J… Read Post
08.27.2006 – Living Free – 26 Comments on A week of parables – your chance to help figure them out! A week of parables – your chance to help figure them out! One of the things you’ve got to love about Jesus is the pragmatic way that he taught. His parables took spiritual… Read Post
08.26.2006 – Simplicity Liberates You – 1 Comment on Cap your lifestyle Cap your lifestyle The vast majority of lottery winners ruin their lives and file for bankruptcy, learning too late the principles of 1 … Read Post
08.25.2006 – Portraits of Disciplers – 1 Comment on Portrait of a discipler: Mary Lou Jackson Portrait of a discipler: Mary Lou Jackson Having been a witch in her younger years, Mary Lou Jackson knows not only the reality of evil, but also many of hell’… Read Post
08.24.2006 – Orphans – 5 Comments on Alfie: Abandoned orphan in South Africa Alfie: Abandoned orphan in South Africa This is Alfie – he lives in South Africa. By all rights, he should be dead. His parents both died of AIDS and he was … Read Post
08.24.2006 – Culture and Faith – 1 Comment on Only in America Only in America Just when you thought you had everything you needed. Yes, folks, get ’em while they last at this site. Read Post
08.23.2006 – How to Disciple – 2 Comments on How to be a disciple, Part 4: The faithful heart How to be a disciple, Part 4: The faithful heart Continued from: How to be a disciple, Pt. 3 I was talking to a partner I’ll call “Joe” the other day in New Orlean… Read Post
08.22.2006 – How to Disciple – 1 Comment on How to be a disciple, Part 3: The available heart How to be a disciple, Part 3: The available heart Continued from: How to be a disciple, Pt. 2 One of the biggest obstacles that keeps people from being discipled … Read Post
08.21.2006 – How to Disciple – 1 Comment on How to be a disciple, Part 2: The teachable heart How to be a disciple, Part 2: The teachable heart Continued from: How to be a Disciple Why are so few people teachable? They can be taught academic truths, but not … Read Post
08.20.2006 – How to Disciple – 3 Comments on How to be a disciple, Part 1: The seeking heart How to be a disciple, Part 1: The seeking heart I’ve used this blog to talk a lot about how to disciple others, but I’ve not said much about how to actually be a dis… Read Post
08.19.2006 – How to Disciple – 1 Comment on Discipleship in the marketplace (part 2) Discipleship in the marketplace (part 2) Here are some ideas from my board of directors, all of whom are in the workplace: Stu: Has an in-depth discipleshi… Read Post
08.19.2006 – Discipling – No Comments on Why discipling in the marketplace is so hard Why discipling in the marketplace is so hard My friend, Os Hillman, has become a guru to those in the marketplace who are seeking to incarnate Christ there. He wr… Read Post
08.18.2006 – Discipling – No Comments on Discipleship in the marketplace Discipleship in the marketplace AIM board member Stu Johnson is getting to do his dream. He is leaving his executive role and starting several busine… Read Post
08.17.2006 – How to Disciple – 1 Comment on Using the workplace as a discipling venue Using the workplace as a discipling venue Here are the examples of six friends who actively bring their faith to work. Roger Fisher, a CFO, used to meet a g… Read Post
08.16.2006 – My Life – No Comments on Lessons from a veteran church shopper Lessons from a veteran church shopper I didn’t want to become a church shopper – it happened to us through a series of church blow-ups over 20 years in sev… Read Post
