05.25.2006 – Mobilization – 2 Comments on How are high school seniors defining success? How are high school seniors defining success? At a Christian high school graduation ceremony last week in Louisiana, The valedictorian (a gifted young man headed t… Read Post
05.25.2006 – Spiritual Formation – 1 Comment on Should short-termers benefit from their mission experience? Should short-termers benefit from their mission experience? Outtakes from yesterday’s interview Question: To the critics of short-term mission trips, what do you say to those w… Read Post
05.24.2006 – Vulnerability and me – 8 Comments on Me vs. the mainstream media – chalk one up for them Me vs. the mainstream media – chalk one up for them I had the wonderful experience of being misquoted in the national press with an article coming out tomorrow. Ugh!! Th… Read Post
05.24.2006 – Spiritual Formation – 4 Comments on The difficult road of reckless abandon (part 2) The difficult road of reckless abandon (part 2) This issue of abandon is not necessarily one of physical leaving. It is about your heart. Where is your treasure? Are… Read Post
05.23.2006 – Spiritual Formation – 7 Comments on The difficult road of reckless abandon (part 1) The difficult road of reckless abandon (part 1) Leaving and cleaving. We do it when we marry, but how do we leave the world behind and cleave to Jesus? This first t… Read Post
05.22.2006 – Spiritual Formation – No Comments on Why we must learn how to abandon Why we must learn how to abandon There’s something in all of us that loves the easy chair, that wants to sink back into the Jacuzzi, that melts when m… Read Post
05.21.2006 – Mobilization – 2 Comments on Jesus offended people and I’m pretty offensive myself Jesus offended people and I’m pretty offensive myself I need to apologize to those who felt I was attacking “Bill” in yesterday’s email when really I was trying to get the… Read Post
05.20.2006 – Reaching Your Destiny – 4 Comments on Choose a radical career track Choose a radical career track My point isn’t to knock “Bill” below – it’s to make a case for the rare people like Chad who will take Jesus at his w… Read Post
05.20.2006 – Mobilization – 2 Comments on Da Vinci Code: False alarm Da Vinci Code: False alarm The Christian establishment worked itself into a lather this past week over the movie “The Da Vinci Code.” Yes, it (a… Read Post
05.19.2006 – Reaching Your Destiny – 6 Comments on A warrior moment A warrior moment To have a “warrior moment” you have to first love something so much you’ll die for it. I know I love Karen and the ki… Read Post
05.18.2006 – Church – 7 Comments on Keith Green was a modern day John the Baptist Keith Green was a modern day John the Baptist Keith Green was 29 when he died in 1982. He was not only a forerunner in the Christian music scene, he also had a cle… Read Post
05.17.2006 – Spiritual Coaching – 6 Comments on I’m going to go with the goers I’m going to go with the goers Yesterday I wrote about why it’s hard to disciple adults. Today, I’d like to illustrate my point with an experience t… Read Post
05.17.2006 – Youth Ministry – 7 Comments on It’s time for churches to stop abusing youth pastors It’s time for churches to stop abusing youth pastors Mark Oestreicher is an old friend and a great thinker (that’s him in the box, but usually he’s thinking outside it – … Read Post
05.16.2006 – Discipling – 3 Comments on Why is it so hard to disciple adults? Why is it so hard to disciple adults? Thomas Hobbes said, “Life is nasty, brutish, and short.” When we’re born, this is what we’re up against. So early on … Read Post
05.15.2006 – Reaching Your Destiny – 4 Comments on God is looking for whole-hearted seekers God is looking for whole-hearted seekers So much of what we do is half-hearted. Our parenting is often half-hearted. We’re so busy with other things that we d… Read Post
05.14.2006 – Missions – 4 Comments on A few missions resources A few missions resources Some of you want to learn more about missions, but don’t know how. Here are a few links to get you started. Fo… Read Post
05.14.2006 – My Life – 3 Comments on 4 things I love about my mom 4 things I love about my mom 4 things I love about my mom: She’s intrepid. She’s currently in Afghanistan for a month with my Dad. This past we… Read Post
05.13.2006 – Mobilization – 8 Comments on Entertainment addiction is dumbing down a generation Entertainment addiction is dumbing down a generation My friend Andrew Lewis and I were sitting at a café drinking some great Colombian coffee last week when he made a rem… Read Post
05.12.2006 – Reaching Your Destiny – 4 Comments on Receiving our spiritual inheritance Receiving our spiritual inheritance The Pharisees confronted John the Baptist and his response was profound, “A man can receive only what is gi… Read Post
05.11.2006 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 8 Comments on Learning to be a spiritual father Learning to be a spiritual father I went to a Jason Upton concert over the weekend. He talked a lot about his little boy and sang, “I don’t know how to… Read Post
05.10.2006 – Orphans – 2 Comments on How to turn an orphan into a world changer How to turn an orphan into a world changer Jessica Sisson writes the following today from an orphanage in india: “Travel down a dirt road to the middle of th… Read Post
05.10.2006 – Kingdom Reality – 5 Comments on The best picture I’ve seen of the kingdom of God The best picture I’ve seen of the kingdom of God Our World Race team is in a Delhi orphanage this month. Kim Kinsley writes the following: “As I lie in bed at nigh… Read Post
05.09.2006 – Discipling – 4 Comments on Cyber-discipling: round 2 Cyber-discipling: round 2 Five days ago I offered to start another cyber-discipling group. Since then, nine of you have signed up (though only … Read Post
05.09.2006 – Parenting – No Comments on Parents, here’s how to set a higher bar for your kids Parents, here’s how to set a higher bar for your kids Steve Kinsley wrote a great letter to Christian parents who struggle with releasing their children to serve Jesus in… Read Post
