03.14.2006 – How to Disciple – 4 Comments on How do I choose someone to disciple? How do I choose someone to disciple? Some new disciples grow at a faster rate than others. Those that grow fastest possess the following four biblical FAS… Read Post
03.13.2006 – How to Disciple – 1 Comment on Finding people to disciple Finding people to disciple In the Hugh Grant movie, “About a Boy,” Grant was a superficial womanizer who could never commit to anything or anyon… Read Post
03.12.2006 – Parenting – 1 Comment on It’s good for your children to be poor It’s good for your children to be poor Our grown kids are away from home, but their bank statements arrive here. One just arrived – a balance of $8.15. Some… Read Post
03.11.2006 – Living Free – 2 Comments on Looking for manure to roll in Looking for manure to roll in Last night I let Whimsy out to “go to the bathroom” (what kind of a euphemism is that? There is no bathroom out there… Read Post
03.10.2006 – Courage – 6 Comments on A demonstration of power A demonstration of power The Power Team comes to town and gives a demonstration of power. People come to watch them bend iron bars and tear ph… Read Post
03.09.2006 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 130 Comments on Fathers, bless your children Fathers, bless your children When my children reached the age of graduating high school and going out into the big, bad world, I knew that of all … Read Post
03.08.2006 – Fighting your enemy – 5 Comments on Preoccupation with evil Preoccupation with evil I have seen people oppressed or even possessed by demons get set free. My first encounter came 16 years ago. The hair… Read Post
03.07.2006 – Reaching Your Destiny – 3 Comments on Wildlife in extremis Wildlife in extremis Recently as I was driving, I saw a mouse running along the bridge on the side of the road a couple of feet from where… Read Post
03.06.2006 – Missions – 5 Comments on Indian martyrs vs. American Christianity Indian martyrs vs. American Christianity In India, 70% of the orphans in a Hopegivers orphanage end up going to Bible School. And when they graduate, they tak… Read Post
03.05.2006 – Parenting – 1 Comment on Giving your children their inheritance Giving your children their inheritance What are we passing on to our children? Wealth? Values? Relationships? What an irony that in passing money on to thei… Read Post
03.04.2006 – Discipling – 2 Comments on Why one-on-ones? Why one-on-ones? There are a hundred reasons why people don’t do one-on-one discipleship. In England, I met a vicar who wouldn’t meet … Read Post
03.03.2006 – Ask Seth – No Comments on Ask Seth Ask Seth Ask anything you want – I will try to answer all questions if possible! Read Post
03.03.2006 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 14 Comments on Andrew Shearman – example of a spiritual father Andrew Shearman – example of a spiritual father Discipling is about relationship – it’s spiritual fathering, a relationship where one person sees Jesus in another pe… Read Post
03.02.2006 – Kingdom Reality – 5 Comments on The kingdom of God needs you The kingdom of God needs you I got up at 3:45 this morning with this thought buzzing in my head: “Go ask someone who reads your blog to help you.”… Read Post
03.01.2006 – Discipling – 4 Comments on My miserable experience with discipleship My miserable experience with discipleship As a junior in high school, my mom encouraged me to go on a two-month mission trip to Guatemala. That took a lot of e… Read Post
02.28.2006 – Spiritual Coaching – 4 Comments on Spiritual coaching Spiritual coaching To learn something, a coach really helps. A teacher may lay out the facts and the principles, a trainer may spell out… Read Post
02.27.2006 – Eswatini / Swaziland – 3 Comments on At death’s door in Swaziland At death’s door in Swaziland The danger in America is that we become self-absorbed and miss God’s heart for the poor that Bono pointed us to Isaia… Read Post
02.26.2006 – Better Living – 2 Comments on A great marriage A great marriage Karen and I celebrated 25 years of marriage in December. She’s been a great partner. We’ve shared so many adventures … Read Post
02.25.2006 – Reaching Your Destiny – No Comments on Living well/dying well Living well/dying well “All men die, but how many truly live?” William Wallace asked in Braveheart. The paradox is that to live well, we mu… Read Post
02.24.2006 – Vulnerability and me – 10 Comments on What makes me cry What makes me cry Few things make me more uncomfortable than crying in front of other people. In private, especially in the dark, I’m O… Read Post
02.23.2006 – Parenting – 1 Comment on A movie to teach parenting A movie to teach parenting Nanny McPhee is a cute little movie – a parable about parenting that those of you who have children should use as a d… Read Post
02.22.2006 – Eswatini / Swaziland – 14 Comments on Andrew Wyeth and Swazi orphans Andrew Wyeth and Swazi orphans Yesterday I went to an exhibition of America’s most prominent living painter, Andrew Wyeth. He has spent much of his … Read Post
02.21.2006 – Wounded healers – 2 Comments on The ministry of believing in people The ministry of believing in people On a scale of 1 to 10, when asked, “How do you feel about yourself?” People answered an average of 2.7! What is reall… Read Post
02.20.2006 – Courage – 4 Comments on Confronting chaos Confronting chaos The natural state of things is to move toward chaos. That’s entropy. Periodically in our house, my grip on the order … Read Post
