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
02.19.2006 – Courage – 4 Comments on Killing Christians Killing Christians Karen and I watched “Born Into Brothels” last night, a documentary about the children of Indian prostitutes. The 60 m… Read Post
02.18.2006 – Vulnerability and me – 3 Comments on The freedom of admitting you’re stupid The freedom of admitting you’re stupid One danger in writing these daily blogs is that it is easy to take pot shots at people. But how do you do that if you… Read Post
02.17.2006 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 3 Comments on Hit and run evangelism Hit and run evangelism I didn’t mention in yesterday’s blog that Mark’s relatives who were having the abortion weren’t Christians. Kevin Rub… Read Post
02.16.2006 – Prayer – 2 Comments on Prayer saves a life in L.A. yesterday Prayer saves a life in L.A. yesterday Abortion as a national discussion is too often abstract and polemical. Yesterday a life was saved in Los Angeles – th… Read Post
02.15.2006 – Parenting – 11 Comments on Over-Protective Parents Over-Protective Parents My blog about jousting with my daughter’s suitors prompted some valid concern by readers. “Are you being over-prote… Read Post
02.14.2006 – Better Living – 2 Comments on Another Hallmark holiday – advice for Romeos Another Hallmark holiday – advice for Romeos My beautiful wife Karen says, “My whole life is a romance. But not everybody has that. You used to like Valentine’s D… Read Post
02.12.2006 – Dreaming – 2 Comments on Caught in a tutu & living your bad dream Caught in a tutu & living your bad dream One of our four daughters interrupted our fitful sleep last night to ask for prayer. I don’t know what you guys out t… Read Post
