08.11.2016 – Missions – 3 Comments on We Call the Commission Great – But Is It? We Call the Commission Great – But Is It? I run in the morning before the summer sun begins to beat down. Generally it’s about three miles and it’s through ou… Read Post
08.04.2016 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 14 Comments on Do Men Know How to Pick a Righteous Fight? Do Men Know How to Pick a Righteous Fight? People are confused about a lot of things today. The things that we used to consider basic, like a man’s attraction… Read Post
07.26.2016 – Missions – 8 Comments on How Do You Know If You’re Being Called to Missions? How Do You Know If You’re Being Called to Missions? Are you wondering what you should do with your life? A lot of us are. Even as we get older, we feel like we haven’t a… Read Post
07.16.2016 – A broken world – 7 Comments on How Should Christians Respond to Terrorists in Places Like Istanbul? How Should Christians Respond to Terrorists in Places Like Istanbul? Terrorists are showing up with new ways to fill us with fear every day. Bombs and beheadings and planes and trucks…. Read Post
07.05.2016 – Parenting – 5 Comments on What do you do when your nest doesn’t work for your children? What do you do when your nest doesn’t work for your children? We had a sad thing happen at the Barnes house last week. Call it “A tale of two nests.” I shared the story at Project… Read Post
06.21.2016 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 19 Comments on Men Walking Through Their Own Brokenness Men Walking Through Their Own Brokenness Thirty guys from all over the country joined us here at Adventures for a men’s retreat. Most of us are empty nest dud… Read Post
06.16.2016 – Lordship – 9 Comments on Say YES to God Say YES to God It’s the dog days of summer. Our short-term mission teams have traveled to cities and towns around America. Our two E… Read Post
06.08.2016 – Vulnerability and me – 14 Comments on It’s OK to be a Mess It’s OK to be a Mess I just got back from a trip overseas. We left at 10:30 pm across the Atlantic. We flew into rough headwinds for much … Read Post
05.19.2016 – Dreaming – 9 Comments on Are You Discouraged About Your Dreams? Are You Discouraged About Your Dreams? It can be easy to lose hope. Our dreams can become dusty old things, like antiques on a shelf. The gap between yo… Read Post
05.10.2016 – Discipling – 14 Comments on How to Press In & Pursue How to Press In & Pursue Have you ever been pursued? Usually as a young person, you’re the one who needs to be pursuing. Pursuing a career, pu… Read Post
05.06.2016 – Discipling – 9 Comments on There’s Life In You Yet There’s Life In You Yet I can be too calculating. I want to know the odds before I place my bets. When I give hugs, they tend to be side hugs… Read Post
04.29.2016 – Lordship – 7 Comments on How Do We Know God’s Timing? How Do We Know God’s Timing? I didn’t know it, but I was in the middle of a miracle. Bob and I were on a flight to Dallas. At the gate La… Read Post
04.14.2016 – Culture and Faith – 14 Comments on Jesus is Opposed to the American Dream Jesus is Opposed to the American Dream Jesus’ worldview is in violent opposition to the “American dream” that we live here in the 21st-century. We see that … Read Post
04.06.2016 – Living Free – 7 Comments on Miracle on the Last Helicopter out of Viet Nam Miracle on the Last Helicopter out of Viet Nam Jerry Kendall, a friend of mine, told me this story. I was astounded, did some research to corroborate it, and felt… Read Post
03.31.2016 – World Race – 2 Comments on Why the World Race? Why the World Race? Misha just walked into my room. She’s been on the WR and is here for CGA now. She didn’t beat around the bush, “W… Read Post
03.24.2016 – Better Living – 11 Comments on 5 Steps to Recovering from Broken Trust 5 Steps to Recovering from Broken Trust So you were in a relationship and got hurt. Welcome to the party. It happens to all of us. And what’s worse – some of… Read Post
03.16.2016 – The Holy Spirit is on the move – 7 Comments on What is God Doing in the World Today? What is God Doing in the World Today? The latest election results are all over the news. Should we be concerned or elated? WWJD? Well, Jesus didn’t set up … Read Post
03.08.2016 – Living Free – 12 Comments on 5 Reasons Why You May Need to Break Off a Relationship 5 Reasons Why You May Need to Break Off a Relationship Loyalty is good. I’m a loyal guy. But I’ve found that my loyalty can also be a weakness. Sometimes the most loyal thi… Read Post
03.04.2016 – Church – 5 Comments on Church is a Righteous Party Church is a Righteous Party I saw true celebration at a Greek restaurant. The band played, the grandmothers and grandchildren danced on tables,… Read Post
02.25.2016 – Fighting your enemy – 9 Comments on Evil is Personal and Wants to Destroy You Evil is Personal and Wants to Destroy You Adventures, the organization I run, recently acquired a guesthouse in Cambodia. Along with it, it appears that we a… Read Post
02.18.2016 – Leadership – 22 Comments on Wrestling with Self-Doubt Wrestling with Self-Doubt A few nights ago as I slept, I dreamed of a strong wind blowing a bunch of hot air balloons high up in the sky in the… Read Post
02.12.2016 – Lordship – 14 Comments on The Gift of Self-Governance The Gift of Self-Governance I have written several posts about the problem of smart phones on the World Race. The one thing most of us could… Read Post
02.05.2016 – Living Free – 7 Comments on Are You Really Free? Are You Really Free? We think we’re free because we live in America. We’re free to vote, to get a job and to buy stuff. We’re free to say … Read Post
01.30.2016 – Radical Living – 9 Comments on Should We Be Afraid of Muslims? Should We Be Afraid of Muslims? What we read in the media subtly teaches us that Muslims are not to be trusted. We should fear them. From the othe… Read Post
