04.26.2013 – Mobilization – 12 Comments on Parents Vision Trip Parents Vision Trip I'm on a World Race parents vision trip in Kenya. It's beautiful here on the green escarpment of the Great … Read Post
04.21.2013 – Comfort and Pain – 20 Comments on Michael Black Graduates Today Michael Black Graduates Today You were the golden boy we parents always want. And today is graduation day. We come dressed in black, but we also co… Read Post
04.19.2013 – My Life – 61 Comments on Life and Death Life and Death My soul has been stretched to the breaking point this week. I am not prone to tears, but this week is different. … Read Post
04.10.2013 – Faith & risk – 1 Comment on Wrecked, But Fully Alive Wrecked, But Fully Alive I just posted over on Wrecked. Please check it out there. Wrecked is a place for people with messy lives to share the… Read Post
04.07.2013 – Simplicity Liberates You – 2 Comments on Taking No Money on the World Race Taking No Money on the World Race Jesus told his disciples not to take a purse on their kingdom journey. Yet most people who do the World Race use pe… Read Post
04.03.2013 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 2 Comments on How to Survive When You’re Wrecked How to Survive When You’re Wrecked I've started blogging more regularly along with a community of fellow ragamuffins over on Wrecked. Please j… Read Post
04.01.2013 – Culture and Faith – 4 Comments on Science Proves Jesus Was Right Science Proves Jesus Was Right Science just proved that Jesus was right. Just when the modern media was beginning to write him off (see my last post… Read Post
03.26.2013 – Culture and Faith – 3 Comments on University apologizes & reinstates student University apologizes & reinstates student In my last post I reported that a Florida Atlantic student had been suspended from class for refusing to step on the … Read Post
03.24.2013 – Culture and Faith – 16 Comments on Student suspended for not denying Jesus Student suspended for not denying Jesus If you needed further evidence that Christians are under attack and religious tolerance is a joke, here it is. This… Read Post
03.18.2013 – World Race – 12 Comments on God shows up in the form of $12,000 God shows up in the form of $12,000 Josh and Jen Mendenhall started their World Race journey almost two years ago. They were originally part of the Janua… Read Post
03.12.2013 – World Race – 6 Comments on Parents on the World Race Parents on the World Race I just returned from Thailand and a parent vision trip. Multi-generational ministry has been on my heart for years, … Read Post
02.26.2013 – Simplicity Liberates You – 9 Comments on The Deep Sighs of Jesus The Deep Sighs of Jesus There is this thing we all do when reality smacks up against our hopes. We sigh. We exhale a burst of air that may co… Read Post
02.22.2013 – Vulnerability and me – 5 Comments on Becoming a hot mess Becoming a hot mess I like the expression “I’m a hot mess.” Somehow it’s better than saying, “I feel really uncomfortable.” People going… Read Post
02.21.2013 – A broken world – 23 Comments on The Horror of Your Child’s Overdose The Horror of Your Child’s Overdose Usually when we get wrecked, the implication is that it's a good thing. But what about when it's the mos… Read Post
02.20.2013 – A broken world – 3 Comments on Anala is 5 – Who Will Protect Her? Anala is 5 – Who Will Protect Her? With this post, I'm going to begin blogging on Wrecked. I'll share the stories of those whose lives are … Read Post
02.19.2013 – Parenting – 15 Comments on How do I pray for my kids? How do I pray for my kids? Rozy McCormick is a friend who has raised children. They have gone through hard times, but her prayers have enabled t… Read Post
02.15.2013 – Better Living – 7 Comments on How to go to a new level How to go to a new level I like a challenge. I like to compete. If I'm at one level now, I want to go to the next level, whatever that … Read Post
02.11.2013 – Wrecked – 4 Comments on Wrecked living Wrecked living Tonight my flight into Atlanta just felt snake-bit. Out on the tarmac, waiting for the tower to give us the go-ahead,… Read Post
02.06.2013 – Amazing God Stories – 12 Comments on Meeting your family for the first time Meeting your family for the first time Last week I shared about how Jenn Watson, a racer, fell in love with a little boy named Zi Ping at an orphanage in… Read Post
02.04.2013 – Journeys – 9 Comments on Rediscovering the pilgrimage Rediscovering the pilgrimage It's February. Just about everywhere it's gray and cold. Whatever is wrong in your life bubbles up as a g… Read Post
01.29.2013 – Abandon – 5 Comments on Taking risks Taking risks To the degree you and I are living lives that are less than God's dream for us, we need a change. But the… Read Post
01.28.2013 – Listening prayer – 8 Comments on Practicing hearing God’s voice Practicing hearing God’s voice It's great to be home after 40 hours of traveling from Thailand. I find that long trips like that make me begin … Read Post
01.26.2013 – Amazing God Stories – 6 Comments on One family changed forever One family changed forever In September 2011, Jenn Watson left on the World Race and prayed that God would use her to d… Read Post
01.23.2013 – Sex Trade and Sex Trafficking – 1 Comment on In a tunnel of darkness with no escape In a tunnel of darkness with no escape In the last post, Liz Ogletree describes her experience of escaping death in a dark tunnel. She and her team went fro… Read Post
