11.27.2012 – Story telling – 1 Comment on Don’t tell a boring story with your life Don’t tell a boring story with your life I met a man last night who was hired by Shell to look for whales near their oil exploration operations in Alaska. Mos… Read Post
11.26.2012 – Story telling – 4 Comments on 7 Keys to telling a great story with your life 7 Keys to telling a great story with your life We all love a good story, but how many of us actually live one? Too many of us settle for a yawn-inducing life of s… Read Post
11.25.2012 – Sex Trade and Sex Trafficking – 3 Comments on Stopping the sex trade in Liberia Stopping the sex trade in Liberia Katie Meyler experienced the reality of the sex trade and formed an organization called More than Me to help stop it … Read Post
11.21.2012 – Better Living – 1 Comment on 4 Paths to less stress 4 Paths to less stress Jesus promised us peace. But for many Christians who lead stressful lives, that promise feels like an empty platitude… Read Post
11.20.2012 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 6 Comments on Life is messy Life is messy Life is messy and it's better that we acknowledge it. A lot of us Christians try to pretend that it's not. … Read Post
11.19.2012 – Dreaming – 4 Comments on Letter to your future self Letter to your future self Have you ever written a letter to your future self? It’s a good exercise to do. What would you say? How would you exp… Read Post
11.16.2012 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 7 Comments on How we betray ourselves How we betray ourselves One of the worst things you'll ever experience is betrayal. You trusted someone and they failed you. As a small… Read Post
11.15.2012 – Journeys – 1 Comment on What my journey taught me What my journey taught me As a student, I felt restless – wanting to experience the world in all its grandeur, yearning for an adventure I coul… Read Post
11.14.2012 – The Holy Spirit is on the move – 18 Comments on Holy Spirit blogs Holy Spirit blogs What is your experience with the Holy Spirit? For years, I lived my life as if the Holy Spirit didn't exist. I … Read Post
11.13.2012 – Wounded healers – 15 Comments on God uses us when we’re weakest God uses us when we’re weakest A few days ago, Ruth Wilson was in a place where we've all been – feeling far from God and not wanting to pray. … Read Post
11.12.2012 – Living Free – 14 Comments on 5 things I was taught that are wrong 5 things I was taught that are wrong Growing up, I heard stuff that made no sense, so I did the opposite. Sometimes conventional wisdom is wrong. And some… Read Post
11.09.2012 – Abandon – 11 Comments on The urge to leave The urge to leave I wrote about coping with loss yesterday. No one likes losing (unless it's weight), but loss does have an upside… Read Post
11.08.2012 – Living Free – 9 Comments on Coping with loss Coping with loss Judging by the response to my post yesterday, I hit a nerve. People who invested in losing candidates are licking the… Read Post
11.07.2012 – Culture and Faith – 21 Comments on Divided loyalties Divided loyalties I got a text this morning that said, "We're doomed." And if you're a hard core Republican, maybe … Read Post
11.06.2012 – Comfort and Pain – 19 Comments on Losing and mourning your mom Losing and mourning your mom Laine Armour lost her mother last month. Her blog post about how she processed her mom's passing was searingly h… Read Post
11.05.2012 – Amazing God Stories – 15 Comments on A demonstration of power A demonstration of power I don't know about you, but I need regular reminders of the power of God. Michael Sanders is in Kenya and gives … Read Post
11.02.2012 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 8 Comments on Knowing when you’re sick Knowing when you’re sick Yesterday morning I woke up with a scratchy throat. Usually that means my body is under attack and a full-fledged col… Read Post
11.01.2012 – Living Free – 11 Comments on Entertaining accusations Entertaining accusations “Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses.” 1 Tim 5… Read Post
10.29.2012 – Comfort and Pain – 11 Comments on Avoiding first world problems Avoiding first world problems I was complaining last night that I need more friends. I've got great friends, but most of them are scattered ar… Read Post
10.29.2012 – Innovation – 7 Comments on Innovation and missions Innovation and missions The faster the world changes, the faster we've got to change to keep up. In the world of missions that I live an… Read Post
10.26.2012 – Parenting – 6 Comments on Honoring your parents Honoring your parents All parents hurt children. Some do it in small ways and others inflict what may be permanent wounds. It comes with th… Read Post
10.25.2012 – Journeys – 2 Comments on Kingdom journey vs. pilgrimage – the difference Kingdom journey vs. pilgrimage – the difference A friend asked me what the difference is between a kingdom journey and a pilgrimage. I see a pilgrimage as a kind … Read Post
10.24.2012 – Poverty – 11 Comments on This is what wrecks me This is what wrecks me Jumbo Gerber is our director in Swaziland. He just wrote about the following four people: Mamba (age 7) was … Read Post
10.23.2012 – Comfort and Pain – 5 Comments on Forgetting the goodness of God Forgetting the goodness of God Most of us have a remarkable ability to forget. It’s what enables us to take new risk. Having been burned in one rela… Read Post
