09.13.2012 – The Holy Spirit is on the move – 5 Comments on Recipe for a church revival Recipe for a church revival I don’t know that I’ve ever really seen a church revival until this week. Yes, I’ve gone to any number of “revival… Read Post
09.12.2012 – Wounded healers – 4 Comments on Guatemala’s Unsung Heroes Guatemala’s Unsung Heroes It’s my last day in Guatemala. Our teams are going into prisons, orphanages and hospitals. We look for those who are … Read Post
09.11.2012 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 15 Comments on How do I ever trust again? How do I ever trust again? I’m in Guatemala with our amazing L squad. Yesterday I sensed that God wanted to do something with the squad. At brea… Read Post
09.10.2012 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 13 Comments on I’m blown away by transparency like this I’m blown away by transparency like this We encourage our racers to blog about their lives on the World Race. We encourage them to be as vulnerable as possibl… Read Post
09.07.2012 – Parenting – 15 Comments on Ministering to parents Ministering to parents Karen and I have been in Chicago this week launching 240 racers. And while it’s been an exciting week with the racers… Read Post
09.06.2012 – Identity issues – 2 Comments on What was he thinking? What was he thinking? John Frank Dieguez wrote this post from South Africa. Sitting in the pew behind Weolthu I think about the conversati… Read Post
09.05.2012 – World Race – 8 Comments on Fulfilling a missionary’s last wish Fulfilling a missionary’s last wish A few months ago, teams from the January 2012 C Squad got to help make a young missionary’s last wish come true. Th… Read Post
09.04.2012 – Dreaming – 4 Comments on Dreaming with God Dreaming with God The idea that God dreams is both absurd and poetic. Dreams happen to you while you’re sleeping. They are out of yo… Read Post
09.01.2012 – Journeys – 4 Comments on Join my book launch team Join my book launch team My book, Kingdom Journeys, officially releases later this month. This is an important work for me – one of the core m… Read Post
08.30.2012 – Community and Covenant – 7 Comments on Do You Dread Your Small Group Meeting? Do You Dread Your Small Group Meeting? Sometimes small groups go through natural dips of momentum and sometimes they just need to die. The question is, how … Read Post
08.29.2012 – Community and Covenant – 6 Comments on Spring Gate: A training center for organic farming Spring Gate: A training center for organic farming Worried about the quality of our food supply? Want to find a way to live more healthily? I hear people talking … Read Post
08.28.2012 – Abandon – 8 Comments on Letting go of loved ones Letting go of loved ones One of my dear friends, Mark Almand, has written a beautiful and powerful book about fatherhood. It is called Claude’… Read Post
08.27.2012 – World Race – 6 Comments on Meet the L squad Meet the L squad These are the men and women of L squad. Karen and I are their coaches. It’s funny how as a coach you start bonding wi… Read Post
08.24.2012 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 7 Comments on The deep dive that leads to healing The deep dive that leads to healing Susan’s father had a temper. When, as a 5 year-old, she provoked him, he would explode, yelling and threatening. What… Read Post
08.23.2012 – Improving yourself – 8 Comments on Interruptibility Interruptibility When a group of racers returns from their year abroad, we invite them to Georgia and put on a week of seminar talks, … Read Post
08.22.2012 – Kingdom Dreams – 8 Comments on How we build ministries How we build ministries I like to start new things. My creative process is somewhat random, but here’s one I often follow at Adventures: 1… Read Post
08.21.2012 – Amazing God Stories – 2 Comments on Document your healing Document your healing Last month I shared a series of posts about divine healing. Many healings occurred during our training camps in the l… Read Post
08.20.2012 – Listening prayer – 9 Comments on What to do when God is silent What to do when God is silent Get a Free eBook: Do you want to grow closer to God in your prayer times? I’ve written a free guide called The Three … Read Post
08.17.2012 – Identity issues – 5 Comments on You are not special You are not special Of course you’re special. You’re unique. God loves you and made you one-of-a-kind. I don’t mean to diminish you with … Read Post
08.16.2012 – World Race – 6 Comments on Estie chooses the race Estie chooses the race Our middle daughter, Estie, just made a momentous decision and writes about it here. I like my makeup, my clothes,… Read Post
08.15.2012 – Prayer – 5 Comments on An unsung hero in my life An unsung hero in my life At 94, Jeanelle Booth has outlived most of her friends. “I don’t know why the Lord is keeping me around,” she says, “… Read Post
08.14.2012 – Short-term missions – 3 Comments on How to evaluate your mission trip How to evaluate your mission trip I’ve been sending people to the mission field for 25 years. This year we (Adventures) sent our 100,000th short-term m… Read Post
08.13.2012 – My Life – 11 Comments on On becoming a granddad On becoming a granddad It seems just like yesterday that Talia was a toddler who loved nothing more than to be pushed on the playground swin… Read Post
08.10.2012 – Discipling – 5 Comments on Best discipleship curriculum ever Best discipleship curriculum ever As Karen and I prepare to begin help disciple 62 world racers beginning in September, we’ve been thinking about how b… Read Post
