06.01.2012 – Parenting – 1 Comment on Dealing with worry as a parent Dealing with worry as a parent It’s a season when we parents are prone to worry. Many of us have kids who are preparing to go on mission trips this … Read Post
05.31.2012 – Courage – 2 Comments on Is what I’m doing worth getting arrested for? Is what I’m doing worth getting arrested for? Here’s a real problem I’ve got: I struggle to live my life so that I look like Jesus, or at least like one of his fol… Read Post
05.30.2012 – World Race – No Comments on These people are crazy These people are crazy A couple of things I believe: That Jesus intended to change the world (using us to do it). And, that young people sen… Read Post
05.29.2012 – Amazing God Stories – 2 Comments on A story of kidnapping & rescue A story of kidnapping & rescue I met Christian Norris at training camp. He has an incredible story. I had to share it. I was born in Ningxia, Ch… Read Post
05.25.2012 – Amazing God Stories – No Comments on The deaf hear & the blind see The deaf hear & the blind see I wish I could take the skeptics who say God no longer heals to see what he’s doing. We have been experiencing mi… Read Post
05.25.2012 – Amazing God Stories – No Comments on Healing at training camp & the skeptics Healing at training camp & the skeptics As I reported in my last blog post, Wednesday night at training camp, Jacob McLafferty, a racer who had lost his hear… Read Post
05.24.2012 – Comfort and Pain – 4 Comments on The cost of comfort The cost of comfort We’re all faced with a lot of temptations to cheat in our lives. Don’t cheat on your spouse, don’t cheat on your bus… Read Post
05.23.2012 – Finding your call – 6 Comments on How to find your call How to find your call I believe you were made for a purpose and God is calling you to it. I can’t prove it to you, but if you take some tim… Read Post
05.22.2012 – Missions – 17 Comments on Missionaries are crazy people Missionaries are crazy people The first missionary was a crazy man and Jesus has been recruiting crazy people ever since to be missionaries. Wha… Read Post
05.21.2012 – Better Living – 7 Comments on The time is short The time is short I still remember when Billy Graham came to speak to our chapel at Wheaton College in 1979. His topic was “The Time is… Read Post
05.18.2012 – Journeys – 7 Comments on Check out the Kingdom Journeys book cover Check out the Kingdom Journeys book cover My new book, Kingdom Journeys, has been completed for months (the writing portion), but we’re finalizing the desi… Read Post
05.17.2012 – Finding your call – 2 Comments on Sleep walking through life Sleep walking through life We were made to do work that makes truly come alive. But too many of us feel stuck. We could c… Read Post
05.16.2012 – Courage – 8 Comments on What a hero looks like What a hero looks like A few days ago, 22 year-old Hannah Luce was in a small plane with four guys flying to a Teen Mania conference. Someth… Read Post
05.15.2012 – Culture and Faith – 9 Comments on Generation Ex-Christian Generation Ex-Christian The book Generation Ex-Christian by Drew Dyck (as summarized here by David Mays) depicts a scary future for anyone wh… Read Post
05.14.2012 – Culture and Faith – 10 Comments on “I don’t like my Jesus” “I don’t like my Jesus” John Hearn led a group of world racers that Karen and I coached. When we’d rendezvous with the squad in some obscure … Read Post
05.12.2012 – Poverty – 11 Comments on Free this slave Free this slave Three years ago, at age 7, Nila began working in the brick factory to try and help pay for her mom’s medical ca… Read Post
05.11.2012 – Discipling – 9 Comments on Who am I to you? Who am I to you? It's sobering to look back on your wasted effort. I've wasted a lot of time trying to make disciples in way… Read Post
05.10.2012 – Spiritual Formation – 4 Comments on When your spiritual gift is not a gift When your spiritual gift is not a gift Spiritual gifts can be wonderful and confusing – connecting us deeply to God and simultaneously dividing us from our … Read Post
05.09.2012 – Journeys – 9 Comments on Go on a 40 day wilderness journey Go on a 40 day wilderness journey Jonathan Little gave me the details on an opportunity yesterday that I thought I’d share on the blog. Some of you m… Read Post
05.08.2012 – Poverty – 2 Comments on The ethics of slave-buying The ethics of slave-buying If you had the money and could buy a child’s freedom from slavery for $1500 would you? If you’re like me, you’d wa… Read Post
05.07.2012 – Poverty – 6 Comments on Buying a child’s freedom Buying a child’s freedom Sharjeel’s parents had a hard life. They were brick makers in Pakistan and indebted to their employer. To make end… Read Post
05.04.2012 – Sex Trade and Sex Trafficking – 12 Comments on Sold into the sex trade Sold into the sex trade What does it feel like to be sold into the sex trade as a young girl? I can’t imagine the horror of a 12 year-old gir… Read Post
05.03.2012 – Finding your call – 1 Comment on Your kingdom call Your kingdom call Mark Twain said it well, “The two most important days in life are the day you are born and the day you discover the… Read Post
05.02.2012 – My Life – 6 Comments on Mourning pets & loving well Mourning pets & loving well Over the years we’ve had the following live at our country home: Two guinea pigs Three rabbits About seven d… Read Post
