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His eye is on the sparrow

05.01.2012 – Comfort and Pain – 7 Comments

His eye is on the sparrow

Unexpectedly on my way home from work, I was witness to a minor tragedy. Because our mailbox only closes part way…

Spiritual feedback systems

04.30.2012 – Community and Covenant – 2 Comments

Spiritual feedback systems

Anything that lives is a combination of feedback systems. Even a one called amoeba operates according to stimulus res…

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04.27.2012 – My Life – 5 Comments

What I’d do differently

Cambodia’s Killing Fields was the greatest social justice cause of my generation. When the call went out to help the …

not being a victim

04.26.2012 – Amazing God Stories – 5 Comments

Julian’s miracle

Julian Bonnet’s back was deteriorating. The doctor said that unless he got a special surgery to stabilize it, he woul…

Questions to Ask in 2021

04.25.2012 – Faith & risk – 10 Comments

When God doesn’t heal…

Eleven years ago our family celebrated Thanksgiving in McDowell County, West Virginia, one of the poorest places …

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04.24.2012 – Leadership – 6 Comments

4 Practices of servant leaders

Our nation’s religious and political leaders continually disappoint us with their scandals. At work, many of us are s…

We need change

04.23.2012 – Comfort and Pain – 4 Comments

We need change

In the past, when I lost my job, the change made me take a hard look at who I was and where I was going. When our kid…

cure for AIDS

04.21.2012 – Amazing God Stories – 19 Comments

Here’s a cure for AIDS

I believe in a God of miracles. This post by AJ LeVan tells you why. James is a man of great faith. A man …

not being a victim

04.20.2012 – Improving yourself – 2 Comments

Feedback

The elephant in the room was that George was self-centered and sometimes ill-mannered. He didn’t fit in with the rest…

Questions to Ask in 2021

04.19.2012 – Lordship – 21 Comments

Divisive people

If you look out on the web, you’ll find a whole category of bloggers (you know who you are) who are self-appointed “d…

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04.18.2012 – Culture and Faith – 2 Comments

What do you do with good news?

What do you do with good news? I’m an “early adopter.” When I hear about something that I know will benefit others, I…

not being a victim

04.17.2012 – Culture and Faith – 10 Comments

Guilty or not guilty?

Where does our sense of justice come from? We all have an innate sense of what’s OK and what’s not. And it’s usually …

Questions to Ask in 2021

04.16.2012 – 42nd Generation – 7 Comments

Releasing your disciples

Miguel Santiago came to me as a gift – a messy one at 19, to be sure, but a total gift. His youth leader, John Alford…

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04.13.2012 – A broken world – 11 Comments

Looking for God in a messy situation

I had my 12 Angry Men moment this past week. Every five years I seem to get a jury summons. In the past I’ve been abl…

not being a victim

04.12.2012 – My Life – 6 Comments

Explaining your faith to strangers

I’ve got jury duty this week. And I can’t talk about it. Basically, anything I say publicly must be cloaked in a s…

Questions to Ask in 2021

04.11.2012 – Kingdom Reality – 8 Comments

Grace and Honor

Sid is great at honoring his superiors. He is deferential to a fault. He knows what’s expected of him and he does a g…

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04.10.2012 – Living Free – 3 Comments

You’re not all that

Of all the paradigms that define us, perhaps the most universal and deep-seated is the paradigm of exclusivity – the …

community

04.09.2012 – Community and Covenant – 3 Comments

We were made for community

Our children may be grown up, but when you come to the Barnes house, usually you’ll find people there. We love to do …

We need a scapegoat

04.06.2012 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 4 Comments

We need a scapegoat

I’ve got a friend who borrowed something of mine and wrecked it. He promised to fix it, but hasn’t. It will be costly…

Pinterest NOT OK Board

04.05.2012 – A broken world – 10 Comments

Starting a Pinterest NOT OK Board

Yesterday, encouraged by Talia, I started a Pinterest Not OK board. You can see it here. There are things that bot…

disciple

04.04.2012 – How to Disciple – 5 Comments

Tuesday evenings, here’s how I disciple guys

I get together with a group of young men on Tuesday evenings. We talk about issues that are important to them. I may …

not being a victim

04.03.2012 – Spiritual Formation – 14 Comments

Learning to trust God

Five years ago I posted about something we all struggle with – trusting God. Paradoxically, we encourage one another …

Questions to Ask in 2021

04.02.2012 – Radical Living – 10 Comments

How did Jesus walk?

Sometimes we make following Jesus too complicated. So here’s a quick devotional thought on this fine spring day for t…

This boggles my mind

04.01.2012 – Sex Trade and Sex Trafficking – 19 Comments

This boggles my mind

On weekends, if I blog at all, I try to bring you the raw reports of how the battle for the kingdom of God is going a…

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