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03.30.2012 – Community and Covenant – 6 Comments

Life as an outsider

We have outside cats and inside dogs. We love the dogs more. We used to have an outside dog named Abby. Life as an ou…

book cover to The Art of Listening Prayer

03.29.2012 – Listening prayer – 4 Comments

Is your relationship with Christ personal?

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 …

Questions to Ask in 2021

03.28.2012 – Discipling – 8 Comments

Stopping short

Jesus took three years to help his disciples see the world and see themselves differently. And even then, at the end,…

gospel is spreading

03.27.2012 – The Holy Spirit is on the move – 4 Comments

Where the gospel is spreading fastest

Our teams in India are inevitably blown away by their experience. Taryn Neurohr’s story is typical: Our first ni…

Why we need our hearts broken

03.26.2012 – A broken world – 3 Comments

Why we need our hearts broken

Have you had your heart broken lately? It’s important that you do. It helps us to look like Jesus. America is…

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03.23.2012 – Spiritual Formation – 5 Comments

Understanding your spiritual weaknesses

Michael Mangis, a Wheaton College professor, wrote about the correlation between temperament and spiritual weakne…

Which hills will you die on

03.22.2012 – Courage – 8 Comments

Which hills will you die on?

In WW2, when the allies would target a Pacific island held by the enemy, the high ground was everything. Take Iwo Jim…

Son of God orphanage

03.21.2012 – Haiti – 8 Comments

Update on the Son of God orphanage

It’s been several months since the story broke about the Son of God (SOG) orphanage in Haiti. As you may recall, SOG …

not being a victim

03.20.2012 – Improving yourself – 9 Comments

The need to be right

Have you ever had a friend who seemed to argue with you all the time? If you’re from New York City, the answer is goi…

group of friends with Seth

03.19.2012 – Community and Covenant – 9 Comments

A community of passion

Every year I get together with a group of my old college friends. In the past we’ve flown to interesting places and d…

The Hunger Games

03.16.2012 – Courage – 2 Comments

The Hunger Games and you

In my household, I can’t ignore The Hunger Games. My five girls (including Karen) are fans of the book. And all are e…

Andrew Shearman's book

03.15.2012 – 42nd Generation – 4 Comments

Writing Andrew Shearman’s book

Years ago when I heard Andrew Shearman’s message about the 42nd generation, I thought to myself, “This needs to be a …

sense of purpose

03.14.2012 – Better Living – 5 Comments

We need a sense of purpose to live

The most important thing you need to make it through life is a sense of purpose. Without purpose, people lose their i…

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03.13.2012 – Youth Ministry – 6 Comments

Youth pastors must disciple!

For the last couple of decades, I’ve been calling youth ministers to focus on their central calling – discipling youn…

not being a victim

03.12.2012 – Better Living – 4 Comments

The value of hard work

I’m going to see my best friends from college this week in Florida. We’re all very different. Two doctors, a couple o…

dancing

03.09.2012 – The Holy Spirit is on the move – 5 Comments

More dancing, laughter and healing

We need more dancing, more laughter, more healing. Life was meant to be rich with kingdom encounters. That’s why I lo…

Questions to Ask in 2021

03.08.2012 – Simplicity Liberates You – 5 Comments

Edit the voices in your head

Writing from the Paris airport with French being spoken all around me, I can think a little more clearly than back ho…

Ryan's miraculous healing

03.07.2012 – Amazing God Stories – 16 Comments

Ryan’s miraculous healing

I first met Ryan Hughes outside the Catalyst conference last fall. His story is so amazing I had to share it. “In …

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03.06.2012 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 11 Comments

Getting to brokenness is good

On the World Race, there is a stop on the journey where no one wants to go. We don’t advertise it in our brochures, y…

not being a victim

03.05.2012 – Finding your call – 15 Comments

Losing your voice

I was reviewing the long, tedious process of editing my book, Kingdom Journeys. I’m finally satisfied with it. But a …

Questions to Ask in 2021

03.03.2012 – Revival – 2 Comments

Rwanda: Finding hope in a hopeless place

The Bible tells us, “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.” We need to do the same. …

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03.02.2012 – Faith & risk – 9 Comments

Coming from a place of low trust

Multiple times today I ran across a situation where I could see someone who was coming from a place of low trust. The…

not being a victim

03.01.2012 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 9 Comments

Mixed motives

Chick-fil-A coupons cause people in my family to drive out of their way. People will go out of their way for food. …

Questions to Ask in 2021

02.29.2012 – Courage – 2 Comments

Getting bold faith

Where does bold faith come from? For one thing, our faith has to be personal before our boldness has authenticity. Gr…

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