12.21.2011 – Comfort and Pain – 3 Comments on Jesus’ Bad Monday Jesus’ Bad Monday Why is it that Mondays are often the hardest day of the week? Maybe it’s because you go from a place of rest to a pla… Read Post
12.20.2011 – Better Living – 4 Comments on Grace for atheists Grace for atheists Grace for atheists – Radical LivingI believe Christopher Hitchens, the reknowned atheist, and Kim Jong-Il, the North … Read Post
12.18.2011 – A broken world – 6 Comments on When you can’t go on anymore When you can’t go on anymore Some people never seem to catch a break. Take Ann for instance. Life wa… Read Post
12.16.2011 – Writing Blogs and Books, Journeys – 23 Comments on My Kingdom Journeys book My Kingdom Journeys book When we started the World Race in 2006, we sensed that we were onto something. As the three vans left Matamoros f… Read Post
12.15.2011 – Community and Covenant – 4 Comments on The importance of traditions The importance of traditions The song “Tradition” in Fiddler on the Roof gives us the downside of doing the same traditional way. For a good mo… Read Post
12.14.2011 – Comfort and Pain – 7 Comments on Where to find safety Where to find safety One of the Christmas memories that our kids cherish the most was the memory of building an elaborate fort out of blan… Read Post
12.13.2011 – A broken world – 7 Comments on Hover over the chaos Hover over the chaos Chaos seems to be the state of nature. Everything loses heat and dies; then chaos ensues. The world began in chaos… Read Post
12.12.2011 – Parenting – 2 Comments on It’s not fair It’s not fair As Karen and I launch our kids out into the world, the question of keeping things even for them financially comes up…. Read Post
12.09.2011 – Missions – 2 Comments on Adventures 2011 report on fruit Adventures 2011 report on fruit Adventures has had a great year (2011). We have an amazing staff who care passionately about the ministry. Here’s a b… Read Post
12.08.2011 – Leadership – 4 Comments on Creating a safe place Creating a safe place When I fail as a leader, what bothers me the most is if I’ve failed to create a safe place. A leader is responsibl… Read Post
12.07.2011 – Spiritual Formation – 6 Comments on 5 People who will help you grow 5 People who will help you grow Your father If he’s an encourager and brings out the best in you, you’re blessed. Most people are in some ways worki… Read Post
12.06.2011 – Radical Living – 2 Comments on What does it mean to be radical? What does it mean to be radical? What does it mean to live in a “radical” way? In his book “The Radical Disciple,” (as summarized by David May), J… Read Post
12.05.2011 – Orphans – 8 Comments on ‘Who will care for my orphans?’ ‘Who will care for my orphans?’ God wants to expand our hearts so that his orphans will fit. Several years ago, he confronted me with the propositio… Read Post
12.03.2011 – A broken world – 7 Comments on Brokenness needs grieving Brokenness needs grieving When kingdom journeys do their job, they take you to a place where you see your brokenness and from there, to depend … Read Post
12.02.2011 – Reaching Your Destiny – 6 Comments on Distractions and heroes Distractions and heroes Two thoughts for you today: You were made to be somebody’s hero. Yet along the way to fulfilling that call on… Read Post
12.01.2011 – Leadership – 1 Comment on Conflict resolution skills Conflict resolution skills We were a group of five elders in a church of about 600 people. Our pastor lacked people skills and we had to figure … Read Post
11.30.2011 – Justice issues – 13 Comments on We need to set women free! We need to set women free! I’ve long thought that we need another shot at the women’s liberation movement. The first one had a lot of good … Read Post
11.29.2011 – Finding your call – 4 Comments on Oh Wow Oh Wow “OH WOW. OH WOW. OH WOW.” Steve Jobs, the most powerful businessman of modern times lay dying. His sister sat besi… Read Post
11.28.2011 – Identity issues – 5 Comments on Back to normal Back to normal Monday morning after four days of guests, parties, games and food. Up early and getting back to normal. Normal is … Read Post
11.25.2011 – Simplicity Liberates You – 6 Comments on Black Friday & the omnivore’s dilemma Black Friday & the omnivore’s dilemma It’s crazy out there in mall parking lots today as manic shoppers storm stores everywhere. It started here in Gainesv… Read Post
11.23.2011 – Better Living – 8 Comments on Thankfulness: the antidote to pessimism Thankfulness: the antidote to pessimism We live in a season of falling expectations. We doubt that our future will be as good as our past. Unemployment is pe… Read Post
11.22.2011 – Dreaming – 8 Comments on Your wildest dreams Your wildest dreams What are your dreams? How wild are they? Christin Chiles, a 22 year-old Florida native, was unaccustomed to dreami… Read Post
11.21.2011 – Identity issues – 1 Comment on You can’t disappoint me You can’t disappoint me How many people walk around feeling like they’ve disappointed their parents? How many of you feel like you could neve… Read Post
11.19.2011 – Prayer – 18 Comments on Praying dangerous prayers Praying dangerous prayers Sometimes when you pray (and sometimes when you don’t care to pray), God seems to delight in asking questions that yo… Read Post
