09.24.2011 – The Holy Spirit is on the move – 2 Comments on God on the move in India & in young people God on the move in India & in young people I have great news to report today. God is on the move around the world and many young people are being radicalized a… Read Post
09.23.2011 – Culture and Faith – 3 Comments on How moral are American young people? How moral are American young people? During the summer of 2008, the eminent Notre Dame sociologist Christian Smith led a research team that conducted in… Read Post
09.22.2011 – Short-term missions – 8 Comments on Slumdog Tourism Slumdog Tourism My parents have been working in Kenya for 17 years and AIM has been helping the people of Kibera (the largest slum in… Read Post
09.21.2011 – Community and Covenant – 10 Comments on How do we make covenant? How do we make covenant? Andrew Shearman talks a lot about covenant. It’s one of the themes of his life. When we get together and talk late… Read Post
09.20.2011 – The Holy Spirit is on the move – 4 Comments on Veneration v. joining a movement Veneration v. joining a movement The Acts 2 church was a movement. The spiritual spontaneous combustion that started in Jerusalem spread across the k… Read Post
09.19.2011 – Community and Covenant – 2 Comments on Belonging to a community of passion Belonging to a community of passion Gary Hamel said, “Extraordinary things are done by communities of passion.” And I think it’s true. Yet it’s difficul… Read Post
09.17.2011 – Dreaming – 5 Comments on Are you living your dream? Are you living your dream? How’s your life? Are you living your dream or just getting by? The opportunities we’ve got are so vast, I think th… Read Post
09.15.2011 – The Holy Spirit is on the move – 13 Comments on Do prophetic dreams still happen? Do prophetic dreams still happen? It was the spring of 1994. We had sensed God telling us to move out of south Florida. Didn’t have any idea where he w… Read Post
09.15.2011 – The Holy Spirit is on the move – No Comments on Innovations in missions Innovations in missions I’m convinced that God loves our dreamers and he loves dreamers, people willing to stake all to build the kingdom in … Read Post
09.14.2011 – Mobilization – 5 Comments on Join the movement Join the movement God is on the move around the world. Years ago he started a movement of people who follow him. But the movement do… Read Post
09.13.2011 – Culture and Faith – 5 Comments on We Have Become Too Tame & Settle for Crumbs We Have Become Too Tame & Settle for Crumbs This past summer my extended family got together in New Mexico for a reunion. The first thing we noted about it was … Read Post
09.12.2011 – Community and Covenant – 10 Comments on Have you found your tribe yet? Have you found your tribe yet? Five years ago, looking for one myself, I wrote this blog about finding your tribe. Since then, I’ve aspired to be a … Read Post
09.11.2011 – A broken world – 11 Comments on How did 9/11 change you? How did 9/11 change you? I was working at home that morning. We don’t have a TV. I rushed over to Scott Borg’s and sat in his driveway as T… Read Post
09.10.2011 – Comfort and Pain – 12 Comments on The proper role of comfort The proper role of comfort The pain of jet lag isn’t bad this morning. Two cups of coffee made the difference. My spirit responds: “Hallelujah!”… Read Post
09.08.2011 – Kingdom Reality – 11 Comments on The problem with seminary education The problem with seminary education We prize education. Generally speaking, the more you know in a discipline, the more valuable your work. I knew I need… Read Post
09.07.2011 – Amazing God Stories – 7 Comments on It’s normal to heal people It’s normal to heal people I’ve never met Andrew Bennett, but I liked his approach to life on the World Race, so I followed his blog and have co… Read Post
09.06.2011 – Community and Covenant – 21 Comments on World Race dating site? World Race dating site? I know literally hundreds of available twenty-somethings, most of whom at some point have thought to themselves and s… Read Post
09.05.2011 – Cambodia – 7 Comments on Fantastic Cambodia Fantastic Cambodia My life moves too fast and is often too serious. I go to these places where tragedy is rampant. It’s AIDS and orphans… Read Post
09.03.2011 – Reaching Your Destiny – 4 Comments on Released into ministry & call Released into ministry & call We attach to people, places, and things, and they attach to us. But sometimes that natural attaching mechanism bac… Read Post
09.01.2011 – Simplicity Liberates You – 10 Comments on What is not given is lost What is not given is lost I can be a pack rat. I hate to throw things away. The one thing I’ve got going for me is that I hate shopping. Sti… Read Post
08.31.2011 – A broken world – 4 Comments on Brokenness is universal Brokenness is universal We’re in Cambodia, a beautiful land that has endured more pain than virtually any other country in the last 30 years…. Read Post
08.30.2011 – Finding your call – 26 Comments on Doing work that matters Doing work that matters Karen and I are off to Cambodia this morning. It’s an hour to the airport, 14 hours to Seoul, Korea, a two hour layov… Read Post
08.29.2011 – Better Living – 11 Comments on We need more poetry in our lives We need more poetry in our lives For a while now I’ve been realizing that there’s too little poetry in my life. Too many details, not enough poetry. … Read Post
08.27.2011 – Culture and Faith – 14 Comments on A Bible-thumper’s apology A Bible-thumper’s apology Well, here’s the letter I’ve debated about posting (see yesterday’s post). My rule is, if I’m wondering if I should p… Read Post
