05.29.2011 – Blog Community – 7 Comments on Reasons to be thankful today Reasons to be thankful today I don’t know about you, but my life is complicated and often over-full. And the rush of it all can push me toward anx… Read Post
05.28.2011 – Poverty – 3 Comments on Focus on ministering to the meek & desperate Focus on ministering to the meek & desperate Iris Ministries has experienced an incredible explosion of fruit since the floods that rocked Mozambique 11 years ago… Read Post
05.27.2011 – Courage – 11 Comments on Finding strength to do hard things Finding strength to do hard things Israel Partridge is an ordinary person who was available to God for extraordinar… Read Post
05.26.2011 – Kingdom Reality – 19 Comments on Did God set this whole thing up to lose? Did God set this whole thing up to lose? The Late Great Planet Earth was all the rage when I was a kid. It contained convincing proofs that we were living in … Read Post
05.25.2011 – Discipling – 5 Comments on There must be pain in discipleship There must be pain in discipleship One of the problems with discipleship in America is that we’ve removed the pain. We want to run around and put a pill… Read Post
05.24.2011 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 4 Comments on Who will roll away the stone? Who will roll away the stone? Jesus came to set the captives free. Of course we’re not in prison, so we figure, he came for the people behind bars,… Read Post
05.23.2011 – Kingdom Dreams – 4 Comments on Networking to help your kingdom dream Networking to help your kingdom dream A group of us led a Kingdom Dreams workshop in Atlanta this past weekend. Afterwards we went to Stone Mountain and sa… Read Post
05.21.2011 – Culture and Faith – 16 Comments on I’m not dead yet! I’m not dead yet! One of my favorite scenes from The Holy Grail is where the old guy proclaims, “I’m not dead yet!” It’s 5:01 pm and … Read Post
05.20.2011 – A broken world – 20 Comments on Here’s my last blog post Here’s my last blog post If the prognosticators are right, I may not be around tomorrow. FamilyRadio.com says this: “The Bible guarantees t… Read Post
05.19.2011 – Spiritual Formation – 9 Comments on There’s no such thing as unopposed spiritual progress There’s no such thing as unopposed spiritual progress Here’s something I believe that a lot of people find controversial in this modern age: You have an enemy who hates yo… Read Post
05.18.2011 – Journeys – 46 Comments on I’ve been working on a book I’ve been working on a book Many of us feel like we have a book inside us, but first we have to have something to say. If it’s nonfiction, then s… Read Post
05.17.2011 – Identity issues – 9 Comments on Too much success too fast Too much success too fast The Millennial generation needs more failure. It’s a paradox that too much success in the short-term can impair your … Read Post
05.16.2011 – Spiritual Formation – 16 Comments on Failure is often a gift of God Failure is often a gift of God As a younger man, I used to look at my failures and misinterpret what God was doing. When I was fired from my first j… Read Post
05.14.2011 – Kingdom Reality – 2 Comments on More than bystanders More than bystanders Jesus calls us to himself, first as bystanders, as witnesses of his glory. We get to see what he does, and we worshi… Read Post
05.13.2011 – My Life – 8 Comments on Life is short – make it count – pt. 2 Life is short – make it count – pt. 2 Yesterday I planned to have a slow day. I also hoped to be decadent and watch an episode of “Modern Family” at work. … Read Post
05.12.2011 – Courage – 9 Comments on Face the wave that would destroy you! Face the wave that would destroy you! Are you facing a difficult situation in life? If so, how are you responding? Alanna Foxwell lived in Japan for mos… Read Post
05.11.2011 – Missions – 5 Comments on Free missionary care resources Free missionary care resources There are a host of great free resources on the web for those helping send or for those going as missionaries long-te… Read Post
05.10.2011 – Identity issues – 7 Comments on Popularity is overrated Popularity is overrated I was never popular in high school, but I was very aware of the social order and the categories that I didn’t fit in…. Read Post
05.09.2011 – Discipling – 3 Comments on We need more apprentices We need more apprentices Our chief job as parents is to disciple our kids. Academics, sports, extracurricular activities – all are secondary t… Read Post
05.08.2011 – Finding your call – 1 Comment on 20-somethings under pressure & depressed 20-somethings under pressure & depressed A recent article in the Guardian shows us that 20-somethings are struggling to cope in a world that seems rigged agai… Read Post
05.07.2011 – A broken world – 6 Comments on Change injustice one life at a time Change injustice one life at a time Many of us are motivated to fight injustice. We hear about human trafficking, AIDS, or orphans and we want to chang… Read Post
05.06.2011 – Living Free – 4 Comments on 5 prisons we live in 5 prisons we live in During our debrief in Bucharest, Mike Paschall shared about the prisons we live in. When you walk into these prisons,… Read Post
05.05.2011 – 42nd Generation – 7 Comments on It’s Cinco de Mayo – what are you celebrating? It’s Cinco de Mayo – what are you celebrating? Karen and I just returned from a long trip away from home and we’re celebrating today. The fact that it’s Cinco de Ma… Read Post
05.04.2011 – Finding your call – 4 Comments on We all start out funny and awkward We all start out funny and awkward Sean was talking to our squad one spring night in Bucharest. We’d had a good day and worship was flowing. Sean is an … Read Post
