06.03.2010 – Lordship – 14 Comments on Going ‘all in’ with God Going ‘all in’ with God I was playing Texas Hold ‘Em at Jeff Hylton’s house with a bunch of other guys. I had a good hand – two pair. And… Read Post
06.02.2010 – Listening prayer – 2 Comments on Man does not live on bread alone Man does not live on bread alone Jesus was in a miserable place. The desert sun scorched his flesh. He had no food to eat. And then, who should he … Read Post
06.01.2010 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 8 Comments on Men need to fight for what they love Men need to fight for what they love Most of us have lost a lot in life. As kids we get picked on and we lose our sense of safety. As teenagers, we get ac… Read Post
05.31.2010 – Haiti – No Comments on This Haiti video keeps replaying in my mind This Haiti video keeps replaying in my mind Haunting video above from Doug Pagitt. Springsteen’s song captures Haiti’s reality. And Doug’s radio program did a g… Read Post
05.30.2010 – Haiti – 4 Comments on At ground zero during the earthquake At ground zero during the earthquake Aaron Bruner tells the story of an AIM volunteer (we’ll call him Steve here) who was in Haiti during the earthquake. … Read Post
05.29.2010 – Haiti – 7 Comments on Dreams while Beethoven slept Dreams while Beethoven slept The rain began to fall soon after we arrived at Marassa, a tent city on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince. We were talk… Read Post
05.28.2010 – Haiti – 9 Comments on Magdala Magdala Down muddy, potholed streets, behind a high wall is the Son of God orphanage. We walked through the building and i… Read Post
05.27.2010 – Haiti – 4 Comments on The importance of accountability to donors The importance of accountability to donors We’re here in Port-Au-Prince. One of our team members said it was, “the most pitiful sight I have ever seen. Ther… Read Post
05.26.2010 – Haiti – 4 Comments on Churches helping churches in Haiti Churches helping churches in Haiti We land in Haiti today. AIM has established a base in Port-au-Prince. Our team of Haitian and American staff and v… Read Post
05.25.2010 – Haiti – 4 Comments on Life in a flooded tent city Life in a flooded tent city I’m hopping a plane today. And, along with a small team of bloggers, I’ll spend the rest of the week in Haiti. As we… Read Post
05.24.2010 – Identity issues – 5 Comments on Escaping a prison of my own making Escaping a prison of my own making This is the last in a series on identity. You have two main tasks to fulfill while you are on earth befo… Read Post
05.23.2010 – Blog Community – 9 Comments on Cultivating the habit of thankfulness: Week #3 Cultivating the habit of thankfulness: Week #3 Sundays are a slow day on the blog and I have a feeling folks may be tiring of this exercise of turning the thankless… Read Post
05.22.2010 – Orphans – 5 Comments on No pillow for their heads No pillow for their heads Loved this tender post by Marc Schifano: The pictures I took in Swaziland still rock me every time I look at them,… Read Post
05.21.2010 – Identity issues – 6 Comments on Recovering from a bad case of mistaken identity Recovering from a bad case of mistaken identity What do you do when you’ve become aware of the false self, when your discontent has risen to a place of criti… Read Post
05.20.2010 – Identity issues – 5 Comments on Looking for identity in broken places Looking for identity in broken places 2nd in a series on identity A soul under pressure goes looking for safety in what are often broken pla… Read Post
05.19.2010 – Identity issues – 12 Comments on Looking for a safe place Looking for a safe place As I coach young people, helping them work through their junk and move toward the greatness God has deposited in them… Read Post
05.18.2010 – Spiritual Formation – 10 Comments on Becoming like little children Becoming like little children What do you suppose Jesus meant when he said, “I can guarantee this truth: Unless you change and become like little c… Read Post
05.17.2010 – Haiti – 8 Comments on Join this Haitian church in their struggle Join this Haitian church in their struggle I’m headed back to Haiti with a group of eight leaders on May 26. Since the earthquake hit, we’ve found that the best… Read Post
05.16.2010 – Amazing God Stories – 7 Comments on Jesus is still in the healing business Jesus is still in the healing business What do you believe about healing? A lot of folks who have never experienced God’s healing power explain it away by s… Read Post
05.15.2010 – Blog Community – 13 Comments on Cultivating the habit of thankfulness: Week 2 Cultivating the habit of thankfulness: Week 2 Last weekend was for me an encouraging time on this blog. I proposed that we’d come together as a blog community and … Read Post
05.14.2010 – Amazing God Stories – 39 Comments on 20 years-old and running an orphanage 20 years-old and running an orphanage All Katie did was say “yes” to God. What would happen if we were to say “yes” to what he’s asking of us? Here is Kati… Read Post
05.13.2010 – Listening prayer – 9 Comments on God uses what we have God uses what we have On Monday I wrote a blog called Activism is necessary for understanding. The point of it was, we don’t have to become… Read Post
05.12.2010 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 13 Comments on A critical mass of redeemed pain A critical mass of redeemed pain Pain teaches us the value of things. Some folks have to go bankrupt before they live according to a budget. Endure a … Read Post
05.11.2010 – Justice issues – 9 Comments on Ungrace will kill you Ungrace will kill you Phillip Yancey coined the term “ungrace” in his book What’s So Amazing About Grace. It’s the response of unforgivenes… Read Post
