11.12.2009 – Better Living – 11 Comments on 10 qualities of a great marriage partner 10 qualities of a great marriage partner After encouraging my readers to more actively consider marriage in yesterday’s blog, I thought a good follow-up blog … Read Post
11.11.2009 – Community and Covenant – 15 Comments on When are you ready to think about marriage? When are you ready to think about marriage? I remember as a senior in college being greatly perplexed by the issue of marriage and its timing. Although I was hea… Read Post
11.10.2009 – Spiritual Formation – 13 Comments on Learning how to make commitments Learning how to make commitments Slowly, over a period of years, I’m learning about my children’s generation. I’m seeing their great potential and the… Read Post
11.09.2009 – Missions photos – 1 Comment on What happened to the photo contest pictures? What happened to the photo contest pictures? Many of you have been wondering what happened with some of the missions photo contest pictures. Well, the folks at… Read Post
11.07.2009 – Fighting your enemy – 13 Comments on Now it’s time to talk about ghosts Now it’s time to talk about ghosts I saw the following article on a Baptist missions site. David* never imagined he’d use ghosts as a way to shar… Read Post
11.06.2009 – Spiritual Formation – 7 Comments on How do I connect with God? How do I connect with God? This is my last of three blogs on connecting, each illustrated by a song. Connecting with God is tough some times. A … Read Post
11.05.2009 – Community and Covenant – 5 Comments on Please talk to me Please talk to me Something in us yearns to connect with other human beings. Peter Gabriel expresses it well in this song, “Come Tal… Read Post
11.04.2009 – Identity issues – 8 Comments on Struggling to find yourself Struggling to find yourself In our modern era we struggle to connect in ways that should come more naturally to us. We should connect with others… Read Post
11.03.2009 – Fighting your enemy – 54 Comments on God will vindicate you if you wait God will vindicate you if you wait Jennifer Smith told me this amazing story. I thought it was a great illustration of the principle that God will vin… Read Post
11.02.2009 – Leadership – 4 Comments on How do I resolve conflict? How do I resolve conflict? God loves for his children to be at peace with one another. Jesus told his disciples, “don’t let your hearts be troub… Read Post
11.01.2009 – Fighting your enemy – 3 Comments on A trip to witch mountain A trip to witch mountain A blog from Jamie Neumann in Guatemala: This morning we got up early to go up to the witches caves here in Panaj… Read Post
11.01.2009 – Eswatini / Swaziland – 5 Comments on Saying goodbye to Dudu Saying goodbye to Dudu I know I already posted this morning, but I just read this blog from Pamela Philp and it hit me in the gut. So I want… Read Post
10.31.2009 – Kingdom Reality – 3 Comments on Redefining your reality Redefining your reality “‘My ways are not your ways,’ says the Lord.” God sees things through a different lens than we do. We who fol… Read Post
10.30.2009 – Discipling – 10 Comments on Discipleship requires your hunger Discipleship requires your hunger So many times as a young man I felt alone and unnoticed. In my evangelical church, I had a youth group, but no real c… Read Post
10.29.2009 – Reaching Your Destiny – 6 Comments on You can be a hero You can be a hero When was the last time you felt heroic? And what does it mean to be a hero anyway? I don’t think it’s trite to say th… Read Post
10.28.2009 – Kingdom Reality – 6 Comments on Killed for their faith by Muslims Killed for their faith by Muslims I just received a letter from a friend and coworker of mine in a Muslim country in the middle east. “Recently thre… Read Post
10.27.2009 – Mobilization – 5 Comments on AIM: After 20 years it’s still about discipleship AIM: After 20 years it’s still about discipleship This month a lot of people showed up in Gainesville to help Karen and I celebrate AIM’s 20 years of existence. It was… Read Post
10.26.2009 – World Race – 5 Comments on World race culture World race culture We just completed the latest World Race training camp. You can read some of the reviews here. Four years into this th… Read Post
10.26.2009 – World Race – 7 Comments on World racing out of Montenegro on a smuggler’s bus World racing out of Montenegro on a smuggler’s bus This is a good illustration of how World Race culture evolves [when we were their age, Karen & I actually used to… Read Post
10.25.2009 – Wounded healers – 8 Comments on Your vulnerability will set people free Your vulnerability will set people free We’ve all got issues. We all struggle to get to a place of freedom in our lives. But here’s the paradox: as we share … Read Post
10.24.2009 – Justice issues – 7 Comments on How do YOU respond to the horror of abuse? How do YOU respond to the horror of abuse? What does abuse feel like? World Race leader Andi Wendel gives us a picture from Guatemala. This young lady is m… Read Post
10.23.2009 – Wounded healers – 2 Comments on Everybody hurts – be a healer Everybody hurts – be a healer Yesterday’s blog post referenced one young man’s cry of pain for having grown up fatherless. But so many of us bear d… Read Post
10.22.2009 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 5 Comments on Growing up without a father hurts so Growing up without a father hurts so A number of years ago, God spoke to me and said, “This is a fatherless generation.” I didn’t have much experience … Read Post
10.21.2009 – Culture and Faith – 17 Comments on America has become a hindu nation America has become a hindu nation Ask any young person if there is more than one way to get to God and you are likely to hear the answer “yes.” Althou… Read Post
