10.20.2009 – Culture and Faith – 2 Comments on Where does a city’s culture come from? Where does a city’s culture come from? I always loved the Talking Heads, mostly because of the complex rhythms in songs like, “Burning Down the House.” The … Read Post
10.19.2009 – Parenting – 16 Comments on Barnes children’s code of conduct Barnes children’s code of conduct Our children are grown and they have matured marvelously – we are so proud of them. But at times, like all kids, t… Read Post
10.17.2009 – Reaching Your Destiny – 8 Comments on What vision is guiding your life? What vision is guiding your life? We so often fly the plane of our life at a low level, skimming along just above the ground, not really sure of where … Read Post
10.16.2009 – Simplicity Liberates You – 7 Comments on Editing your life Editing your life Our lives are so full of long technical words that we often edit and simplify them using acronyms. Psychologists use … Read Post
10.15.2009 – Spiritual Coaching – 6 Comments on Feedback is essential for growth Feedback is essential for growth If you’ve never been in a relationship where you’ve regularly received constructive criticism, then you’ve not really… Read Post
10.14.2009 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 18 Comments on To my future sons-in-law To my future sons-in-law Yesterday I introduced the topic of “how do I find guys for all the wonderful young ladies in my life?” My four beaut… Read Post
10.13.2009 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 28 Comments on Guys: Check out my amazing daughters Guys: Check out my amazing daughters Yes, I am especially blessed. Not only do Karen and I have four beautiful daughters in our natural family, but we’ve … Read Post
10.12.2009 – Dreaming – 13 Comments on Great things start in your garage Great things start in your garage A garage is a homely place. It’s a place of rejection. It’s where you put things that are old and worn out, but don’t… Read Post
10.11.2009 – A broken world – 2 Comments on Who will care for my children? Who will care for my children? From a staff member’s blog in Swaziland: When I walked into the room, Pastor Gift was talking with a woman named Bus… Read Post
10.10.2009 – Justice issues – 7 Comments on The free trophy syndrome The free trophy syndrome Can I get a Nobel Prize too? I had a great thought back in 1981. I thought, “Ronald Reagan is in a perfect position t… Read Post
10.09.2009 – Spiritual Formation – 14 Comments on Your achilles heel is the threshold of God’s grace Your achilles heel is the threshold of God’s grace “My power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9) We all want to receive God’s grace, but no one wants t… Read Post
10.08.2009 – World Race – 3 Comments on Testimonies of changed lives Testimonies of changed lives Here’s another powerful video from Kim Daniels. Is what you’re living for worth what Christ died for? If not, you pro… Read Post
10.06.2009 – Spiritual Formation – 8 Comments on Becoming a life source for someone Becoming a life source for someone Andrew Shearman teaches this to our World Racers: “You must become a life-source for others,” he says. Lately I’ve be… Read Post
10.05.2009 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 2 Comments on Have that hard conversation now Have that hard conversation now At various times in my life, because of my commitment and love for friends, I’ve chosen to press into complicated and… Read Post
10.05.2009 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 9 Comments on Man hike #2: the deluge Man hike #2: the deluge The first Man Hike this past July was such a great experience that we had high expectations for this second one in th… Read Post
10.02.2009 – Living Free – 5 Comments on It’s criminal to live cautiously! It’s criminal to live cautiously! Jesus said it, “It’s criminal to live cautiously!” (Matt. 25:26) Yet, here in America, we’ve made a religion out of c… Read Post
10.01.2009 – Courage – 8 Comments on Why we need man-hikes Why we need man-hikes I’ve started to beat on this drum more lately (see this blog for example) and here I am today going on this man hike … Read Post
09.30.2009 – Reaching Your Destiny – 9 Comments on You’re more than a muskrat You’re more than a muskrat As a teenager I felt ordinary, but not normal. When I discovered women, I tried to mask my deficiencies the best I c… Read Post
09.29.2009 – Eswatini / Swaziland – 3 Comments on For when mom dies – a Legacy Book For when mom dies – a Legacy Book 44% of the adults who are left alive in Swaziland have HIV. What do you do with their children when they go? What do … Read Post
09.28.2009 – Mobilization – 11 Comments on Natural conversations vs. ‘witnessing’ Natural conversations vs. ‘witnessing’ I was flying to McAllen, TX for Robert Cantu’s funeral. A few hours earlier, upon landing in Atlanta from Bucharest, … Read Post
09.26.2009 – My Life – 12 Comments on Robert Cantu: Good friend, colorful life Robert Cantu: Good friend, colorful life Yesterday I flew all the way from Bucharest, Romania to McAllen, Texas to be with Robert one last time. His life made… Read Post
09.25.2009 – Dreaming – 13 Comments on Finding your kingdom dream Finding your kingdom dream I’ve been teaching on the subject “Finding your kingdom dreams” here at the Awakening in Brasov, Romania. The respons… Read Post
09.24.2009 – World Race – 19 Comments on Update on the Awakening Update on the Awakening It’s past midnight here in Brasov, Romania. I’d hoped that one of our racers would write an update that I’d be able t… Read Post
09.23.2009 – Justice issues – 4 Comments on Burying stuff that might get resurrected Burying stuff that might get resurrected It was a case of “he said, she said” where everybody sided with him. She accused him of having an affair with her. He… Read Post
