09.22.2009 – A broken world – 6 Comments on Left for dead Left for dead Tom Davis is 39 years old today. He’s become one of my covenant brothers and is a gift to so many. Here’s from his bl… Read Post
09.21.2009 – Leadership – 8 Comments on The bigger coat principle The bigger coat principle Here in Bucharest and I was thinking about a teaching Michael Hindes does called “the bigger coat principle.” It’s b… Read Post
09.20.2009 – World Race – 8 Comments on 220 Racers & coaches in Romania 220 Racers & coaches in Romania This morning Andrew Shearman, Talia and I wake up in Mijas, Spain and get on a train to the the airport. In London we… Read Post
09.19.2009 – The Holy Spirit is on the move – 3 Comments on Moving toward an Awakening Moving toward an Awakening Here in Spain still. Getting ready to head to Romania for the Awakening, a convocation of 220 Racers over four days. … Read Post
09.18.2009 – Community and Covenant – 16 Comments on When is divorce OK? When is divorce OK? There it is in black and white: “God hates divorce.” It’s Malachi 2:16 and it doesn’t leave much wiggle room. That’s … Read Post
09.17.2009 – Dreaming – 8 Comments on Ministry update: AIM celebrates 20 years Ministry update: AIM celebrates 20 years We’ve arrived in beautiful Mijas, Spain for a board meeting. The Leadership Training School here in many ways represe… Read Post
09.15.2009 – 42nd Generation – 5 Comments on Going to Spain Going to Spain Today Talia and I get on a plane and go to Spain to see a man’s dream. For years, Andrew Shearman dreamed about a tr… Read Post
09.14.2009 – Spiritual Formation – 3 Comments on Spiritual hunger like a heat-seeking missile Spiritual hunger like a heat-seeking missile Gabe Landes is finishing up another round of men’s blog discipleship focused on learning listening prayer. It’s… Read Post
09.13.2009 – Prayer – 6 Comments on Sunday prayer – please lift up these requests Sunday prayer – please lift up these requests It being the first Sunday of football season, I wasn’t going to blog today, but then Lisa Nelson called with an urgen… Read Post
09.12.2009 – Spiritual Formation – 4 Comments on Have an attitude of gratitude Have an attitude of gratitude Last night we were sitting around the living room at Friday Soup Night (the night when our small group meets). Karen … Read Post
09.11.2009 – A broken world – 14 Comments on I want to pull the plug – is that suicide? I want to pull the plug – is that suicide? I wrote about Maswane’s sad life in a blog last month. Today I received the news that she has died at 19 of AIDS. Whe… Read Post
09.10.2009 – Better Living – 9 Comments on We all need a eulogy We all need a eulogy “Love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor.” Rom. 12:10 Recently a friend who i… Read Post
09.09.2009 – Kingdom Reality – 5 Comments on What do you want your funeral to look like? What do you want your funeral to look like? OK, some of you will find the blog title to be a morbid question. Who wants to think about death? But on the other ha… Read Post
09.08.2009 – My Life – 8 Comments on Our puppy finds a home Our puppy finds a home Those of you who follow me on Facebook know all about our adventures with a certain Boxer-Lab puppy that our daughter… Read Post
09.07.2009 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 14 Comments on Where are the warriors? Where are the warriors? This past weekend, 15 of us guys were sitting around the table at man-night after a hard week in the trenches living … Read Post
09.06.2009 – Justice issues – 3 Comments on A prayer of repentance for our nation A prayer of repentance for our nation When I received this prayer by email recently, it was attributed to Billy Graham. A Snopes.com search showed that to … Read Post
09.04.2009 – Amazing God Stories – 12 Comments on What difference can $1 make? What difference can $1 make? Before she left for Swaziland this past summer, I gave Kati Bailey a dollar and asked her to invest it somewhere whil… Read Post
09.03.2009 – Wounded healers – 5 Comments on We are wounded healers We are wounded healers To be human is to suffer pain, it’s to feel wounded and to struggle to get to a place of healing. No one is immune an… Read Post
09.02.2009 – The Holy Spirit is on the move – 7 Comments on Grocery store healing outbreak Grocery store healing outbreak After my recent post on God’s healing power, I thought you’d enjoy this testimony of how it can work in your everyday… Read Post
09.01.2009 – Kingdom Reality – 6 Comments on Report on your aid to the persecuted church in Pakistan Report on your aid to the persecuted church in Pakistan Three weeks ago I wrote a blog about how a Muslim mob in Pakistan burned the homes of a number of Christians. Seven o… Read Post
08.31.2009 – Kingdom Reality – 7 Comments on Stop looking on the surface of things Stop looking on the surface of things Jesus was talking to his disciples and getting annoyed. “Stop looking on the surface of things!” He exclaimed (see Jo… Read Post
08.30.2009 – The Holy Spirit is on the move – 16 Comments on Does God still heal? Does God still heal? Growing up in my Evangelical Free Church in the Missouri, we were taught a lot of wonderful things about Jesus and th… Read Post
08.29.2009 – Dreaming – 2 Comments on Einstein quotes for missions Einstein quotes for missions Found this on Guy Muse’s blog. Many Albert Einstein sayings and quotes are highly applicable to missions and c… Read Post
08.28.2009 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 2 Comments on We all need to grieve We all need to grieve What is your emotional range? So many of you reading this are shut down in some way. I say that with empathy as in,… Read Post
