08.27.2009 – Youth Ministry – 6 Comments on The next generation carries our dreams The next generation carries our dreams At some point, the next generation will carry our hopes and dreams. Everything we do that is of any enduring value mu… Read Post
08.26.2009 – Youth Ministry – 18 Comments on Youth ministry reaches a dead-end Youth ministry reaches a dead-end The point of this blog is to define the Matrix for some of you involved in youth ministry in hopes that you’ll go loo… Read Post
08.25.2009 – Eswatini / Swaziland – 7 Comments on A playground brings joy in Swaziland A playground brings joy in Swaziland When our kids were young and we lived in Florida, we had a park with a playground on it right behind our house. I’d c… Read Post
08.24.2009 – A broken world – 5 Comments on Finding lost things Finding lost things I was jogging yesterday when suddenly I was joined by a couple of black Labradors in full stride. They hung with me… Read Post
08.23.2009 – Missions – 2 Comments on The world needs you to make disciples The world needs you to make disciples When Jesus started his ministry, he quoted Isaiah 61:1-2: Preach good news to the poor. Bind up the broke… Read Post
08.22.2009 – Identity issues – 10 Comments on Your false self Your false self So many people live under a cloud of angst, perpetually stressed and at war with themselves, knowing down deep that t… Read Post
08.21.2009 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 7 Comments on The sex trade comes to your doorstep The sex trade comes to your doorstep I have 367 Twitter followers, but in the last day or so, 16 young women who had no history on Twitter (but who were e… Read Post
08.20.2009 – Wounded healers – 9 Comments on Breaking the chains off women Breaking the chains off women Last week a group of ladies got together in Sarasota to brainstorm how to build their new ministry to women seeking… Read Post
08.19.2009 – Identity issues – 7 Comments on Moving from success to significance Moving from success to significance “I shouldn’t bother you with this,” said the man at the bar to my daughter Talia. “But I don’t know where the time h… Read Post
08.18.2009 – Missions – 4 Comments on How to start a church explosion How to start a church explosion From Guy Muse’s blog on missions: How 29 believers became 110 believers starting 5 new house churches–and all in … Read Post
08.17.2009 – The Holy Spirit is on the move – 6 Comments on The blind see – a miracle in Kenya The blind see – a miracle in Kenya I sat at lunch across from Shaye Cornell a little over a month ago. I asked her, “So what happened on your trip to Ke… Read Post
08.16.2009 – Courage – 4 Comments on Man Hike #2 – White Mtns of New Hampshire Man Hike #2 – White Mtns of New Hampshire You can only go so far discipling people on the internet. You have to get together in the flesh periodically to hear … Read Post
08.15.2009 – Missions – 6 Comments on The tale of the white pig The tale of the white pig The other night a missionary named John Cutts came by the Almand home in Gainesville and told an amazing story. I… Read Post
08.14.2009 – Eswatini / Swaziland – 9 Comments on Keeping our daughters safe Keeping our daughters safe This blog by Pastor Gift is hard to read, it such a searing account, I had to tone it down some. My hope in sharing i… Read Post
08.13.2009 – Missions – 11 Comments on We’ve lost the missionary imperative We’ve lost the missionary imperative The tidal wave of relativism that has swept through our culture has created a lot of victims. It says, “Truth is rela… Read Post
08.12.2009 – Reaching Your Destiny – 9 Comments on I’m not done with you yet I’m not done with you yet We met Jim out in the Lost Creek wilderness of Colorado a few weeks ago. He still had about half his teeth, but that… Read Post
08.11.2009 – Church – 11 Comments on ‘When can we be the church?’ ‘When can we be the church?’ Guy Muse is a missionary in Ecuador. He writes a good blog. I especially liked this one: When Mónica called saying… Read Post
08.10.2009 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 10 Comments on Dealing with shame Dealing with shame At eight years old Susan’s father came into her dark room, sat on the edge of her bed and began to stroke her hair. … Read Post
08.09.2009 – 42nd Generation – 22 Comments on AIM mission statement AIM mission statement Thinking about a new AIM mission statement today. Old one: “Raising up a generation of radically committed disciples … Read Post
08.08.2009 – Dreaming – 3 Comments on Beauty from Ashes starts in Florida Beauty from Ashes starts in Florida Two things: one check out the new World Race video above that Kim Daniels just finished. and two, please pray for t… Read Post
08.07.2009 – A broken world – 4 Comments on 7 Christians burned alive in Pakistan 7 Christians burned alive in Pakistan The struggle between Muslims and Christians is starting to boil over again in places like Yemen, Pakistan and Iran … Read Post
08.06.2009 – Mobilization – 19 Comments on 2/3 of young people are leaving the church 2/3 of young people are leaving the church More than two-thirds of young adults between the ages of 18-22 leave the church. In a new book, Essential Church, au… Read Post
08.05.2009 – Eswatini / Swaziland – 9 Comments on The bad men come at night The bad men come at night Morgan McKeown helped us start the Nsoko care point a couple of years ago. And today she’s leading a group from her c… Read Post
08.04.2009 – Eswatini / Swaziland – 2 Comments on Stalked by death in Swaziland Stalked by death in Swaziland Death is not a respecter of persons in Swaziland. Here are the facts: • Life expectancy of only 30 years. • F… Read Post
