07.07.2009 – Spiritual Coaching – 3 Comments on You need a coach You need a coach Andy Stanley believes in coaching. He says, “You will never maximize your potential in any area without coaching. It … Read Post
07.06.2009 – Short-term missions – 10 Comments on Responding to critics of short-term missions Responding to critics of short-term missions We’re at the high point of the short-term missions summer season. Hundreds of thousands of young people have fanned o… Read Post
07.04.2009 – Culture and Faith – 14 Comments on Happy Dependence Day! Happy Dependence Day! How ironic that today we celebrate independence from tyrants when only recently, we voted ourselves more government p… Read Post
07.03.2009 – Orphans – 2 Comments on More follow-up please! Allan’s story More follow-up please! Allan’s story One of my favorite things to do on this blog is to follow-up on a story. We are called to live out a faith that major… Read Post
07.02.2009 – Radical Living – 14 Comments on The most amazing week of my life The most amazing week of my life We all need prayer. If you’d like someone to pray with you or disciple you, our new blog ministers would like to help… Read Post
07.01.2009 – Missions photos – 3 Comments on Photo Contest: Portfolio Phase Photo Contest: Portfolio Phase Having selected 30 photographers in the first phase of the photo contest, we’ve entered the portfolio phase. This is … Read Post
06.30.2009 – Spiritual Formation – 1 Comment on Thank the people who packed your chute Thank the people who packed your chute So many people have helped me become the person I am. How about you? Who has contributed to your life? Have you rea… Read Post
06.29.2009 – Radical Living – 9 Comments on Introducing our blog ministry team Introducing our blog ministry team Welcome to the re-launch of this blog. Behind the scenes, we’ve been organizing it for several weeks now. Ov… Read Post
06.28.2009 – World Race – 3 Comments on Marisa takes on the world Marisa takes on the world Home again after a week away. As Amanda observed, Whimsy has some attachment disorders; he was beside himself to welc… Read Post
06.26.2009 – Culture and Faith – 12 Comments on Fawcett, Jackson & the evanescence of youth Fawcett, Jackson & the evanescence of youth I’m in Savannah, a city that oozes history out of every pore. What a perfect place to contemplate the inevitable pass… Read Post
06.24.2009 – Leadership – 5 Comments on My #1 secret of success My #1 secret of success I’ve been successful in building some things and people have speculated on the reason why. In the interest of trying… Read Post
06.23.2009 – Missions photos – 8 Comments on Photo contest winners – Round 1 final list Photo contest winners – Round 1 final list Here are the winners of Round 1 of the photo contest. There are 32. The names were withheld from the judges, but now … Read Post
06.22.2009 – Missions photos – 9 Comments on Photo Contest: Round 1 Winners! Photo Contest: Round 1 Winners! We’re proud to announce the Round One Winners of AIM’s Missions Photo Contest. We’re posting an initial group of winn… Read Post
06.21.2009 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 8 Comments on Study shows good dads make a big difference Study shows good dads make a big difference Happy Father’s Day! As I’ve traveled the world, I’m amazed at how few good fathers there are. In many parts of su… Read Post
06.20.2009 – Blog Community – 5 Comments on Random blog notes for the community Random blog notes for the community Random Blog notes: We’re in the midst of re-launching the blog. Do you like the new format? We should add the faces … Read Post
06.19.2009 – Missions – 3 Comments on Please help these native missionaries Please help these native missionaries It’s challenging for American missionaries to enter certain parts of the world — namely, remote tribal areas and Isl… Read Post
06.18.2009 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 25 Comments on A letter to my daughter’s friends A letter to my daughter’s friends Karen and I have four daughters between the ages of 20 and 25. They are entering the stage of looking more intentiona… Read Post
06.17.2009 – Listening prayer – 8 Comments on Listening to God and obeying: an example Listening to God and obeying: an example As I was running yesterday morning I picked up my pace – Toya had asked me to speak to her mission team and I needed … Read Post
06.16.2009 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 13 Comments on Having a ‘Yes’ in your spirit Having a ‘Yes’ in your spirit Challenge is hard, but it’s necessary if life change is to occur. We walk around stuck in our ruts because either nob… Read Post
06.15.2009 – The Holy Spirit is on the move – 9 Comments on What does a movement look like? What does a movement look like? Program note – we’ve received all the photos for the contest and the judging process is underway. We’ll announce roun… Read Post
06.14.2009 – Orphans – 3 Comments on An amazing adoption story An amazing adoption story Hope your Sunday is good. We’re enjoying life on the Barnes farm. Karen and I think we’ve decided to stay here and … Read Post
06.13.2009 – Listening prayer – 8 Comments on How God spoke this morning How God spoke this morning I ran eight miles this morning. When I go on the longer runs, generally there is space and quiet enough that God spea… Read Post
06.12.2009 – Missions photos – 1 Comment on Photo contest: last few days – Enter Now! Photo contest: last few days – Enter Now! The way we’ve set up the photo contest, there are three rounds. The first, the qualifying round, ends in a few days, … Read Post
06.11.2009 – Living Free – 14 Comments on Thomas Jefferson warns us about losing freedom Thomas Jefferson warns us about losing freedom Our freedoms here in America are being undermined in ever more obvious ways. Government continues to encroach, doing … Read Post
