04.22.2009 – 42nd Generation – 31 Comments on Facebook is killing us softly Facebook is killing us softly I’m an efficiency nut and love all things digital. I’m writing this blog for goodness sakes. When Bill Gates advocate… Read Post
04.21.2009 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 8 Comments on Don’t squander affliction Don’t squander affliction Linford Detweiler, the male half of the duo Over the Rhine, said that one of his life’s ambitions is: “Don’t squander… Read Post
04.20.2009 – Comfort and Pain – 17 Comments on Conquering your fears Conquering your fears Doubt is not the opposite of faith, fear is. Or perhaps fear is just misplaced faith – faith in the wrong thing. whe… Read Post
04.19.2009 – Mobilization – 3 Comments on Ministering to gypsies Ministering to gypsies Those of us who follow Jesus are like gypsies in a way. Peter, in his first book, describes us as “al… Read Post
04.18.2009 – Living Free – 4 Comments on Should two passionate people get married? Should two passionate people get married? Should passionate people marry? This is more than just an abstract question. I’m here in Oxford, Alabama, and in a f… Read Post
04.17.2009 – Leadership – 8 Comments on Power can make you a bad listener Power can make you a bad listener It’s a given in political circles: “Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” But did you ever stop to… Read Post
04.16.2009 – Simplicity Liberates You – 18 Comments on An inverse relationship between stuff & friends An inverse relationship between stuff & friends When you get outside American culture, you see a clearer picture of the things that bog us down. We are probably the… Read Post
04.15.2009 – Community and Covenant – 14 Comments on How do you build community? How do you build community? We go to church to worship God together in community. But too many of us still put on our Sunday best before we go. … Read Post
04.14.2009 – Radical Living – 9 Comments on Marthe Robin: A life in the spirit Marthe Robin: A life in the spirit I believe that we can go much further living in the spirit than we do. We need to realize what it means to, instead o… Read Post
04.13.2009 – Living Free – 10 Comments on Take responsibility for the perceptions of others Take responsibility for the perceptions of others Andrew Shearman first inspired me on this subject. But if you’ve got an issue with the content take it up with me – I… Read Post
04.11.2009 – Eswatini / Swaziland – 8 Comments on How to help someone dying of AIDS How to help someone dying of AIDS When I visited Dudu in Swaziland, I saw she was dying. Lindsay Stahl (a World Racer) later discovered what it means t… Read Post
04.10.2009 – Simplicity Liberates You – 13 Comments on Silence is a mirror on your deepest self Silence is a mirror on your deepest self On this Good Friday, we think about the tomb – a place of death and silence. And while we fight death, I submit tha… Read Post
04.09.2009 – Radical Living – 2 Comments on Give to Sarah Buller Memorial Fund Give to Sarah Buller Memorial Fund In the days since Sarah Buller’s death there has been a tremendous outpouring of love and concern for her family. We… Read Post
04.07.2009 – Radical Living – 43 Comments on Sarah Buller lived a life in love – we’ll miss her Sarah Buller lived a life in love – we’ll miss her Sarah Buller, an AIM participant in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, was killed in an automobile accident on Sunday…. Read Post
04.06.2009 – Abandon – 19 Comments on Coping with an unimaginable loss Coping with an unimaginable loss Karen and I are sitting in the Paris airport coming home from Romania. We’re still a little numb. Yesterday an AIM… Read Post
04.04.2009 – Short-term missions – 6 Comments on A family mission trip – 3 years later A family mission trip – 3 years later I wish more families understood the power of a family mission trip. Our friends Mark and Kathryn Almand took their fa… Read Post
04.03.2009 – Leadership – 4 Comments on How to start a nonprofit organization How to start a nonprofit organization This is the last in a series on starting nonprofits and their boards. Don’t do it unless there’s no one else yo… Read Post
04.02.2009 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 15 Comments on All good things lie upstream All good things lie upstream Many of you reading this are coping with some private pain. Life is hard. Just when you think it’s safe to relax, it … Read Post
04.01.2009 – Short-term missions – 3 Comments on Leadership tips for great mission projects Leadership tips for great mission projects Here are some tips to help you improve the way you lead your mission project. Empower your teammates Think of you… Read Post
03.31.2009 – Radical Living – 1 Comment on Deep water: activating your faith Deep water: activating your faith In yesterday’s blog I talked about Jesus’ call to find a great catch in the deep water. It’s a call he issued first t… Read Post
03.30.2009 – Reaching Your Destiny – 9 Comments on Put out into the deep water Put out into the deep water “Put out into the deep water, and let down the nets for a catch,” Jesus tells Peter shortly after meeting him.* Pete… Read Post
03.29.2009 – 42nd Generation – 2 Comments on Missionaries need to be pioneers Missionaries need to be pioneers Karen and I just returned from our vacation and are headed to a country we’ve never visited – Romania. We’re doing a … Read Post
03.28.2009 – Eswatini / Swaziland – 2 Comments on Baby Moses: A rich legacy Baby Moses: A rich legacy We’re flying back to the States today and then on to Romania tomorrow. Before leaving, I wanted to pass on to you t… Read Post
03.26.2009 – Better Living – 8 Comments on Find what gives you life Find what gives you life I’m on vacation and it’s giving me life. In general, I try to pay attention to the things that bring life and move in… Read Post
