12.01.2008 – A broken world – 28 Comments on Our despair and God’s timing Our despair and God’s timing I love, as Paul Harvey says, to be able to share “the rest of the story.” A little over a year ago, I posted a blog … Read Post
11.30.2008 – Short-term missions – 2 Comments on Bangkok airport turmoil strands World Racers Bangkok airport turmoil strands World Racers This article about World Racer Ali Page showed up in a Colorado Springs newspaper. Our World Race squad has been stuc… Read Post
11.29.2008 – Simplicity Liberates You – 8 Comments on Consumerism run amok Consumerism run amok Our consumer-driven culture reached a new low yesterday. You’d think with the economic downturn that consumers would … Read Post
11.29.2008 – Missions – 2 Comments on Myanmar flood update Myanmar flood update In an earlier post I reported on the aftermath of the Myanmar flood. We need to see and be moved by the need. We have… Read Post
11.27.2008 – My Life – 9 Comments on Party at the Barnes house Party at the Barnes house When the Hitchcock’s big Greyhound-type bus came rolling down our long driveway and the aunties, uncles, and cousins … Read Post
11.26.2008 – Kingdom Reality – 2 Comments on Learning how to trust God Learning how to trust God Today is a day when the country is scrambling to get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving. All over the country you can… Read Post
11.25.2008 – Identity issues – 7 Comments on Giving me away Giving me away “Who gives this woman away to be married?” the preacher asks. Few moments in life are more poignant than when … Read Post
11.24.2008 – Dreaming – 28 Comments on Don’t ask for small gifts! Don’t ask for small gifts! The golfer Arnold Palmer once played a series of exhibition matches in Saudi Arabia. The king was so impressed that … Read Post
11.23.2008 – Orphans – 4 Comments on Shop for Christmas & help orphans Shop for Christmas & help orphans It’s Thanksgiving week in a season of diminished expectations. As long as we’re re-configuring our priorities, let m… Read Post
11.22.2008 – Community and Covenant – 4 Comments on Women and covenantal relationships Women and covenantal relationships I wrote a blog on accountability and provoked this response from a couple of women about their struggle for covenant:… Read Post
11.21.2008 – Missions – 1 Comment on Behind the scenes in Myanmar Behind the scenes in Myanmar I’m in Nashville today speaking at a Youth Specialties conference on the subject of raising up World Changers. … Read Post
11.20.2008 – Kingdom Reality – 9 Comments on Responding to the magic kingdom Responding to the magic kingdom We just returned from debriefing a team in Thailand. Karen and I are committed to these young people and with each t… Read Post
11.19.2008 – Simplicity Liberates You – 4 Comments on The comforts of home The comforts of home “Home is where the heart is, so your real home’s in your chest.” -Joss Wheldon We’re on the 747 returning home from… Read Post
11.18.2008 – Leadership – 8 Comments on How to be accountable How to be accountable The tragedy of the unaccountable leader gets replayed so often on the evening news that it has become a cliche. Ac… Read Post
11.17.2008 – Simplicity Liberates You – 9 Comments on A season of purging A season of purging We’ve been here in Thailand for a week and are leaving for home tonight at 1 a.m. We’re in a season of the empty n… Read Post
11.16.2008 – Sex Trade and Sex Trafficking – 5 Comments on Being wrecked by the sex trade Being wrecked by the sex trade A megachurch leader recently posed this question: “What wrecks you?” He argued that whatever disturbs our soul, whate… Read Post
11.15.2008 – Kingdom Reality – No Comments on How do you feel after a year of adventure? How do you feel after a year of adventure? Yesterday, I posted a great video from Kim Daniels on “never going back to OK”. She posted it with only seven days le… Read Post
11.14.2008 – Kingdom Reality – 3 Comments on Kingdom reality on a Thai beach Kingdom reality on a Thai beach We’re doing a World Race team final debrief in Thailand. Tonight we sang songs on the beach, prayed for one another, … Read Post
11.13.2008 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 8 Comments on Spiritual fathers & their spiritual sons Spiritual fathers & their spiritual sons The following blog, while it’s about fathers and sons also applies to a certain extent to daughters and mothers. We … Read Post
11.12.2008 – Orphans – 5 Comments on Making room in your heart Making room in your heart I’m writing this at the beach on an island off the Thai coast. Our debrief is off to a roaring start. Our racers ha… Read Post
11.11.2008 – My Life – 16 Comments on Surviving an international flight Surviving an international flight Karen and are I traveling to Thailand today to meet our World Race squad. We just flew the first leg to South Korea…. Read Post
11.10.2008 – My Life – 10 Comments on Placing a priority on your friends Placing a priority on your friends Karen and I are back from Orlando. Over the last 20 years, we’ve watched Daniel Watson go from toddler, to little boy… Read Post
11.09.2008 – Reaching Your Destiny – 1 Comment on 3 more students changing the world 3 more students changing the world In yesterday’s blog I shared the examples of three teens who saw a need and stepped out on a limb to meet it…. Read Post
11.08.2008 – Reaching Your Destiny – 3 Comments on 3 students who are changing the world 3 students who are changing the world We’re staying at a hotel in Orlando tonight. There are two large convention groups staying here: A group of… Read Post
