08.05.2008 – World Race – 4 Comments on Our son returns from a year of adventures Our son returns from a year of adventures Our son Seth, Jr. graduated from college and immediately joined a World Race team traveling around the world for a ye… Read Post
08.04.2008 – Mobilization – 5 Comments on Social networking is dumbing us down Social networking is dumbing us down Two new books sound the alarm bells for those of us who believe in the greatness of our young people. The first is p… Read Post
08.03.2008 – Better Living – 4 Comments on The love bank – your key to close relationships The love bank – your key to close relationships Karen and I have a great relationship, but every now and then, without even knowing why, we’ll get a little tired of … Read Post
08.02.2008 – World Race – 10 Comments on Pictures from our World Race team Pictures from our World Race team Karen and I just returned home from a month of traveling. We’re coaching a squad of 32 World Racers for the next year… Read Post
08.01.2008 – Reaching Your Destiny – 7 Comments on How do you follow your call in life? How do you follow your call in life? We all have an inner voice whispering about a higher work, a giving of self to something beyond our own small world, … Read Post
07.31.2008 – Amazing God Stories – 4 Comments on The martyrdom of Ezekiel The martyrdom of Ezekiel Ezekiel was a radical who lived and died for Christ in northern Mozambique. Our World Race teams met his widow and I… Read Post
07.30.2008 – Leadership – 5 Comments on How to build trust – Covey’s 10 tips How to build trust – Covey’s 10 tips An uncommitted generation is coming of age and there are things they don’t like about the reflection in the mirror. … Read Post
07.29.2008 – Parenting – 2 Comments on Detoxing the helicopter parent Detoxing the helicopter parent In my last blog, I asked the question, “Are we raising a nation of wimps?” But more importantly, if you’ve bought in… Read Post
07.28.2008 – Identity issues – 12 Comments on Three sources of identity Three sources of identity Karen and I just returned from Antigua, Guatemala, site of our first debrief with the World Race team we’re coachin… Read Post
07.27.2008 – Parenting – 9 Comments on Are we raising a nation of wimps? Are we raising a nation of wimps? In the book Culture Shift, author R. Albert Mohler Jr. diagnoses a number of the things that are breaking down in our… Read Post
07.26.2008 – Simplicity Liberates You – 5 Comments on Ten steps to simplify your life Ten steps to simplify your life Our lives are too complicated. Thoreau tells us “As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler… Read Post
07.25.2008 – Missions – 8 Comments on Putting missionaries in harm’s way Putting missionaries in harm’s way What a summer it’s been! Karen and I are doing a debrief in Guatemala now, but it’s gotten a lit… Read Post
07.24.2008 – Orphans – 5 Comments on Giving orphans identity: I AM boxes Giving orphans identity: I AM boxes While she lived in Swaziland, Lisa Black fell in love with the orphan children of Nsoko. She called them “children o… Read Post
07.23.2008 – Dealing with junk in our lives – 11 Comments on Our victim culture – how to fight it Our victim culture – how to fight it Are you the kind of person who says, “It’s not my fault,” or do you take responsibility when things go wrong? Our cul… Read Post
07.22.2008 – Eswatini / Swaziland – 8 Comments on A happy ending – meeting Baby Moses’ mom A happy ending – meeting Baby Moses’ mom You may recall the story (recounted here and here) of Baby Moses. It was so heart-rending. When my son and his team… Read Post
07.21.2008 – The Holy Spirit is on the move – 9 Comments on Have faith – it’s better than you think Have faith – it’s better than you think I’m sick of reading the news. The drumbeat of negativism is relentless. And the local TV news is the worst. To lis… Read Post
07.20.2008 – Justice issues – 5 Comments on Life in a garbage dump – what if it was you? Life in a garbage dump – what if it was you? Jeannette Wheeler is in Nicaragua and just posted this great blog. We need to identify with the poor . We need to p… Read Post
07.19.2008 – Eswatini / Swaziland – 5 Comments on Our ministry in Swaziland: A short video Our ministry in Swaziland: A short video Yesterday’s blog was about the disturbing situation in Swaziland, a country spiraling downward at an alarming rat… Read Post
07.18.2008 – Eswatini / Swaziland – 5 Comments on Things we don’t talk about in Swaziland Things we don’t talk about in Swaziland Remember the blog I recently wrote about that lady we visited in the shack who was dying of AIDS? I just got an ema… Read Post
07.17.2008 – Better Living – 7 Comments on How to have a happy marriage How to have a happy marriage Karen and I have a great marriage and I hope you do too or will one day. Marriage should be an institution that brin… Read Post
07.16.2008 – Better Living – 18 Comments on Do you suffer from hurry sickness? Do you suffer from hurry sickness? It’s 1:19 a.m. and I’ve been going strong all day. And I’m thinking about what to do about this pattern I’m in. May… Read Post
07.14.2008 – Short-term missions – 7 Comments on Short-term missions trips continue to boom Short-term missions trips continue to boom When I first started going on short-term mission trips in 1975, I was an oddball. No one knew what to make of a high… Read Post
07.13.2008 – Living Free – 6 Comments on Entering the fog bank of family vacation Entering the fog bank of family vacation It’s mid-July, season of family vacations (complete with assorted small cousins and siblings). I am on one in Santa … Read Post
07.12.2008 – Missions – 1 Comment on The way missionaries used to be The way missionaries used to be Just came across this story about a missionary in South America in the mid-twentieth century. We need more Sophie… Read Post
