05.12.2008 – Discipling – 1 Comment on Organic Disciple Making by Dennis McCallum Organic Disciple Making by Dennis McCallum For a number of years now I’ve been working on a practical how- to book on discipleship. Dennis McCallum has beaten m… Read Post
05.11.2008 – Spiritual Formation – 3 Comments on What do I do for devotions when I’m uninspired? What do I do for devotions when I’m uninspired? Karen asked me a question about how to find your spiritual focus as we sat in a restaurant in Panajachel, Guatemala, … Read Post
05.10.2008 – Orphans – 1 Comment on It takes a tragedy to birth compassion It takes a tragedy to birth compassion The FYM program (First-Year Missionaries) gives college students a chance to spend a a year-abroad being discipled. W… Read Post
05.09.2008 – Eswatini / Swaziland – 9 Comments on Swaziland is dying – here are the facts Swaziland is dying – here are the facts Sometimes, it seems melodramatic to say it, but there is no escaping the fact that Swaziland is dying. The officia… Read Post
05.08.2008 – Revival – 60 Comments on Revival in Lakeland, FL Revival in Lakeland, FL Here’s a guide, a one-stop shop , to what’s going on in Lakeland, Florida. Some are calling it the the beginnings of … Read Post
05.07.2008 – Identity issues – 5 Comments on Roles should shape but not define your identity Roles should shape but not define your identity Rusty Jackson has been on a steep learning curve. When we first talked a year ago he said, “Seth, you and your bl… Read Post
05.06.2008 – Identity issues – 8 Comments on Feeling accepted by God Feeling accepted by God For the longest time, through my 20’s and most of my 30’s, I allowed myself the luxury of judgmentalism. Classifyi… Read Post
05.05.2008 – Culture and Faith – 15 Comments on Your family should move to Antigua, Guatemala Your family should move to Antigua, Guatemala Karen and I just got back from doing a debrief in Guatemala. On our way back, we stopped off in Antigua, the old colo… Read Post
05.04.2008 – Identity issues – 5 Comments on Things learned while circumnavigating the globe Things learned while circumnavigating the globe Wow! What a blog from Julie Lortz. She just returned from the World Race this weekend and didn’t lose any time in pro… Read Post
05.03.2008 – Living Free – 1 Comment on Great stories activate people for the kingdom Great stories activate people for the kingdom Jamie Finch just wrote this article for Wrecked, AIM’s online magazine for spiritual misfits. Wrecked is a place wher… Read Post
05.02.2008 – Youth Ministry – 1 Comment on Being passionate versus being driven Being passionate versus being driven My friend Mark Ostreicher, President of Youth Specialties, is writing a book called Youth Ministry 3.0 (his working t… Read Post
05.02.2008 – My Life – 8 Comments on Celebrating Estie’s life on her birthday Celebrating Estie’s life on her birthday Today is Estie’s 22nd birthday. In 1986, Karen and I were in a Charlottesville park at a cookout with our business sc… Read Post
05.01.2008 – Leadership – 2 Comments on How to write a win-win agreement How to write a win-win agreement One of the best tools I’ve found for managing the agendas of two people whether in business, missions, or marriage, i… Read Post
04.30.2008 – Living Free – 4 Comments on My favorite tree’s fight with adversity My favorite tree’s fight with adversity We all have a favorite place, a location that calls us to a younger, more idealistic version of ourselves. It’s where… Read Post
04.30.2008 – Kingdom Reality – No Comments on Wrecked for the Ordinary Update: Last few weeks Wrecked for the Ordinary Update: Last few weeks Here are some new articles at Wrecked, our online magazine where spiritual misfits can share their stories. Check out… Read Post
04.29.2008 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 7 Comments on Fathers, here’s how to date your children Fathers, here’s how to date your children With five kids running amok in our house, it was sometimes easy to get caught up in the business of just living. I ha… Read Post
04.28.2008 – Mobilization – 9 Comments on Is an artist only as good as those who love him? Is an artist only as good as those who love him? So this Westmont alum named Joe Bunting emailed me: “I like how you said, ‘I was made to start things.’ I feel like I… Read Post
04.27.2008 – Orphans – 1 Comment on The filthy orphans we are The filthy orphans we are The following is a story from Wrecked for the Ordinary by Lorie Newman. I met Lorie on a vision trip in Swaziland las… Read Post
04.26.2008 – Short-term missions – No Comments on Doing Short-Terms Missions without Doing Long-Term Harm Doing Short-Terms Missions without Doing Long-Term Harm I ran across this good article from the Chalmers Center, part of which I excerpt here: Doing Short-Terms Missions … Read Post
04.25.2008 – Spiritual Coaching – 8 Comments on Surprised by relationships I wasn’t looking for Surprised by relationships I wasn’t looking for Karen and I are headed to Guatemala tomorrow morning to do the final debrief of our World Race team that has been goi… Read Post
04.24.2008 – Discipling – 57 Comments on A conversation with Peter Lord A conversation with Peter Lord Peter Lord helped me to first hear God’s voice and has been influential in my life. Jeff Goins and I had a chance to … Read Post
04.23.2008 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 4 Comments on Fathers exasperating their children Fathers exasperating their children The feedback from the last couple of blogs on parents apologizing to their kids was good. A lot of us have struggled … Read Post
04.22.2008 – Parenting – 3 Comments on Things I wish my children had told me Things I wish my children had told me The Bible says that we parents shouldn’t exasperate our kids. But sadly, there are a lot of exasperated and wounded k… Read Post
04.21.2008 – Parenting – 15 Comments on How to Repent to Your Children How to Repent to Your Children It’s almost May, a time when many children leave the nest. Some of you parents don’t have much time left to finish so… Read Post
