03.09.2008 – The Holy Spirit is on the move – 5 Comments on God uses music to reach Viet Nam God uses music to reach Viet Nam I dream of doing stuff like this in every closed country in the world. Sometimes our dreams are too small and too sel… Read Post
03.08.2008 – Identity issues – 17 Comments on I care about the approval of men too much I care about the approval of men too much I have a confession to make. Though by nature I’m fairly self-reliant, I really do care what other people say about m… Read Post
03.07.2008 – Orphans – 3 Comments on What breaks your heart? This broke mine What breaks your heart? This broke mine Yesterday was Baby Moses’ funeral. Reading my son’s blog about it broke my heart, and I guess, given the world’s pain… Read Post
03.06.2008 – Fathering & Men’s issues – 18 Comments on Five promises of a spiritual father Five promises of a spiritual father On a maudlin note, did I ever tell you guys how much I love you? I can do that in my living room behind a computer – … Read Post
03.05.2008 – Listening prayer – 14 Comments on What keeps you going? What keeps you going? If you tuned into the blog yesterday, you saw my disappointment and to-the-bone weariness. I had actually sent out an… Read Post
03.04.2008 – Leadership – 32 Comments on When life beats you up and you want to quit When life beats you up and you want to quit My heart is breaking this morning. I’m wrestling with two things that just happened: First, one of my coworkers made … Read Post
03.03.2008 – Short-term missions – 6 Comments on The case for short-term missions The case for short-term missions I am a progeny of the short-term missions movement. My life was shaped by trips I took as a teenager to Guatemala and… Read Post
03.03.2008 – Short-term missions – 5 Comments on The case for short-term missions, Pt. 2 The case for short-term missions, Pt. 2 Continued from The case for short-term missions Let’s dissect each of our flawed models in order to gain a better … Read Post
03.02.2008 – Orphans – 2 Comments on Update #2 on the Swazi baby we found Update #2 on the Swazi baby we found I wrote a blog about a baby who was found on his AIDS-infected mom as she was near death. Here’s what our team is doi… Read Post
03.02.2008 – Eswatini / Swaziland – No Comments on Where have all the Swazis gone? Where have all the Swazis gone? I don’t know how I missed this article on the plight of Swaziland. The plague of AIDS has deprived the country of 300… Read Post
03.01.2008 – A broken world – 1 Comment on Living as a widow – despair & triumph Living as a widow – despair & triumph Sometimes when we feel lonely, the best thing to do is to use that loneliness to reach out to others who are lonely. … Read Post
03.01.2008 – Identity issues – 1 Comment on Welsh teen suicide epidemic – this would have helped Welsh teen suicide epidemic – this would have helped You think life’s hard and you struggle sometimes? Here’s a horror story in real life happening over in Wales. This … Read Post
02.29.2008 – Identity issues – 8 Comments on Identity in Christ quiz Identity in Christ quiz Discipleship is a term that has grown tired and shopworn in the last 25 years. I’ve tried to replace it in my vocabul… Read Post
02.28.2008 – Spiritual Formation – 8 Comments on The problem with independence The problem with independence America is a nation founded on rebellion against tyranny and a declaration against it. That declaration formalized ou… Read Post
02.27.2008 – Leadership – 9 Comments on Women often lead better than men do Women often lead better than men do Last week, I blogged about Southern women and in an effort to balance that blog out, yesterday I addressed the subjec… Read Post
02.26.2008 – Radical Living – 2 Comments on Larry Norman’s last words Larry Norman’s last words Back when I was in high school, we didn’t have Christian radio stations or even Christian rock music. But we did have… Read Post
02.26.2008 – Listening prayer – 7 Comments on Women seem to hear God better than men Women seem to hear God better than men At age 14, Falyn Gliko, a young lady from Tennessee on a mission trip to Kenya, heard God urging her to do something…. Read Post
02.25.2008 – Kingdom Reality – 13 Comments on Getting a revelation from God Getting a revelation from God Yesterday I wrote a blog describing how a year and a half ago, God spoke to me about his heart for the orphans and my… Read Post
02.24.2008 – Orphans – 13 Comments on Adopt an orphan today – right into your kitchen Adopt an orphan today – right into your kitchen One of the hardest things for American Christians to do is true religion. We think it’s Sunday morning church service… Read Post
02.24.2008 – Orphans – No Comments on The world’s need is urgent The world’s need is urgent I’ve been following my son’s team in Swaziland. One of my partners in ministry there is Jumbo Gerber. He and his wife… Read Post
02.23.2008 – Orphans – 1 Comment on Update on the Swazi baby we found Update on the Swazi baby we found I woke up, got coffee, prayed a bit, then flipped on the computer and found my boy SKYPEing me from Swaziland. Got so… Read Post
02.22.2008 – Discipling – 5 Comments on My criteria for discipling others My criteria for discipling others At the Barnes house last night, we had a wonderful dinner with some of our World Race coaches, talking about raising … Read Post
02.21.2008 – Living Free – 2 Comments on Becoming that which you hate Becoming that which you hate “You’re just like your mother.” If you’ve ever blessed your wife with those five words, comparing the woman of you… Read Post
02.21.2008 – Orphans – 11 Comments on This should shock and outrage us This should shock and outrage us We have a team in Swaziland, that nation in Africa where nearly half the adult population has the AIDS virus. I recei… Read Post
