01.28.2008 – Spiritual Formation – 9 Comments on It’s not biblical It’s not biblical Yesterday’s blog described a power encounter that our team in Peru had with a demonic presence a few days ago. Afterw… Read Post
01.27.2008 – Fighting your enemy – 4 Comments on Deliverance ministry – a story of how it works Deliverance ministry – a story of how it works There are many things that my well-meaning evangelical church never taught me about life in Jesus as I grew up in cen… Read Post
01.26.2008 – Fighting your enemy – 2 Comments on Deliverance in the house of the dead Deliverance in the house of the dead If you’re a regular blog reader, you’ll recall the story I shared a couple of weeks ago from the earthquake zone in P… Read Post
01.25.2008 – Culture and Faith – 14 Comments on Picketing Heath Ledger’s funeral Picketing Heath Ledger’s funeral From Foxnews.com on 1/23: A radical Baptist church in Kansas known for picketing the funerals of soldiers who perish… Read Post
01.24.2008 – Radical Living – 6 Comments on Barbarians can become bureaucrats Barbarians can become bureaucrats A few months ago I was up on a roof in Hong Kong listening to Andrew Shearman preach his guts out to our January 07 R… Read Post
01.23.2008 – Church – 5 Comments on A church service to remember A church service to remember Port Huron, Michigan is no place to go in the winter, but my visit there this past Sunday gave me a wonderful reminde… Read Post
01.22.2008 – Living Free – 3 Comments on When stock markets crash When stock markets crash If you’re lucky enough to own a stock or mutual fund, I hope you got out of it a month or two ago. Today is likely go… Read Post
01.21.2008 – Culture and Faith – 7 Comments on Why Christianity is better than other religions Why Christianity is better than other religions I’m on the plane home from Michigan to Georgia, reflecting on this Christian faith that we say transforms our lives. … Read Post
01.20.2008 – Leadership – 8 Comments on Are you a poet or an engineer? Are you a poet or an engineer? When they welcomed us into business school, very quickly the professors categorized us as either poets or engineers. … Read Post
01.19.2008 – Portraits of Disciplers – 4 Comments on Birth of a radical Jesus-follower Birth of a radical Jesus-follower A month or so ago, blog reader Justin Rhodes showed up on my radar screen. Here’s how he described his journey: “God … Read Post
01.18.2008 – Identity issues – 4 Comments on Eldredge on our identity in Christ Eldredge on our identity in Christ Yesterday’s blog was about your identity in Christ. Most young people discover their identity in the context of some … Read Post
01.17.2008 – Identity issues – 15 Comments on Your identity vs. your role Your identity vs. your role I woke up to a light blanket of snow on the ground here in north Georgia as I prepare to fly to Flint, Michigan today… Read Post
01.16.2008 – Parenting – 7 Comments on To parents of would-be World Racers To parents of would-be World Racers Craig Hanson reflects on his son Eric’s return from spending a year on the World Race. His initial response was skept… Read Post
01.15.2008 – World Race – No Comments on Earthquake damage in Peru – a video tour Earthquake damage in Peru – a video tour I got back from launching a World Race team in Tambo de Mora, Peru this past weekend. Hundreds of millions of dollar… Read Post
01.14.2008 – Church – 1 Comment on Oblivious to history underfoot Oblivious to history underfoot I was doing earthquake relief in Tambo de Mora, Peru last week. We had an hour to kill before we saw the ma… Read Post
01.13.2008 – Short-term missions – 2 Comments on Life can be a Luke 10 adventure Life can be a Luke 10 adventure What a life I lead. After going thru a horrific pre-boarding process in Lima (six separate serpentine lines lasting n… Read Post
01.12.2008 – A broken world – 1 Comment on Picking through the rubble of your shattered life Picking through the rubble of your shattered life Yesterday, with a team of Racers in tow, I talked to people in the town in Peru that had been decimated by the earthq… Read Post
01.11.2008 – My Life – No Comments on Peru will change you Peru will change you It’s been an interesting trip to Peru – we’ve seen such pain in the faces of the earthquake victims, yet we have a re… Read Post
01.10.2008 – Poverty – 1 Comment on Four Stories from the Peruvian earthquake Four Stories from the Peruvian earthquake All you have to do is scratch beneath the surface a little and you turn up many heart-wrenching personal stories. Her… Read Post
01.09.2008 – Amazing God Stories – 2 Comments on Witnessing death in a refugee camp Witnessing death in a refugee camp Standing at the edge of the refugee camp outside Tambo de Mora, Peru at 3:53 yesterday afternoon, chaos broke out. … Read Post
01.08.2008 – Poverty – No Comments on Coping in the aftermath of an earthquake Coping in the aftermath of an earthquake In yesterday’s blog I reported on the aftermath of last year’s earthquake here in Peru. We toured the area most devas… Read Post
01.07.2008 – Poverty – 2 Comments on Peru earthquake – report from epicenter Peru earthquake – report from epicenter We’re now in Chincha, Peru launching the 2008 World Race. Last year, on August 15th in the early evening, a magnitude… Read Post
01.05.2008 – My Life – 4 Comments on Peru – land of dreams past & future Peru – land of dreams past & future This morning I fly out to Peru with our next World Race team. Tomorrow we’ll drive to Chincha, a town where the su… Read Post
01.04.2008 – Dreaming – 12 Comments on Going for my dream this year Going for my dream this year At various times in the past, I’ve rolled out dreams for you to inspect. Dreams are wispy, precarious things. Most of… Read Post
