Author: Seth Barnes

What did Jesus mean when he talked about the kingdom? (part 1)

Written by Seth Barnes on May 17, 2007. Posted in Kingdom Reality. 8 Comments on What did Jesus mean when he talked about the kingdom? (part 1)

Here in Florida speaking to a missions group and thinking about how Jesus was always talking about the kingdom of God. What did he mean by that? Maybe this will help: Take...

God comes thru for Alicia

Written by Seth Barnes on May 16, 2007. Posted in A broken world. 6 Comments on God comes thru for Alicia

If you’ve been following our efforts to care for Alicia, a young woman in New Orleans, here is the resolution to the issue. Her parents just wrote this to Laura, one of the...

Moms are more spiritual than dads

Written by Seth Barnes on May 16, 2007. Posted in Parenting. No Comments on Moms are more spiritual than dads

Barna’s new study underscores what we all intuitively know: moms are more spiritual than dads. Here are a few excerpts from the report: Men may enjoy advantages in physical...

My electric blanket is not enough

Written by Seth Barnes on May 15, 2007. Posted in Comfort and Pain. 1 Comment on My electric blanket is not enough

If you ever saw the movie “My Dinner with Andre,” it’s about two characters who have dinner together. That’s all that happens in the whole movie. But I loved...

Here’s what real help looks like

Written by Seth Barnes on May 14, 2007. Posted in Poverty. 7 Comments on Here’s what real help looks like

Sometimes we see a needy situation and we want to help, but we’re immobilized by all that’s wrong with the world. When that happens, we need to apply the “starfish...

The story of my college romance

Written by Seth Barnes on May 13, 2007. Posted in My Life. 20 Comments on The story of my college romance

Here’s my story of how I pursued the only woman in my life to absolutely...

Join the movement

Written by Seth Barnes on May 13, 2007. Posted in Kingdom Reality. 1 Comment on Join the movement

I was talking yesterday to a young man who had recently married and moved, of all places, to the Middle East to learn Arabic. His goal: to plant churches in a country where, if...

The purposes of prayer

Written by Seth Barnes on May 12, 2007. Posted in Prayer. 2 Comments on The purposes of prayer

If you want your life to count for eternity, let me encourage you to begin devoting yourself to prayer. Embrace this fact: Your creator loves you and wants to talk to you. Try to...

Update on “What do you do when you see pain?”

Written by Seth Barnes on May 12, 2007. Posted in Poverty. 5 Comments on Update on “What do you do when you see pain?”

A number of you responded to my blog and are praying. I received this email from the parents after we’d gotten in touch with a local pastor who called. A number of you responded...

What legacy are you leaving?

Written by Seth Barnes on May 11, 2007. Posted in Reaching Your Destiny. 1 Comment on What legacy are you leaving?

What legacy are you leaving? How have you touched lives? How have you loved others? Henry David Thoreau wrote, “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” Though...

What do you do when you see pain?

Written by Seth Barnes on May 11, 2007. Posted in A broken world. 4 Comments on What do you do when you see pain?

A man showed up on my blog yesterday at 3:28 pm and wrote this: i am calling for my stepdaughter, please help asap. she is 7.5 months pregnant and has been under a doctor’s...

Breaking the power of cynicism

Written by Seth Barnes on May 10, 2007. Posted in Better Living. 7 Comments on Breaking the power of cynicism

I’ve spent too many years as a Jesus-follower mired in the sin of unbelief. What’s worse, I allowed it to bleed over into my attitude, cynical about things I hadn’t...

Executed man’s last request — pizza for homeless

Written by Seth Barnes on May 10, 2007. Posted in Living Free. 4 Comments on Executed man’s last request — pizza for homeless

Did you see this story today? This was great. This guy was a Jesus-follower on death row. The prison officials wouldn’t carry out his request of giving his final meal of a...

Brokenness qualifies you to help heal

Written by Seth Barnes on May 9, 2007. Posted in Wounded healers. 2 Comments on Brokenness qualifies you to help heal

Somewhere in the fog of returning home from a board meeting in Dallas and feeling the jolt of re-entry to a home environment,...

Jesus with skin on – a tsunami story

Written by Seth Barnes on May 8, 2007. Posted in Poverty. 3 Comments on Jesus with skin on – a tsunami story

Yesterday I wrote about an American teenager who, struggling to find his purpose in life, made a difference in reaching out to disaster victims. The ministry I work with, AIM, was...

Parents who are missing the plot

Written by Seth Barnes on May 7, 2007. Posted in Parenting. 6 Comments on Parents who are missing the plot

When the Tsunami hit a few years ago, somewhere around 300,000 people died in a massive tidal wave that swept whole villages out to sea. Subsequently, somewhere in Kansas, Tommy,...

Why pray?

Written by Seth Barnes on May 6, 2007. Posted in Prayer. 2 Comments on Why pray?

I’m not a natural prayer guy. I came to a life of prayer thru crisis. And even after God has shown me how much he loves to dialogue with me, I still struggle with being a...

Study on volunteerism in America

Written by Seth Barnes on May 5, 2007. Posted in Culture and Faith. No Comments on Study on volunteerism in America

Jeff Goins wrote the following blog for me about an issue that should concern radical Jesus-followers: The Corporation for National and Community Service does regular studies...

Horse stories of a different color (#2)

Written by Seth Barnes on May 4, 2007. Posted in My Life. 3 Comments on Horse stories of a different color (#2)

Second story about horses that have died on our property Wow, two horse stories in a row in this normally contemplative blog. Don’t worry, we’ll return you to your regularly...

Funny horse stories (#1)

Written by Seth Barnes on May 3, 2007. Posted in My Life. 8 Comments on Funny horse stories (#1)

Back when our girls were growing up, we parents had to find a strategy to distract them from guys as long as possible. Fortunately, they discovered horses, and Karen and I had a...

Losing the real you

Written by Seth Barnes on May 2, 2007. Posted in Reaching Your Destiny. 1 Comment on Losing the real you

“What good would it do to get everything you want and lose you, the real you?” – Jesus Jesus asks the most profound questions. This maze of life is complicated...

Facing your fears

Written by Seth Barnes on May 1, 2007. Posted in Reaching Your Destiny. 11 Comments on Facing your fears

Ever since I was young, I’ve been terrified of high places. I remember a Boy Scout hiking trip to the Smoky Mountains when I was a kid. We kept getting higher and higher until...

Amazing God stories in Georgia

Written by Seth Barnes on April 30, 2007. Posted in The Holy Spirit is on the move. 1 Comment on Amazing God stories in Georgia

For ten days in April, we experienced an amazing time of transformation during World Race pre-trip training. Here are some of the testimonies (click on their names to see their full...

What hinders prayer?

Written by Seth Barnes on April 29, 2007. Posted in Prayer. 2 Comments on What hinders prayer?

Many Christians are so spiritually frail, sickly, and lacking in spiritual vitality that they cannot stick to prayer for more than a few minutes at a time. – Wesley L. Duewel The...