The fruit of 7 years of blogging
I've been blogging almost every day for seven years. For a few months now I've sensed that it's time to change things up – maybe take a break or blog less. I...
Author: Seth Barnes
Voodoo in Haiti proves the reality of evil
In America, we are slowly turning into a nation of doubters. A lot of people think that one religion is as good as another. We believe in the power of psychiatry before we believe...
You’ve lost your smile
Over the holidays, Karen's dad and I were looking at 20 years of old photos that we want to digitize.
Karen and I have lived lives filled with adventure. There we are at a colorful...
Give to scholarship future missionaries
I'm going to give away some money to make the world a better place today and I'm hoping you'll join me.
I don't know about you, but I still need to write a few...
Do I have to go on a journey to be a disciple?
Q: Do I have to go on a journey to be a disciple?
A: No, most disciples of Jesus don't go on the kind of kingdom journey he prescribed for his followers in Luke 9 and then again...
The comfort meter
Sometimes we need to be rescued from the pettiness and self-absorption of our lives. In a world focused on selling comfort, it's easy to become oblivious to how God views our...
Forgiveness as an act of self-love
I went with my kiddos to see Les Miserables on opening night. And yes, I was blown away by Anne Hathaway's rendition of "I Dreamed a Dream." If you can win an Academy...
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Merry Christmas to you. Karen and I are here in Georgia with four of our kiddos getting ready to celebrate. It feels good to...
The world doesn’t end today
Note that today is that day when the Mayan calendar ends. So as most of you who have survived past regular media-fuled apocolyptic scares know, this is when the apocolypse was supposed...
Life in the slums can be good
I feel ambivalent about the Christmas season. I love the time with family and the season of celebrating the mystery of the incarnation. But I really don't like the fact that...
The Hobbit is like the World Race
I took the Adventures staff to see The Hobbit yesterday. Travis Bonning explains the similarities with the World Race:
You’ll have a tale or two to tell when you get back.
-Gandalf
You...
Green light culture
I’ve never worked in a completely green light culture, but I aspire to. In fact, I aspire to build it.
Given the odds against us in this economy, you might be tempted to write...
What it feels like to be sold for sex
Micah Thomas used to live in Atlanta and work in public broadcasting. A new Christian, she describes herself as "still figuring out how all of this works. I'm still understanding...
An extreme team for men
For several years now, I've been dreaming about creating an experience that would let me disciple high potential guys and help them move toward their calling. Our best young...
Should churches be doing more to attract men?
A few days ago, I wrote a post about recruiting men to do missions (thru this epic journey for leaders). Christina responded that churches need to do more to attract men to...
Radical honesty & shameful secrets
When Tia Roberts blogged about her secret this past weekend, she was taking a big risk. Nobody talks about that stuff in public. Few even go there in private.
What if she was laughed...
When you stop dreaming
I was talking with Charles Lee a few days ago and he shared this quote from Myles Monroe:
“The graveyard is the richest place on the surface of the earth because there you...
Your own worst enemy
"I'm my own worst enemy" is a sad thing to hear. Life is hard enough without having to fight yourself.
But all of us do fight ourselves in different ways. Usually...
Recruiting men to disciple
My L squad guys – I love these guys. They’re setting the captives free in the Philippines this month.
A friend who ministers to Millenials...
5 Keys to powerful story telling
A friend who lives in one of the most dangerous countries in the world – a place where if they know you are a Christian, they kill you – just wrote me an email about...
7 Common conversation mistakes
Good conversation is a spiritual activity. All kinds of church splits and covenantal breakups are the result of poor communication skills. As I lead a large group of people who themselves...
Giving & receiving feedback
Growing up, I didn't know how to give or receive feedback. I was insecure, so any feedback others gave me sparked a defensive response. And I was insensitive, so I didn't...
Don’t tell a boring story with your life
I met a man last night who was hired by Shell to look for whales near their oil exploration operations in Alaska. Most days he was lucky to even see a seagull. He was so glad to...
7 Keys to telling a great story with your life
We all love a good story, but how many of us actually live one? Too many of us settle for a yawn-inducing life of security that could have been a lot more interesting.
Living a...