Author: Seth Barnes

Barnes on Simple Living

Written by Seth Barnes on June 24, 2012. Posted in Ask Seth. No Comments on Barnes on Simple Living

God's big picture and your role The God of the trash heap Questions that will help you in the abandon process How to live simply and love extravagantly Living simply How much...

Barnes on Prayer

Written by Seth Barnes on June 24, 2012. Posted in Ask Seth. No Comments on Barnes on Prayer

Are there tools to help me? 5 of them (2/10/2006 by ) Conquering nightmares (7/26/2007 by Seth Barnes) Getting prayed...

Barnes on Poverty

Written by Seth Barnes on June 24, 2012. Posted in Ask Seth. No Comments on Barnes on Poverty

God’s heart breaks and our hearts should too Haiti earthquake: You can make a difference Here’s what real help looks like It's just not fair Left for dead Life after...

Barnes on Kingdom

Written by Seth Barnes on June 24, 2012. Posted in Ask Seth. No Comments on Barnes on Kingdom

5 Secrets of the Kingdom (6/6/2012 by Seth Barnes) A temporary human experience (8/2/2007 by Seth Barnes) Adventures...

Barnes on Leadership

Written by Seth Barnes on June 24, 2012. Posted in Ask Seth. No Comments on Barnes on Leadership

4 Practices of servant leaders (4/24/2012 by Seth Barnes) 7 Bad habits people need to change (10/17/2008 by Seth Barnes) All...

Barnes on Ministry

Written by Seth Barnes on June 24, 2012. Posted in Ask Seth. No Comments on Barnes on Ministry

You can be a hero Brokenness qualifies you to help heal Everybody hurts – be a healer Helping loved ones die well How to minister to others How to minister: Imitating Jesus How...

The solution to poverty

Written by Seth Barnes on June 22, 2012. Posted in Discipling. No Comments on The solution to poverty

I believe in discipleship. I believe in taking your time with a few people – helping them get it right. Matt Ruple is a good example of how that works. He went on the World...

Please share examples of world changers for a film

Written by Seth Barnes on June 21, 2012. Posted in Radical Living. 9 Comments on Please share examples of world changers for a film

I was put in touch with a film maker who is looking for examples of young people who are passionate about something have strong vision for engaging the world espouse a...

How do I become a good person?

Written by Seth Barnes on June 20, 2012. Posted in Better Living. 1 Comment on How do I become a good person?

Are there any questions you don't ask? Sex used to be taboo, but no longer. Perhaps politics in certain contexts – a lot of us still don't discuss our political views...

You will have trouble

Written by Seth Barnes on June 19, 2012. Posted in Courage. 6 Comments on You will have trouble

Every night a cyber war is waged in our offices. Last night was no exception. Last night 241 Chinese hackers tried to climb over our server firewalls and one of them made it, shutting...

Going through a desert experience

Written by Seth Barnes on June 17, 2012. Posted in Dealing with junk in our lives. 5 Comments on Going through a desert experience

Karen and the kids took me to Atlanta for Father's Day yesterday. We started with church at ACA, had Indian food afterwards, then chai at Emily's house, drinks at Estie's...

The Center for Global Action

Written by Seth Barnes on June 15, 2012. Posted in Mobilization. 2 Comments on The Center for Global Action

At Adventures, the organization I help lead, we've been developing a project for a while called the Center for Global Action. Recognizing that 20-somethings need...

When you stop hearing God

Written by Seth Barnes on June 14, 2012. Posted in Listening prayer. 14 Comments on When you stop hearing God

Years ago a friend of mine was going through a crisis in his life. He needed God, but had felt a distance in his relationship with him for too long. I offered to help him. I said,...

Intentionality

Written by Seth Barnes on June 13, 2012. Posted in How to Disciple. 12 Comments on Intentionality

I have a standing Tuesday afternoon discipleship appointment with about eight guys. They come to our house after work. We sit on the porch and talk about a specific subject. We pray....

The echo chamber of your mind

Written by Seth Barnes on June 12, 2012. Posted in Identity issues. 11 Comments on The echo chamber of your mind

Thoughts fill our heads and who knows how many of them are actually our thoughts? They come from somewhere, but where? If you were to take each thought out, hold it in front of you...

Grieving your child’s departure

Written by Seth Barnes on June 11, 2012. Posted in Parenting. 10 Comments on Grieving your child’s departure

We’ve had wrens building two nests in our garage this past spring. They built them amongst the paint cans on the shelf. It’s a place where they are safe from our cats....

Katie’s 252 days of healing

Written by Seth Barnes on June 8, 2012. Posted in Amazing God Stories. No Comments on Katie’s 252 days of healing

Perhaps you’ve read Katie Davis’ blog, Kisses from Katie. At 21, she’s a mom to 14 girls in Uganda. Watch her testimony in the attached video and you’ll see...

Dreamland

Written by Seth Barnes on June 7, 2012. Posted in Missions. No Comments on Dreamland

Imagine 100 orphans with no one to look after them. What would you do if you knew of such a place and it was within your power to go there and help them? In my former life (before...

5 Secrets of the Kingdom

Written by Seth Barnes on June 6, 2012. Posted in Kingdom Reality. 2 Comments on 5 Secrets of the Kingdom

There’s something in us that loves a good mystery, that revels in paradox. Perhaps it’s because we’re made in God’s image and he loves it too. I’m not...

Lives hang in the balance

Written by Seth Barnes on June 5, 2012. Posted in Finding your call. No Comments on Lives hang in the balance

What is your purpose in life? Do you believe that you were made for a purpose? It’s important to get clarity about that. Because once you are clear about why you...

Choosing between a ‘career’ & missions

Written by Seth Barnes on June 4, 2012. Posted in Finding your call. No Comments on Choosing between a ‘career’ & missions

A blog reader wrote with a question. Though he’s a student, he has an offer to work with “a great company that would provide a comfortable, secure life.” He’s...

She is a Princess

Written by Seth Barnes on June 2, 2012. Posted in Orphans. No Comments on She is a Princess

Meet Princess. She is from the Philippines. World Racer Ben Friedman met her on the streets last night and wrote this. We did ministry to the street children again...

Dealing with worry as a parent

Written by Seth Barnes on June 1, 2012. Posted in Parenting. 1 Comment on Dealing with worry as a parent

It’s a season when we parents are prone to worry. Many of us have kids who are preparing to go on mission trips this summer. And so much could wrong on those trips. Think of...

Is what I’m doing worth getting arrested for?

Written by Seth Barnes on May 31, 2012. Posted in Courage. 2 Comments on Is what I’m doing worth getting arrested for?

Here’s a real problem I’ve got: I struggle to live my life so that I look like Jesus, or at least like one of his followers – someone who might get arrested for...