Author: Seth Barnes

Name that photo: AIM’s first summer

Written by Seth Barnes on February 6, 2011. Posted in Blog Community. 22 Comments on Name that photo: AIM’s first summer

Talia wins. 1. Where: South Carolina right after Hurricane Hugo. Big clue here is the long broken live oak limb. 2. When: 1990 – AIM’s first summer. We did 2 projects...

What do 5 beautiful women do after the race?

Written by Seth Barnes on February 5, 2011. Posted in World Race. 6 Comments on What do 5 beautiful women do after the race?

Q: What do five beautiful women on one team named Zeo do after the race? James, Sarah, Alissa, Leah, Amy, Lynette in 2007 A: They get married and produce more World Racers. At...

Paying the price for her daughter’s life

Written by Seth Barnes on February 4, 2011. Posted in Orphans. 9 Comments on Paying the price for her daughter’s life

Brandy Chaffer, a leader on the World Race, posted this when she was in Cambodia. What a great story of a mother’s love. “Brandy…she’s scanning the van...

Healing on a mountain in Kijabe, Kenya

Written by Seth Barnes on February 3, 2011. Posted in Amazing God Stories. 3 Comments on Healing on a mountain in Kijabe, Kenya

This May we’ll be sending a team of six missionaries to minister full-time in Kijabe, Kenya. Our involvement there began with my parents who have been serving as medical missionaries...

7 Realms of the kingdom

Written by Seth Barnes on February 2, 2011. Posted in Finding your call. 10 Comments on 7 Realms of the kingdom

When God calls you to himself, he doesn’t leave behind the part of you that is career-oriented. If you are a gifted teacher, his call will probably involve you building his...

The case for listening prayer

Written by Seth Barnes on February 1, 2011. Posted in Listening prayer. 9 Comments on The case for listening prayer

Get a Free eBook: Do you want to grow closer to God in your prayer times? I’ve written a free guide called The Three Day Listening Prayer Devotional and I’d love for...

Tornado in our neighborhood

Written by Seth Barnes on January 31, 2011. Posted in Amazing God Stories. 4 Comments on Tornado in our neighborhood

You know, some months go by and I look back and think, “It’s like a tornado has whipped through my life, turning everything upside down.” Several years ago, here...

A failed Christian

Written by Seth Barnes on January 30, 2011. Posted in Culture and Faith. 12 Comments on A failed Christian

I think there are a lot people out there who relate to these lyrics by Over the Rhine. I’ve tried to be a “good Christian” for much of my life and the trying wore...

5 Benefits of discomfort

Written by Seth Barnes on January 29, 2011. Posted in Comfort and Pain. 7 Comments on 5 Benefits of discomfort

For the last 5+ years, the theme of this blog has been how we make friends with the discomfort Jesus wants to share with us for our own good and the kingdom’s advancement....

I’m not going senile

Written by Seth Barnes on January 28, 2011. Posted in Vulnerability and me. 11 Comments on I’m not going senile

It’s 11:30 at night. Karen just made her last appearance in the kitchen before bed. “We’re getting old,” she declared before heading off to bed. I hardly...

Listening prayer and new age faith

Written by Seth Barnes on January 27, 2011. Posted in Listening prayer. 18 Comments on Listening prayer and new age faith

AIM encourages short-term mission participants to listen for God’s voice. After doing so, one said, “Sometimes I find myself feeling hesitant to just sit and listen to...

The ice machine cometh

Written by Seth Barnes on January 26, 2011. Posted in Amazing God Stories. 10 Comments on The ice machine cometh

God wants to answer our very specific prayers. Jerry Brooks story is a wonderful reminder of this. Jerry is the epitome of a good old boy. Quick with a smile or a joke, he’s...

The critics and listening prayer

Written by Seth Barnes on January 25, 2011. Posted in Listening prayer. 31 Comments on The critics and listening prayer

People like me who believe that God speaks to people using a variety of means and not just Scripture face two frequent critiques: Luther’s tenet of Sola Scriptura and Hebrews...

Reunion with a childhood friend after 34 years

Written by Seth Barnes on January 24, 2011. Posted in My Life. 2 Comments on Reunion with a childhood friend after 34 years

How many good friends have you lost touch with over the years? We go through stages in our lives where someone who was a close friend is no longer there. For example, yesterday...

Weddings are like dreams

Written by Seth Barnes on January 23, 2011. Posted in Better Living. 1 Comment on Weddings are like dreams

Yesterday I officiated the wedding of Lynette Lee and Arvin Bautista. It had been 30 years since Karen and I stood where they stood. Karen had to call my bluff before I was able...

Taking the gospel to the taliban

Written by Seth Barnes on January 22, 2011. Posted in Radical Living. 15 Comments on Taking the gospel to the taliban

Brother Andrew, famous for bringing the gospel behind the Iron Curtain, now is taking it to the Taliban. In this report from Joel News he describes how: “I just go there. I...

Learning to follow Jesus in Juarez

Written by Seth Barnes on January 21, 2011. Posted in Radical Living. 2 Comments on Learning to follow Jesus in Juarez

Luke 10:17 tells us the results of Jesus’ model of discipleship: “And the seventy returned with joy, saying, ‘Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name.'” ...

An encounter with Jesus after dying

Written by Seth Barnes on January 20, 2011. Posted in Amazing God Stories. 7 Comments on An encounter with Jesus after dying

I knew a man who was resuscitated after having been dead half an hour. Suffering from a severe case of double pneumonia, he died and had a prolonged encounter with Jesus. His story...

Does God still heal?

Written by Seth Barnes on January 19, 2011. Posted in Amazing God Stories. 4 Comments on Does God still heal?

Even those of us who believe in a God who heals sometimes begin to wane in our faith. I have a good friend who was proclaimed “healed” by a well-known faith healer and...

Random Buddhist in airport gives $20k to racers

Written by Seth Barnes on January 17, 2011. Posted in Amazing God Stories. 18 Comments on Random Buddhist in airport gives $20k to racers

In the last year or so, we’ve seen blind eyes opened, dead people raised, and hundreds of miracles. But every now and then God will do something unexpected that just makes...

Why AIM mission trips are unique

Written by Seth Barnes on January 17, 2011. Posted in Short-term missions. 3 Comments on Why AIM mission trips are unique

From our AIM blog. These are seven reasons why going on a mission trip with AIM is unique from your run-of-the-mill missions experience: Customization: You can choose the location...

45 Life lessons

Written by Seth Barnes on January 16, 2011. Posted in Better Living. 6 Comments on 45 Life lessons

Written by Regina Brett of the Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio. 1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good. 2. When in doubt, just take the next small step. 3.. Life is too...

How to find a mentor

Written by Seth Barnes on January 15, 2011. Posted in Discipling. 1 Comment on How to find a mentor

How do you find a mentor? Seth Godin gives the following advice: Nowhere does it say you’ve got to do this all alone. Find someone who’s come before you and ask for...

You can do Acts 1:8 or Acts 8:1 happens

Written by Seth Barnes on January 14, 2011. Posted in Comfort and Pain. 9 Comments on You can do Acts 1:8 or Acts 8:1 happens

I was in a meeting the other day and we were talking about missions. Then a friend said this, “You can do Acts 1:8 or Acts 8:1 happens.” I was familiar with Acts 1:8:...