Author: Seth Barnes

Handing someone you love over to suffering

Written by Seth Barnes on April 11, 2010. Posted in Wounded healers. 6 Comments on Handing someone you love over to suffering

Henri Nouwen is profound on the subject of how we contribute to suffering: People who live close together can be sources of great sorrow for one another. When Jesus chose his twelve...

How girls get trafficked in Moldova

Written by Seth Barnes on April 10, 2010. Posted in Sex Trade and Sex Trafficking. 9 Comments on How girls get trafficked in Moldova

Tom Davis is in Moldova this week and filed this report: Today, we meet a psychologist to girls who have been rescued from the sex-trade. As we walk down the street, she tells...

The AIM elevator speech

Written by Seth Barnes on April 9, 2010. Posted in Mobilization. 19 Comments on The AIM elevator speech

I wouldn’t make a good politician – I prefer to state things plainly, not dress them up. So, when Mac Schneider, AIM’s board chairman, challenged me to write up...

Let’s live generously

Written by Seth Barnes on April 8, 2010. Posted in Radical Living. 8 Comments on Let’s live generously

I want to be as generous as Marc Shifano. Everything he has is available to me or you if we need it. He’s quick to love. 1 Corinthians 13 says “love believes the best...

Seeing our circumstances thru God’s eyes

Written by Seth Barnes on April 7, 2010. Posted in Dealing with junk in our lives. 9 Comments on Seeing our circumstances thru God’s eyes

I was looking at a blog I’d written from a couple of years ago and saw the prayer request of a friend. So I emailed and asked him, “How did this turn out – did...

All world race parents should do this

Written by Seth Barnes on April 6, 2010. Posted in World Race. 10 Comments on All world race parents should do this

You don’t have to go on the World Race to have your life changed by it. Here are some things that those of us who stay behind can do to get the most out of the race. Read and...

Easter: How Jesus ministers to our humanity

Written by Seth Barnes on April 4, 2010. Posted in Kingdom Reality. 7 Comments on Easter: How Jesus ministers to our humanity

Happy Easter everybody. It’s a beautiful morning here in Georgia. The Bradford pears and cherry trees are all in bloom. The sunshine and the temperature are perfect –...

World Race news show – waddya think?

Written by Seth Barnes on April 3, 2010. Posted in World Race. 8 Comments on World Race news show – waddya think?

For over three years now I’ve seen the potential to bring the world of spiritual adventure as we encounter it on the World Race into your living room. We’ve done well...

Dancing with lepers

Written by Seth Barnes on April 2, 2010. Posted in Poverty. 6 Comments on Dancing with lepers

A blessed Good Friday to you. This is a day that we really need to pause and absorb into our spirit. I recommend visiting an Episcopalian church – when they cover the cross...

Missed encounters with the supernatural

Written by Seth Barnes on April 1, 2010. Posted in Spiritual Formation. 6 Comments on Missed encounters with the supernatural

Matt Snyder wrote the following. I like the way he shows his humanity. We’re all struggling to hear God and give him control in different ways. It’s helpful to know how...

Dear disciple of mine

Written by Seth Barnes on March 31, 2010. Posted in Discipling. 14 Comments on Dear disciple of mine

I have a few people, including my children, who I pour into and seek to help however I can in their quest to draw near to God. Maybe you’re one or maybe you’re interested....

Conviction: What would you die for?

Written by Seth Barnes on March 30, 2010. Posted in Mobilization. 12 Comments on Conviction: What would you die for?

This guy is good. I like his line, “We’re the most aggressively inarticulate generation to come along since, you know, a long time ago.” I often ask people, “What...

26 things I learned on the World Race

Written by Seth Barnes on March 29, 2010. Posted in World Race. 3 Comments on 26 things I learned on the World Race

Too many of us grow up, go to college, and then, wanting to pay off school debts immediately get locked into a career merry-go-round. Next thing you know, we’re 50...

Ripping out your heart

Written by Seth Barnes on March 29, 2010. Posted in A broken world. 9 Comments on Ripping out your heart

The Watson kids grew up with our kids. Two years ago we went to their graduation and I met Alisha’s friend, Kristen. As things go, now she’s on the World Race in the...

Worship in the streets of Haiti

Written by Seth Barnes on March 28, 2010. Posted in Haiti. 2 Comments on Worship in the streets of Haiti

It was amazing to see this. We rounded the corner and parades of believers came at us. We passed town squares and couldn’t move due to the full-on, Spirit-led dance parties...

$10 goes a long way in Haiti

Written by Seth Barnes on March 27, 2010. Posted in Haiti. 5 Comments on $10 goes a long way in Haiti

The rainy season has started in Haiti. The issues of just scraping out a living there just got more complicated. Families in the flood plains are still in tent cities. And our teams...

Hope and despair in Haiti

Written by Seth Barnes on March 26, 2010. Posted in Haiti. 2 Comments on Hope and despair in Haiti

I’ve written before about the nationwide prayer meetings we saw in Haiti. God’s Spirit continues to be poured out on that hungry land even as the rains begin to drench...

Your pain is real

Written by Seth Barnes on March 25, 2010. Posted in Living Free. No Comments on Your pain is real

Most people have a hard time with reality. They are victims whining about it. They are neurotics coping with it in abnormal ways. They are OCD, trying to control it. They are idealists...

Your pain is real

Written by Seth Barnes on March 25, 2010. Posted in Living Free. 11 Comments on Your pain is real

Most people have a hard time with reality. They are victims whining about it. They are neurotics coping with it in abnormal ways. They are OCD, trying to control it. They are idealists...

Self-reliance is counterproductive

Written by Seth Barnes on March 24, 2010. Posted in Living Free. 9 Comments on Self-reliance is counterproductive

Where are you going spiritually? Are you moving toward isolation and self-reliance or toward greater dependence on God and others? True confession time: I was brought up to see self-reliance...

Please, take my child!

Written by Seth Barnes on March 23, 2010. Posted in Haiti. 4 Comments on Please, take my child!

Jenni Weir told me this story after she returned from Haiti: It was my first full day in Haiti. I was excited to go to Pastor Christians church in Carrefour to meet the people and...

Here’s a controversial Bible passage

Written by Seth Barnes on March 22, 2010. Posted in Missions. 11 Comments on Here’s a controversial Bible passage

Guy Muse wrote this. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing...

Screams of pain

Written by Seth Barnes on March 20, 2010. Posted in A broken world. 6 Comments on Screams of pain

The world’s pain is something that continues to perplex and provoke me. I’ve held the hands of dying people, I’ve listened to them pour out their fears and pain....

Listen to Andrew share the 42nd generation

Written by Seth Barnes on March 19, 2010. Posted in 42nd Generation. 11 Comments on Listen to Andrew share the 42nd generation

If you’re part of our tribe or thinking about joining it, you need to listen to Andrew Shearman’s teaching on “The 42nd Generation.” Let me ask that you take...