Author: Seth Barnes

A walk thru the thai sex trade

Written by Seth Barnes on March 18, 2010. Posted in Sex Trade and Sex Trafficking. 9 Comments on A walk thru the thai sex trade

The sex trade in Thailand is appalling. It is so blatant, so in your face. It passes itself off as normal when in fact everything about it is sick and degrading. Here is how it typically...

Does your church train you?

Written by Seth Barnes on March 17, 2010. Posted in How to Disciple. 5 Comments on Does your church train you?

I grew up in a Midwestern church that cared about its people. I went to Bible studies and attended a good Christian college. If teaching were enough, I would have been an amazing...

I don’t do binary

Written by Seth Barnes on March 16, 2010. Posted in Living Free. 11 Comments on I don’t do binary

It’s either black or white yes or no democrat or republican good or bad Or not. Consider the future, for example: Will technology contribute to the deterioration of spiritual...

What are gringos good for?

Written by Seth Barnes on March 15, 2010. Posted in Short-term missions. 9 Comments on What are gringos good for?

One of our missionaries who works along the Amazon in Peru said something when she visited our office that stuck with me. Our teams regularly minister in her village. They don’t...

Help build a virtual orphan village

Written by Seth Barnes on March 14, 2010. Posted in Orphans. 3 Comments on Help build a virtual orphan village

One of the things I like most about this blog is the way you, my readers, don’t just sit there, but do something. Gabe is an example. I first connected with Emmanuel in Pakistan...

5 reasons you need to do the World Race!

Written by Seth Barnes on March 13, 2010. Posted in World Race. 10 Comments on 5 reasons you need to do the World Race!

Look at this picture. It’s a magical scene from a town called Dumaguete, in the Philippines. It was just posted by Ashley Huizenga...

Holding a statistic vs. reading it

Written by Seth Barnes on March 12, 2010. Posted in Reaching Your Destiny. 10 Comments on Holding a statistic vs. reading it

I asked Marc Shifano, “How did your trip to Swaziland impact you?” He answered, “I’d read the statistics. But then I traveled to Swaziland and I held a statistic...

Losing everything except your faith

Written by Seth Barnes on March 11, 2010. Posted in Haiti. 3 Comments on Losing everything except your faith

Adam Mclane went on our last trip to Haiti. He met a young man who lost everything except his faith. He told the story to Wrecked. If you have time, check out the poignant video...

Shields hung up on the wall

Written by Seth Barnes on March 10, 2010. Posted in Culture and Faith. 5 Comments on Shields hung up on the wall

If life is largely sedentary for us in modern society, it may often feel like a battle. We may have never tasted the violence of war, but we can feel the everyday attack on our spirit...

Change This: A manifesto for misfits

Written by Seth Barnes on March 9, 2010. Posted in Radical Living. 4 Comments on Change This: A manifesto for misfits

We started Wrecked three years ago. I got my protege, Jeff Goins, to edit it. With all of the stories, articles, and discussions that this website has elicited, we still felt like...

Going on a journey of the heart

Written by Seth Barnes on March 8, 2010. Posted in Living Free. 3 Comments on Going on a journey of the heart

God asks us to take journeys at various times. They may be actual physical trips and they may just be journeys of the heart. And sometimes they are both. When their daughter Sarah...

Please pray for a church in Haiti

Written by Seth Barnes on March 6, 2010. Posted in Haiti. 8 Comments on Please pray for a church in Haiti

Pastor Miracus Destine has 70 people in his church and 7000 in his community. They’ve been devastated by the earthquake. Some need to grieve. Many have lost loved ones. Some...

Is it faith or just desperation?

Written by Seth Barnes on March 5, 2010. Posted in Radical Living. 12 Comments on Is it faith or just desperation?

The children of Israel are fleeing Egypt when Pharaoh changes his mind and pursues them. We’ve seen this in the Cecil B. DeMille film – they’re backed up against...

Astounding growth in the church worldwide

Written by Seth Barnes on March 4, 2010. Posted in The Holy Spirit is on the move. 5 Comments on Astounding growth in the church worldwide

As I said in an earlier blog, the world is getting brighter, not darker. Haiti was an example. What we thought was just a horrific event has been transformed into a catalytic moment...

The balance between intimacy and urgency

Written by Seth Barnes on March 3, 2010. Posted in Community and Covenant. 5 Comments on The balance between intimacy and urgency

Intimacy cannot be done quickly. It requires that we take the wristwatch off. Glance at the clock when you’re trying to connect and you put a lid on what happens next. You...

Racers pray & dead boy comes to life

Written by Seth Barnes on March 2, 2010. Posted in Amazing God Stories. 6 Comments on Racers pray & dead boy comes to life

Do you believe that when Jesus told his disciples, “As you go…heal the sick, raise the dead,” he was serious? We do. When we send out World Racers, we instruct...

How to manage your inner critic

Written by Seth Barnes on March 1, 2010. Posted in Leadership. 1 Comment on How to manage your inner critic

Below is the summary of an article by Susan David, of the Harvard Business School in the Harvard Business Review Do you spend hours worrying that you aren’t good enough...

Please don’t live your life like this

Written by Seth Barnes on February 28, 2010. Posted in Culture and Faith. 12 Comments on Please don’t live your life like this

I love this short video – it’s the theme of my blog. How do you respond? How are you doing at living the life of faith that God wants? I’ve had to deal with failure....

The mask

Written by Seth Barnes on February 27, 2010. Posted in Identity issues. 5 Comments on The mask

This got forwarded on to me – the author is Charles Finn. So many people I know struggle with this. Don’t be fooled by me. Don’t be fooled by the face I wear; for...

12 Secrets of a better life

Written by Seth Barnes on February 26, 2010. Posted in Better Living. 5 Comments on 12 Secrets of a better life

Mark Oestreicher posted this list from clyde s. kilby, a professor of English, who taught at Wheaton for 46 years. Great wisdom here. At least once a day I shall look steadily up...

God’s big picture and your role

Written by Seth Barnes on February 25, 2010. Posted in Kingdom Reality. 9 Comments on God’s big picture and your role

There’s a great battle underway around the world and it’s not the war on terrorism. It’s a titanic struggle in the invisible realm. We may not like conflict, but...

How to work with different generations

Written by Seth Barnes on February 24, 2010. Posted in Mobilization. 11 Comments on How to work with different generations

We’re In A Boat Together is Camille Bishop’s a fictionalized account about four individuals who work together in a company that is experiencing a change in leadership....

Dad, this isn’t real is it?

Written by Seth Barnes on February 23, 2010. Posted in Kingdom Reality. 6 Comments on Dad, this isn’t real is it?

Sydney was raking the leaves with Clint. She looked up at him and asked a question. “Dad, this isn’t real is it?” “What’s not real, Syd?” “This...

Summary of AIM’s plan in Haiti so far

Written by Seth Barnes on February 22, 2010. Posted in Haiti. 7 Comments on Summary of AIM’s plan in Haiti so far

To sum up: For the last month I’ve been focused on responding to the situation in Haiti. If it’s seemed obsessive as a blog topic, there are three reasons why: 1. It’s...