10 Secrets of spiritual fathering
If you’re like most people, you’ve never had a spiritual father. And because, as Paul says, “you don’t have many spiritual fathers,” it can seem like...
Author: Seth Barnes
Haiti video – show it & help us raise funds
Kim Daniels put together this video. We’re asking people to show it groups and churches to help raise money.
Jesus wants to awaken you to the kingdom
This Haiti earthquake is a horrific nightmare, but God will use it to bring his kingdom. How is it that a woman buried for days comes out of the rubble singing and praising God?...
Teri Gunnink in Relevant Magazine
Teri Gunnink is helping coordinate our relief efforts in Haiti. Her story as it appears in Relevant Magazine is partially excerpted below.
For this generation of believers, the...
Most difficult relief effort in history
Great article from the New York Times on the complexity of the relief efforts in Haiti. For a reporter’s slides and report of the mass exodus, go here.
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Awesome story & pic from Haiti
Out of the utter horror of Haiti, comes a picture of incredible joy.
Meet Kiki, Boy Wonder, alive and well after 8 days under the rubble of earthquake-blitzed Port au Prince.
Can...
Haiti & you: join with us
This morning Marcia Borg reported from near the Hatian border:
I am heartbroken for the Haitians. We have talked and prayed with many. Last night spent time in the hospital. Most...
Brittany sells her dream to help Haiti
Tuesday night we were on the skype conference call with Miguel. His story was breaking our hearts. A bunch of us were crowded in the room at the Hylton’s house. Brittany, Jeff...
AIM’s plans to help Haiti are taking shape
Last night on a skype call from near the Haitian border, we heard the tragic story of a mother with three children. Her three year-old had her crushed leg amputated at the hip. But...
How God feels about Haiti
God weeps for his children. He sees the horror they’re experiencing in Haiti and he feels a grief that human words cannot describe. He sees the woman holding her crushed child...
“A thousand children killed in this school”
Maybe it’s a thousand, or maybe it’s just hundreds, either way, it’s horrific. AIM’s country director, Miguel Santiago, was just in Port-au-Prince. Because...
Finding God in the Midst of Death
I have spent the past five days with the Searchlight participants urgently praying for Haiti. Our prayers are being answered. Light is infusing the darkness as we speak. This article...
Haiti earthquake: You can make a difference
1/16 Working on AIM’s strategic response to Haiti’s situation. We’ll be taking groups in there this spring and summer. We’ll be taking volunteers for certain...
Haiti: Heart-breaking report from Miguel
I talked to our country director, Miguel Santiago. He just returned from Port-au-Prince with this report:
Miguel passed by a school that was full of students at the time of the...
Responding to the Haitian earthquake
Haiti has always needed help, and it especially needs help in the aftermath of the earthquake.
In times of calamity, we see the church’s stripes. The church was born in calamity...
Don’t confuse your identity with your role
Here’s a fact that you may struggle to believe sometimes: You are valuable. People may not appreciate you as you deserve to be appreciated, but that doesn’t change your...
Dreaming God’s dreams is a thrill
I’ve been teaching a group of World Race alumni in a new program we’re calling “Searchlight.” The key lessons I shared:
1. God’s a dreamer. He makes...
Photo caption #3: winners announced
A 3-way tie – you can vote from here on your favorite if you want:
1. Crista Darr: To mount up with wings like eagles gets a whole new meaning.
2. Rozy McCormick: “No...
What were the results of your fast?
I broke the fast last night. What better way to do it than with chili and cornbread on a cold night? And over that meal, we launched a dream of mine, a program called Searchlight,...
Responding to unfair criticism
Have you ever been unfairly criticized?
Once, because one of our mission teams went on a one-month media fast, the rumor circulated among some parents that AIM is a cult. Anybody...
Get the Starfish Manifesto & read it
I’m called to make disciples as Jesus did and then to help those disciples come together to form community. And I’m looking for other people with a similar call.
For...
Making it through a fast
Those of you who started fasting with us on Sunday (see comments here) are at the midpoint if you’re fasting for a week. It can feel miserable if you’re hearing your...
The kingdom is coming (faster than you realized)
The world is getting brighter, not darker. The kingdom of God has been coming with ever-increasing force ever since Jesus’ first proclaimed its arrival. The Gospel of Jesus...
Faith for healing – a story of how it works
I don’t know about you, but I struggle with faith, especially when it comes to believing God for healing. Here’s how I think it often works: You have to believe that...