Author: Seth Barnes

What vision is guiding your life?

Written by Seth Barnes on October 17, 2009. Posted in Reaching Your Destiny. 8 Comments on What vision is guiding your life?

We so often fly the plane of our life at a low level, skimming along just above the ground, not really sure of where we’re headed, but seeing the blur of our days on earth...

Editing your life

Written by Seth Barnes on October 16, 2009. Posted in Simplicity Liberates You. 7 Comments on Editing your life

Our lives are so full of long technical words that we often edit and simplify them using acronyms. Psychologists use acronyms to try and help people, but somehow, I’m rarely...

Feedback is essential for growth

Written by Seth Barnes on October 15, 2009. Posted in Spiritual Coaching. 6 Comments on Feedback is essential for growth

If you’ve never been in a relationship where you’ve regularly received constructive criticism, then you’ve not really been discipled. It doesn’t mean that...

To my future sons-in-law

Written by Seth Barnes on October 14, 2009. Posted in Fathering & Men's issues. 18 Comments on To my future sons-in-law

Yesterday I introduced the topic of “how do I find guys for all the wonderful young ladies in my life?” My four beautiful girls are 20, 21, 23, and 26 and they have a...

Guys: Check out my amazing daughters

Written by Seth Barnes on October 13, 2009. Posted in Fathering & Men's issues. 28 Comments on Guys: Check out my amazing daughters

Yes, I am especially blessed. Not only do Karen and I have four beautiful daughters in our natural family, but we’ve got a number of spiritual daughters as well. And of course...

Great things start in your garage

Written by Seth Barnes on October 12, 2009. Posted in Dreaming. 13 Comments on Great things start in your garage

A garage is a homely place. It’s a place of rejection. It’s where you put things that are old and worn out, but don’t want to get rid of yet. In that sense it’s...

Who will care for my children?

Written by Seth Barnes on October 11, 2009. Posted in A broken world. 2 Comments on Who will care for my children?

From a staff member’s blog in Swaziland: When I walked into the room, Pastor Gift was talking with a woman named Busisiwe. I had seen her down at the Nsoko Center an hour or...

The free trophy syndrome

Written by Seth Barnes on October 10, 2009. Posted in Justice issues. 7 Comments on The free trophy syndrome

Can I get a Nobel Prize too? I had a great thought back in 1981. I thought, “Ronald Reagan is in a perfect position to negotiate a major reduction in the nuclear warhead stockpile...

Your achilles heel is the threshold of God’s grace

Written by Seth Barnes on October 9, 2009. Posted in Spiritual Formation. 14 Comments on Your achilles heel is the threshold of God’s grace

“My power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9) We all want to receive God’s grace, but no one wants to be in a position where they need it. Something...

Testimonies of changed lives

Written by Seth Barnes on October 8, 2009. Posted in World Race. 3 Comments on Testimonies of changed lives

Here’s another powerful video from Kim Daniels. Is what you’re living for worth what Christ died for? If not, you probably need to join up.

Becoming a life source for someone

Written by Seth Barnes on October 6, 2009. Posted in Spiritual Formation. 8 Comments on Becoming a life source for someone

Andrew Shearman teaches this to our World Racers: “You must become a life-source for others,” he says. Lately I’ve been noticing how many people in my circle of...

Have that hard conversation now

Written by Seth Barnes on October 5, 2009. Posted in Dealing with junk in our lives. 2 Comments on Have that hard conversation now

At various times in my life, because of my commitment and love for friends, I’ve chosen to press into complicated and painful situations to say hard things. I’m almost...

Man hike #2: the deluge

Written by Seth Barnes on October 5, 2009. Posted in Fathering & Men's issues. 9 Comments on Man hike #2: the deluge

The first Man Hike this past July was such a great experience that we had high expectations for this second one in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The autumn leaves were at...

It’s criminal to live cautiously!

Written by Seth Barnes on October 2, 2009. Posted in Living Free. 5 Comments on It’s criminal to live cautiously!

Jesus said it, “It’s criminal to live cautiously!” (Matt. 25:26) Yet, here in America, we’ve made a religion out of cautious living, calling it “prudence.” It’s...

Why we need man-hikes

Written by Seth Barnes on October 1, 2009. Posted in Courage. 8 Comments on Why we need man-hikes

I’ve started to beat on this drum more lately (see this blog for example) and here I am today going on this man hike in the wilds of New Hampshire, so I’ll do it again. Our...

You’re more than a muskrat

Written by Seth Barnes on September 30, 2009. Posted in Reaching Your Destiny. 9 Comments on You’re more than a muskrat

As a teenager I felt ordinary, but not normal. When I discovered women, I tried to mask my deficiencies the best I could. I procured a strange wardrobe featuring platform shoes...

For when mom dies – a Legacy Book

Written by Seth Barnes on September 29, 2009. Posted in Eswatini / Swaziland. 3 Comments on For when mom dies – a Legacy Book

44% of the adults who are left alive in Swaziland have HIV. What do you do with their children when they go? What do you do to console them, to let them know they’re still...

Natural conversations vs. ‘witnessing’

Written by Seth Barnes on September 28, 2009. Posted in Mobilization. 11 Comments on Natural conversations vs. ‘witnessing’

I was flying to McAllen, TX for Robert Cantu’s funeral. A few hours earlier, upon landing in Atlanta from Bucharest, I’d learned that the funeral was scheduled for the...

Robert Cantu: Good friend, colorful life

Written by Seth Barnes on September 26, 2009. Posted in My Life. 12 Comments on Robert Cantu: Good friend, colorful life

Yesterday I flew all the way from Bucharest, Romania to McAllen, Texas to be with Robert one last time. His life made my own life so much richer and his passing leaves me poorer. Over...

Finding your kingdom dream

Written by Seth Barnes on September 25, 2009. Posted in Dreaming. 13 Comments on Finding your kingdom dream

I’ve been teaching on the subject “Finding your kingdom dreams” here at the Awakening in Brasov, Romania. The response from the racers has at times been electric....

Update on the Awakening

Written by Seth Barnes on September 24, 2009. Posted in World Race. 19 Comments on Update on the Awakening

It’s past midnight here in Brasov, Romania. I’d hoped that one of our racers would write an update that I’d be able to cut and past for you, but it appears we’ve...

Burying stuff that might get resurrected

Written by Seth Barnes on September 23, 2009. Posted in Justice issues. 4 Comments on Burying stuff that might get resurrected

It was a case of “he said, she said” where everybody sided with him. She accused him of having an affair with her. He denied it. She took it to the church and they thought...

Left for dead

Written by Seth Barnes on September 22, 2009. Posted in A broken world. 6 Comments on Left for dead

Tom Davis is 39 years old today. He’s become one of my covenant brothers and is a gift to so many. Here’s from his blog: Today we went to a village called Ngariam. Ngariam...

The bigger coat principle

Written by Seth Barnes on September 21, 2009. Posted in Leadership. 8 Comments on The bigger coat principle

Here in Bucharest and I was thinking about a teaching Michael Hindes does called “the bigger coat principle.” It’s based off of a story that culminates in 1 Samuel...