Author: Seth Barnes

Happy Dependence Day!

Written by Seth Barnes on July 4, 2009. Posted in Culture and Faith. 14 Comments on Happy Dependence Day!

How ironic that today we celebrate independence from tyrants when only recently, we voted ourselves more government programs and more taxes, the very thing we fought a revolution...

More follow-up please! Allan’s story

Written by Seth Barnes on July 3, 2009. Posted in Orphans. 2 Comments on More follow-up please! Allan’s story

One of my favorite things to do on this blog is to follow-up on a story. We are called to live out a faith that majors on relationship in a disposable culture. So the very act of...

The most amazing week of my life

Written by Seth Barnes on July 2, 2009. Posted in Radical Living. 14 Comments on The most amazing week of my life

We all need prayer. If you’d like someone to pray with you or disciple you, our new blog ministers would like to help (just email me. Or to learn about them, click on their...

Photo Contest: Portfolio Phase

Written by Seth Barnes on July 1, 2009. Posted in Missions photos. 3 Comments on Photo Contest: Portfolio Phase

Having selected 30 photographers in the first phase of the photo contest, we’ve entered the portfolio phase. This is where you get to see the strength of a photographer’s...

Thank the people who packed your chute

Written by Seth Barnes on June 30, 2009. Posted in Spiritual Formation. 1 Comment on Thank the people who packed your chute

So many people have helped me become the person I am. How about you? Who has contributed to your life? Have you really thanked them? This story from Charles Plumb, a U.S. Navy jet...

Introducing our blog ministry team

Written by Seth Barnes on June 29, 2009. Posted in Radical Living. 9 Comments on Introducing our blog ministry team

Welcome to the re-launch of this blog. Behind the scenes, we’ve been organizing it for several weeks now. Over the life of the blog, it has turned into more of a community....

Marisa takes on the world

Written by Seth Barnes on June 28, 2009. Posted in World Race. 3 Comments on Marisa takes on the world

Home again after a week away. As Amanda observed, Whimsy has some attachment disorders; he was beside himself to welcome us back. Tonight before sleeping in my own bed, I called...

Fawcett, Jackson & the evanescence of youth

Written by Seth Barnes on June 26, 2009. Posted in Culture and Faith. 12 Comments on Fawcett, Jackson & the evanescence of youth

I’m in Savannah, a city that oozes history out of every pore. What a perfect place to contemplate the inevitable passage of time. And what a day to spend thinking about it. In...

My #1 secret of success

Written by Seth Barnes on June 24, 2009. Posted in Leadership. 5 Comments on My #1 secret of success

I’ve been successful in building some things and people have speculated on the reason why. In the interest of trying to impart to you something that will be useful, I’ll...

Photo contest winners – Round 1 final list

Written by Seth Barnes on June 23, 2009. Posted in Missions photos. 8 Comments on Photo contest winners – Round 1 final list

Here are the winners of Round 1 of the photo contest. There are 32. The names were withheld from the judges, but now we can make them public. Because we struggled to decide on a...

Photo Contest: Round 1 Winners!

Written by Seth Barnes on June 22, 2009. Posted in Missions photos. 9 Comments on Photo Contest: Round 1 Winners!

We’re proud to announce the Round One Winners of AIM’s Missions Photo Contest. We’re posting an initial group of winners today and will post the rest tomorrow....

Study shows good dads make a big difference

Written by Seth Barnes on June 21, 2009. Posted in Fathering & Men's issues. 8 Comments on Study shows good dads make a big difference

Happy Father’s Day! As I’ve traveled the world, I’m amazed at how few good fathers there are. In many parts of subSahara Africa, they are not even around. In...

Random blog notes for the community

Written by Seth Barnes on June 20, 2009. Posted in Blog Community. 5 Comments on Random blog notes for the community

Random Blog notes: We’re in the midst of re-launching the blog. Do you like the new format? We should add the faces & bios of our blog team in the next few days. They will...

Please help these native missionaries

Written by Seth Barnes on June 19, 2009. Posted in Missions. 3 Comments on Please help these native missionaries

It’s challenging for American missionaries to enter certain parts of the world — namely, remote tribal areas and Islamic countries. But native missionaries like Ana and...

A letter to my daughter’s friends

Written by Seth Barnes on June 18, 2009. Posted in Fathering & Men's issues. 25 Comments on A letter to my daughter’s friends

Karen and I have four daughters between the ages of 20 and 25. They are entering the stage of looking more intentionally for a life partner. Serious business. I’m not always...

Listening to God and obeying: an example

Written by Seth Barnes on June 17, 2009. Posted in Listening prayer. 8 Comments on Listening to God and obeying: an example

As I was running yesterday morning I picked up my pace – Toya had asked me to speak to her mission team and I needed to rush to get there by 8:45. It was my usual route around...

Having a ‘Yes’ in your spirit

Written by Seth Barnes on June 16, 2009. Posted in Dealing with junk in our lives. 13 Comments on Having a ‘Yes’ in your spirit

Challenge is hard, but it’s necessary if life change is to occur. We walk around stuck in our ruts because either nobody has cared enough to challenge us to change or because...

What does a movement look like?

Written by Seth Barnes on June 15, 2009. Posted in The Holy Spirit is on the move. 9 Comments on What does a movement look like?

Program note – we’ve received all the photos for the contest and the judging process is underway. We’ll announce round 1 winners later this week. Now, today’s...

An amazing adoption story

Written by Seth Barnes on June 14, 2009. Posted in Orphans. 3 Comments on An amazing adoption story

Hope your Sunday is good. We’re enjoying life on the Barnes farm. Karen and I think we’ve decided to stay here and remodel instead of moving into town. The idea will...

How God spoke this morning

Written by Seth Barnes on June 13, 2009. Posted in Listening prayer. 8 Comments on How God spoke this morning

I ran eight miles this morning. When I go on the longer runs, generally there is space and quiet enough that God speaks to me. This morning, as is often the case, it was in the form...

Photo contest: last few days – Enter Now!

Written by Seth Barnes on June 12, 2009. Posted in Missions photos. 1 Comment on Photo contest: last few days – Enter Now!

The way we’ve set up the photo contest, there are three rounds. The first, the qualifying round, ends in a few days, June 15. $3000 cash goes to the winner. All you need to...

Thomas Jefferson warns us about losing freedom

Written by Seth Barnes on June 11, 2009. Posted in Living Free. 14 Comments on Thomas Jefferson warns us about losing freedom

Our freedoms here in America are being undermined in ever more obvious ways. Government continues to encroach, doing for us what we used to do for ourselves.It’s evil insofar...

Have you found your tribe yet?

Written by Seth Barnes on June 10, 2009. Posted in 42nd Generation. 14 Comments on Have you found your tribe yet?

“No man is an island entire of itself,” wrote John Donne 400 years ago in his immortal poem. You weren’t made to sail isolated through the waters of life. We humans...

Rich Mullins was a hero

Written by Seth Barnes on June 9, 2009. Posted in Portraits of Disciplers. 7 Comments on Rich Mullins was a hero

Yesterday’s blog explored the subject of heroes. Rich Mullins was one. He was remarkable in that, although he achieved both fame and fortune through his music, he didn’t...