Author: Seth Barnes

Swaziland needs you – 10 reasons to go

Written by Seth Barnes on June 16, 2008. Posted in Eswatini / Swaziland. 7 Comments on Swaziland needs you – 10 reasons to go

Becca Christian, an AIM missionary in Swaziland, had a typical day last week. Here’s what she heard as she walked through the Swazi high school where she ministers: “Becca,...

Obama calls for more responsibility from black fathers

Written by Seth Barnes on June 15, 2008. Posted in Fathering & Men's issues. 1 Comment on Obama calls for more responsibility from black fathers

Say what you want about Obama; I love what he said today to black men in America. As a black man, he has the moral authority to take on others with his racial background who are...

To you with no father on Father’s Day

Written by Seth Barnes on June 15, 2008. Posted in Fathering & Men's issues. 10 Comments on To you with no father on Father’s Day

I leave for Swaziland, a land with few fathers, two days after Father’s Day. It made me think of what an uncelebrated holiday this is for many people. How do you celebrate...

Shearman: Where’d the 42nd generation come from?

Written by Seth Barnes on June 14, 2008. Posted in 42nd Generation. 2 Comments on Shearman: Where’d the 42nd generation come from?

Recently I was talking to Andrew Shearman about one of his life messages – the 42nd generation. It’s such an original and provocative talk; I wondered where it came...

Spiritual fathers to a fatherless generation

Written by Seth Barnes on June 13, 2008. Posted in Fathering & Men's issues. 4 Comments on Spiritual fathers to a fatherless generation

With Father’s Day around the corner, many will not be celebrating. What a shame that fatherlessness in America is rampant. So many children either grow up without fathers...

Is it ever too late to apologize?

Written by Seth Barnes on June 12, 2008. Posted in Living Free. 14 Comments on Is it ever too late to apologize?

Maybe you’ve heard that song by One Republic, “Too Late to Apologize.” It has gotten more “spins” on the radio than any other single in history in a...

How to launch your kids into the world

Written by Seth Barnes on June 11, 2008. Posted in Parenting. 6 Comments on How to launch your kids into the world

I was driving down the highway toward Tennessee with Estie (now 22). She was talking about styles of parenting and how Karen and I have conveyed a sense of responsibility to her...

Jesus and the Fast Forward button on your life

Written by Seth Barnes on June 10, 2008. Posted in Better Living. 3 Comments on Jesus and the Fast Forward button on your life

Can anybody relate to the I Love Lucy chocolate wrapping episode? It cracks me up every time. Partly because my life often feels like that way – throwing so much at me that...

Assessing the Lakeland critics

Written by Seth Barnes on June 9, 2008. Posted in Revival. 37 Comments on Assessing the Lakeland critics

I got a number of emails this morning asking me what I thought of the Lakeland revival. One had a Youtube link showing Todd Bentley ministering to a group of hysterical people. Another...

Offer to any twenty-something yearning for community

Written by Seth Barnes on June 7, 2008. Posted in World Race. 6 Comments on Offer to any twenty-something yearning for community

I’m putting an offer out there to any twenty-something who’s ever dreamed of giving up on their own independence and moving to live in community with other followers...

Gary Black: We need to let children feel pain to grow

Written by Seth Barnes on June 7, 2008. Posted in Parenting. 3 Comments on Gary Black: We need to let children feel pain to grow

To help our children grow, we have to let them feel pain. I interviewed Gary Black, discussing one of our favorite themes – how to raise radical kids. Gary and Lisa are two...

How can I get close to the heart of God?

Written by Seth Barnes on June 6, 2008. Posted in Listening prayer. 45 Comments on How can I get close to the heart of God?

Get a Free eBook: Do you want to grow closer to God in your prayer times? I’ve written a free guide called The Three Day Listening Prayer Devotional and I’d love for...

When your spirit awakens

Written by Seth Barnes on June 6, 2008. Posted in Vulnerability and me. 3 Comments on When your spirit awakens

After Karen went to sleep a few nights ago, I kept on watching Sleepless In Seattle. We’d started it at about 10:20 and I figured going into it that she’d be zonked by the time...

Andrew Shearman: When I hit bottom

Written by Seth Barnes on June 5, 2008. Posted in Portraits of Disciplers. 10 Comments on Andrew Shearman: When I hit bottom

Yesterday I began a series of interviews with Andrew Shearman. For some strange reason, it helps us to know that those we look up to have struggled in the same we struggle. There’s...

Shearman: What does “Die or be killed” mean?”

Written by Seth Barnes on June 4, 2008. Posted in 42nd Generation. 7 Comments on Shearman: What does “Die or be killed” mean?”

Andrew Shearman, Gary Black and I flew to Dallas a few weeks ago to meet. Ostensibly we were talking about our dream of raising up a generation of radicals. But what do we really...

Is being “slain in the Spirit” biblical?

Written by Seth Barnes on June 3, 2008. Posted in Revival. 46 Comments on Is being “slain in the Spirit” biblical?

A couple of days ago I wrote a blog entitled A skeptic visits the Lakeland revival. Justin asked a great question and Melinda responded. It’s a provocative issue and their...

How to father a daughter to greatness

Written by Seth Barnes on June 3, 2008. Posted in Fathering & Men's issues. 4 Comments on How to father a daughter to greatness

There is greatness in our young people. They have enough ideas and energy to change the world. Gary Black, and I are always talking about this. We met last week in Dallas and the...

Giving a generation its inheritance

Written by Seth Barnes on June 2, 2008. Posted in Vulnerability and me. 20 Comments on Giving a generation its inheritance

OK, better to go ahead and admit it. I’m officially over-the-hill as of today. Yup, I hit the Big 5-0 (cue the scary music in the background). So while I was once the young...

A skeptic visits the Lakeland revival

Written by Seth Barnes on June 1, 2008. Posted in Revival. 23 Comments on A skeptic visits the Lakeland revival

After selling her home, leaving her job as a sales rep at a software firm and leading a team of 25 radicals around the world for a year, Allison Johnston is a different person. She...

The lost Amazon tribe – should we care?

Written by Seth Barnes on May 31, 2008. Posted in Missions. 33 Comments on The lost Amazon tribe – should we care?

Did you see the following article about this tribe in the Amazon jungle that has never been touched by our modern world? It amazes me that in this age of supersonic flight, these...

Lennon’s God

Written by Seth Barnes on May 30, 2008. Posted in Culture and Faith. No Comments on Lennon’s God

According to Jeff Goins, if you Google “God,” this song by John Lennon comes up as one of the top ten search results. I’ll include the video below, but here are...

Results of our discipleship experiment

Written by Seth Barnes on May 30, 2008. Posted in Discipling. 3 Comments on Results of our discipleship experiment

In our never-ending quest to help you grow in your faith on this blog, we offered a nine week discipling experiment that ends today. Twelve people signed up as disciplers and three...

Who do you trust your identity to?

Written by Seth Barnes on May 29, 2008. Posted in Identity issues. 15 Comments on Who do you trust your identity to?

Because the issue of people believing lies about themselves is so pervasive and because the resulting masks they wear need to be removed, I hope that you’ll read this blog...

Free discipleship resources

Written by Seth Barnes on May 28, 2008. Posted in How to Disciple. 9 Comments on Free discipleship resources

Everyone who follows Jesus needs to figure out how to make disciples. It’s the last thing he asked us to do and disciples do what the Lord asks them to do. 1 John 2:6 makes...