Author: Seth Barnes

Brokenness: One woman’s journey

Written by Seth Barnes on December 8, 2007. Posted in Spiritual Formation. No Comments on Brokenness: One woman’s journey

This is the third blog about the vicarious pain that my son, Seth, and his team are going thru in the Philippines. We all need to get to brokenness if we’re going to grow as...

“All supposed miracles are faked”

Written by Seth Barnes on December 7, 2007. Posted in Radical Living. 8 Comments on “All supposed miracles are faked”

A year and a half ago, I posted a blog about God raising people from the dead. It was one of those blogs that got an inordinate amount of traffic. It’s still getting comments...

$50: The price of life

Written by Seth Barnes on December 6, 2007. Posted in A broken world. 2 Comments on $50: The price of life

Max Depree in his wonderful little book, Leadership is an Art, asks this provocative question: What makes you weep? This post yesterday from my son, Seth, in the Philippines, brought...

Sean Taylor’s revenge will have to wait

Written by Seth Barnes on December 5, 2007. Posted in Culture and Faith. 4 Comments on Sean Taylor’s revenge will have to wait

If you want to know how I felt about Sean Taylor’s murder at the hands of four Florida punks, read my earlier blog. Thousands of Redskins fans felt the same way. We were stunned...

Do I have to go overseas to be a radical?

Written by Seth Barnes on December 4, 2007. Posted in Abandon. 10 Comments on Do I have to go overseas to be a radical?

Blog reader Brent Howard wrote this comment on my blog a while ago: “As a soon-to-be 40 year old father of two, accounting manager (no geek glasses!), I am finding it very...

He’s an 11th hour God

Written by Seth Barnes on December 3, 2007. Posted in Radical Living. 88 Comments on He’s an 11th hour God

God loves surprise endings. He delights in unexpected plot twists that leave you saying, “I didn’t see that one coming.” He loves to swoop in at the end of a scene...

130,000 Swazi children orphaned and vulnerable

Written by Seth Barnes on December 2, 2007. Posted in Orphans. 2 Comments on 130,000 Swazi children orphaned and vulnerable

The article below just appeared last week in Yahoo. I went to Swaziland in 2004 and was appalled to see that 70,000 children were considered orphans – 7% of the population....

The World Race as a movement

Written by Seth Barnes on December 1, 2007. Posted in World Race. 2 Comments on The World Race as a movement

Yesterday I outlined a few principles of organic open-source movements. A few of us feel that this next generation is ready for one. They are hungering to discover the reality of...

How do you start a movement?

Written by Seth Barnes on November 30, 2007. Posted in Abandon. 4 Comments on How do you start a movement?

Christianity, when it looks as God intended, looks like a movement. At its outset, it resembled a starfish – cut off an arm and a new one grows in its place. Only later when...

Long distance love for orphans

Written by Seth Barnes on November 29, 2007. Posted in Orphans. 1 Comment on Long distance love for orphans

One sweltering summer afternoon in the Reynosa Salvation Army orphanage I sat in a swing for about half an hour with an orphan on my lap. He was not like those rough urban kids...

Broken hearts in the Philippines – sorrow & hope

Written by Seth Barnes on November 28, 2007. Posted in A broken world. 1 Comment on Broken hearts in the Philippines – sorrow & hope

My son Seth‘s team visited a tuberculosis clinic on an island in the Philippines. Traci’s Not Your Typical Alfredo blog about the experience puts you right there in the...

Sean Taylor’s death & my dreams

Written by Seth Barnes on November 27, 2007. Posted in Dreaming. 7 Comments on Sean Taylor’s death & my dreams

Sean Taylor, all-pro safety for the Washington Redskins, died a few minutes ago. A man broke into his home yesterday and shot him. He was 24 and leaves behind a fiancé, a baby daughter,...

It’s time for Americans to discover the gap year

Written by Seth Barnes on November 26, 2007. Posted in Intergenerational connection. 5 Comments on It’s time for Americans to discover the gap year

Clint Bokelman emailed me from Africa this month. He kept running into young Europeans enjoying their gap year in Marrakesh. Employers have found that young people who have taken...

America is becoming a mission field for Africans

Written by Seth Barnes on November 25, 2007. Posted in Church. 1 Comment on America is becoming a mission field for Africans

Just saw this on Yahoo: Nearly every week, new visitors arrive. They want to see the megachurch that was built in the unlikeliest of places by the unlikeliest of men. The Embassy...

Learning to cast out demons

Written by Seth Barnes on November 24, 2007. Posted in Fighting your enemy. 5 Comments on Learning to cast out demons

My son Seth, having graduated from college, is in the Philippines on the World Race. We raised him to believe the Bible and try to do the things that Jesus did. Now he is getting...

The dying room

Written by Seth Barnes on November 23, 2007. Posted in A broken world. 14 Comments on The dying room

We were sitting with Dave S. in downtown Hong Kong last week when Dave said something so unsettling I had to stop him and ask him for an explanation. “When we adopted our daughter...

Talking Jesus doll – product of a consumeristic society?

Written by Seth Barnes on November 22, 2007. Posted in Culture and Faith. 3 Comments on Talking Jesus doll – product of a consumeristic society?

Today is Thanksgiving, and here in the Barnes house, we are grateful for so much. Having Talia and Estie home is reason enough to give thanks, but we are also celebrating the presence...

Celebrating the return of my child

Written by Seth Barnes on November 21, 2007. Posted in Living Free. 17 Comments on Celebrating the return of my child

After a year repeating Magellan’s feat – circumnavigating the globe – our first-born daughter, Talia, has returned home. To have her back is poignant and marvelous....

Becoming a kingdom activist

Written by Seth Barnes on November 20, 2007. Posted in Kingdom Reality. 3 Comments on Becoming a kingdom activist

I just got back from Asia, where I spent a week and a half with a bunch of passionate world-changers. To say the least, I was inspired by them. And now, I want to challenge you...

My crazy life

Written by Seth Barnes on November 19, 2007. Posted in Identity issues. 7 Comments on My crazy life

Something is broken in me, and it looks equal parts American, Barnes family DNA, and my first-born status. It is decidedly not French. I take a perverse kind of pride in my busy...

Leaders choosing competence over loyalty

Written by Seth Barnes on November 18, 2007. Posted in Leadership. 4 Comments on Leaders choosing competence over loyalty

“Last of all, he sent his son to them. They will respect my son.” -Jesus, telling a parable about loyalty, competence and authority One of the greatest enemies of excellence...

Being with God before doing things for him

Written by Seth Barnes on November 17, 2007. Posted in Abandon. 2 Comments on Being with God before doing things for him

I spent the first part of my career in ministry feeling burnt-out, aggravated, and bitter. I realized that in all of my busyness of doing things for God, I was neglecting time with...

The magic of incremental affection

Written by Seth Barnes on November 16, 2007. Posted in Discipling. 3 Comments on The magic of incremental affection

Hong Kong was a great time of debriefing with the World Racers. Very soon, they will be on their way home, and a new team will be taking their place in January. I am now with my...

How to communicate on a mission project

Written by Seth Barnes on November 15, 2007. Posted in Short-term missions. No Comments on How to communicate on a mission project

At your request, I’m adding another mission trip blog. Here’s some quick tips that should help you: As a mission project leader, you’ve got to come ready to have...