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One day while in Swaziland, we visited a grandmother named Flora who sat alone outside her hut. When we asked her about her family, she said, "Al...
As detailed in Sunday's blog, Karen and I just returned from Swaziland. Here was one of the more heart-rending visits we made: Past...
As detailed in yesterday's blog, Karen and I just returned from Swaziland. Here's the story of a visit we made: Pastor Gift's wife, Philele, led ou...
Karen and I are jet-lagged after flying all night across the Atlantic. I’m writing this while in the JFK airport on the last day of an 11-day tr...
If you go back far enough in our Barnes family tree, you'll find a great-great grandmother who brutally squashed a budding romantic relationship. Re...
A confession: I watched the movie There Will Be Blood last month. The critics all raved about Daniel Day Lewis's performance. When I checked Plugged I...
Our online magazine for spiritual misfits Wrecked for the Ordinary is gaining some traction and providing some quality content. I highly recommend yo...
The presidential election season is on us, God help us all. So now we have four months of nonstop Obama & McCain. Lovely. Who do you as ...
When I was recently in Gatlinburg, TN, we walked by five mini-wedding chapels all sitting side-by-side. What a place to ratify a life-long covenant wi...
Ever feel like life is just too hard? Sometimes it feels like the deck is stacked against you and no matter how you try, you can’t win. You�...
