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Some things can only be fixed with time and commitment.Urban problems tend to be that way. When families break down and institutions fail, there are n...
Mom died a month ago. Reflecting on her life, I'm thankful she lived without regrets. She was hard to embarrass and realized that the pain of regret w...
To be broken by God is to be made useful. It’s to have your independence and need to control stripped away until all you have left to offer is a wil...
Earlier I shared a couple of movies that have encouraged me to better understand God's heart for the world. This week, here are a couple more: Chariot...
What are your spiritual roots? Who helped the person who was most helpful to you in your spiritual journey?My Mom led me to Christ when I was nine yea...
Thinking about what I'll miss about my mom, I wrote this poem about her music. I leave you with the question - what role did your mom play in th...
My mom, Jean Barnes, died on June 30, 2025, at 91 years old, after a long, scrappy fight with dementia. She was a live wire, living a great story from...
God has a heart for the world. The Bible says, "He is not willing that any should perish." And so, he has drafted those of us who have chosen...
20 years ago, the ministry I serve with, Adventures.org, pioneered a new way of communicating God's stories from around the globe. We built a blog sit...
The path forward seemed so hard. My dream was to start Adventures.org, but it seemed impossible. Karen was pregnant with our fifth child (Talia, o...
