My Mom's Technicolor Life
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...
missionaries
4 Movies to Show You God's Heart for the World
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...
Blog Community
Introducing: A New Web Page!
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...
My Life
Seth's Bio: A call to missions
As I went off to college, I knew that my future lay in overseas work. I was convicted by God's heart for the poor and oppressed in Isaiah 58 and deter...
My Life
How AIM Started: Dealing With Failure
In 1989 my heart was broken by a trust betrayed. I had thought that good intentions were enough. The ministry I had helped start with a friend and ...
My Life
How AIM Started: The First Days of AIM
So I didn't close the door on ministry. I started AIM begrudgingly almost, while keeping my options open with a variety of other business propositions...
My Life
How AIM Started: Struggles Along the Way
Several years later, Jocelyn Woosely, a young lady who helped at the Gateway, was killed in a car accident in Mexico. The staff retreat that year was ...
A broken world
Messy compassion
I just returned at 4 a.m. from ground zero on the Gulf Coast. The devastation was total. I've been so encouraged by the sacrificial response of man...
Dealing with junk in our lives
Secrets and Healing
Last year I was caught up in the tragedy that is the nation of Swaziland. Nearly 40% of the adult population is HIV-positive. They are dying by the th...
Vulnerability and me
Football folly
A much better day to run, even if my knee was tweaked a bit. Ten miles. And Dave Swan had my lawn mower working when I returned. He gets my ...
