Because we humans are self-willed and prone to tell and embrace lies, we have to help each other by pointing out where we've gone off course. This i...
Here I am at the annual Barnes family reunion (this year in Santa Barbara, CA). Something about reunions has the potential to spark great nostalgia ...
A few days ago, I shared a blog from Tara Bruce about why she and her husband decided to go on the World Race. They are on a team comprised solely of ...
Remember the blog I recently wrote about that lady we visited in the shack who was dying of AIDS? I just got an email that she died. And so it g...
Yesterday's blog was about the disturbing situation in Swaziland, a country spiraling downward at an alarming rate. Our ministry is responding.�...
Karen and I have a great marriage and I hope you do too or will one day. Marriage should be an institution that brings joy and life to our lives. ...
Jeannette Wheeler is in Nicaragua and just posted this great blog. We need to identify with the poor . We need to put ourselves in their shoes (if t...
I'm sick of reading the news. The drumbeat of negativism is relentless. And the local TV news is the worst. To listen to it, you'd think that we...
You may recall the story (recounted here and here) of Baby Moses. It was so heart-rending. When my son and his team visited her home in Swaziland,...
Are you the kind of person who says, "It's not my fault," or do you take responsibility when things go wrong? Our culture teaches us to duck and dodge...
