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 G...
"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 grea...
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 per...
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 ...
Clint Bokelman emailed me from Africa this month. He kept running into young Europeans enjoying their gap year in Marrakesh. Employers have found that...
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 leave...
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...
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 ...
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 n...
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...
