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It's mid-July, season of family vacations (complete with assorted small cousins and siblings). I am on one in Santa Barbara. Every morning a blank...
Just came across this story about a missionary in South America in the mid-twentieth century. We need more Sophie Mullers, people willing to commi...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
Last week on one of our projects to Jamaica, three thugs broke into our compound and held our young people at gunpoint. The media called and wante...
While the orphan and AIDS statistics in Swaziland are beyond tragic, it affords those of us who follow Jesus an opportunity. We've been starting up t...
Just got back from Chad and Erin's wedding. It was beautiful in every way, most particularly because they are both radical Jesus-followers who will...
Here in Chicago where we watched what must have been a hundred fireworks displays in various communities from our hotel window. Karen and I just ret...
I wanted to whine this morning. Karen and I got a bad cold (she in Cape Town, me two days later here in the Yucatan). So we were running a little ...
