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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 ...
Maybe you saw this news story on Tuesday: American Christian group to end goodwill mission from crime-ridden capital KINGSTON, Jamaica - A U.S. Ch...
One day while in Swaziland, we visited a grandmother named Flora who sat alone outside her hut. When we asked her about her family, she said, "Al...
As detailed in Sunday's blog, Karen and I just returned from Swaziland. Here was one of the more heart-rending visits we made: Past...
