Archive for 2009/03


Programs that Cannot Satisfy

I saw this A. W. Tozer quote at the bottom of someone’s email over the last couple of days. It is certainly even truer in our day than it was in his: We are in an age of religious complexity. The simplicity which is in Christ is rarely found amoung us. In its stead are [...]

A Ride with John

I couldn’t resist sharing part of an email I received last week, but only caught up enough with my email to read it today. It brought many a smile to my heart for lots of reasons. I love how broadly this book resonates with people and how this family travels: Our family was making a [...]

His Love is Overwhelming Part 2

After my last blog posting I got this response from a woman who now pastors in Illinois It continues the conversation in a wonderful way: I just read the e-mail you posted on your blog. I also just recently read your book. Wow!! I realized that there are probably countless individuals who can relate to [...]

His Love is Overwhelming

This email arrived in my inbox this morning and I wanted to share it here, not for the kudos it offers to me, but for the encouragement it might offer others who live where this woman has lived. I hope we all know by know that only God can win someone to his love and [...]

The Shack Reader Survey

Can I ask for your help? Windblown Media has been approached by a doctoral candidate at Regent University to help conduct a survey of readers to gauge the impact of this book on the population. The book has now reached its 43rd week at the top of the NY Times bestseller list and over 7 [...]

Off to Georgia, and New Doors Ahead

It’s flying time again. Tomorrow morning I am headed out to Georgia for a few days to hang out with brothers and sisters who are growing on this journey. I’ll be at a weekend retreat in Woodstock, and then heading out to I’m looking forward to what God might have for us there. This has [...]

THE NAKED CHURCH Available Again

I’ve had numerous people ask me to reprint THE NAKED CHURCH because they want a hard copy of the book. It is already available as a free PDF download, but some people just like the feel of a book. While we’re not reprinting the book, I have placed it with a Publishing on Demand service [...]

Snapshots of Appreciation from Kenya

Above are just a few of the pictures that were sent to me in the last couple of weeks by the brothers and sisters in Kenya that we have been helping over the last year. They include pictures of various outreaches, food relief, and some of the more than 30 students we have been able [...]