NEWSLETTERS
Throughout the year, John sends out newsletters about his recent thoughts and the ministry's recent history.
March 03, 2021
IF YOU ARE READING THIS BEFORE MARCH 6 you still have time to join us for Fresh Hearts, Strong Hearts—Homecoming ‘21, a live online event.
2020 left us all a bit weary and beat up. Maybe more than a bit weary. We thought it was time for some renewal... READ MORE
2020 left us all a bit weary and beat up. Maybe more than a bit weary. We thought it was time for some renewal... READ MORE
February 03, 2021
I’ll cut straight to it; I have a word from God for you:
Be on your guard, so that your hearts will not be weighed down...pray that you will have strength to escape all these things.
(Luke 21:34)
Jesus was warning us about the many intense pressures... READ MORE
Be on your guard, so that your hearts will not be weighed down...pray that you will have strength to escape all these things.
(Luke 21:34)
Jesus was warning us about the many intense pressures... READ MORE
October 27, 2020
Dear Friends,
I’d like to remind everyone that Jesus is still the main story in the world.
If you’re taking in any news at all, you can feel like the world is unraveling into madness. Certainly here in America, on the eve of one of the most bitter... READ MORE
I’d like to remind everyone that Jesus is still the main story in the world.
If you’re taking in any news at all, you can feel like the world is unraveling into madness. Certainly here in America, on the eve of one of the most bitter... READ MORE
September 24, 2020
I've been thinking a lot about resilience.
Who thrives during hard times, who doesn’t, and why.
Because I want my friends—including you!—to thrive, in spite of these days. I want to thrive myself. And this crazy year has me realizing that thriving... READ MORE
Who thrives during hard times, who doesn’t, and why.
Because I want my friends—including you!—to thrive, in spite of these days. I want to thrive myself. And this crazy year has me realizing that thriving... READ MORE
August 31, 2020
When I wrote in July, I asked you a question: What story are you living in? Is it the story God is telling, or a story given to you by man? Then Stasi shared with me this quote, attributed to A.W. Tozer: “Listen to no man who has not listened to God... READ MORE
July 23, 2020
Well, events in the world continue to swirl with uncertainty. Tensions rise. The pandemic resurges. A fresh round of lockdowns is upon many of us. People and governments are reaching for control. This could be a tough fall.
Really rough times on... READ MORE
Really rough times on... READ MORE
June 19, 2020
Dear Friends and Allies,
I am so aware as I write this, that by the time it reaches you mid-June the world may have changed again.
Right as we were beginning to emerge from the total lock-down days of the quarantines, just beginning to let our... READ MORE
I am so aware as I write this, that by the time it reaches you mid-June the world may have changed again.
Right as we were beginning to emerge from the total lock-down days of the quarantines, just beginning to let our... READ MORE
May 14, 2020
Though we are still in the midst of the pandemic, I think the healthiest thing we can do is not always talk about the pandemic! What I’d much rather do this month—what I am so excited to share with you—is an excerpt from our teammate Morgan Snyder’s... READ MORE
April 21, 2020
Well, the world has certainly been shaken.
And if we’re honest, we’ve all been shaken a bit, too.
Ever since the pandemic broke out (probably the most significant event of our era), the world has been reaching for solid ground—medically,... READ MORE
And if we’re honest, we’ve all been shaken a bit, too.
Ever since the pandemic broke out (probably the most significant event of our era), the world has been reaching for solid ground—medically,... READ MORE
March 19, 2020
I’ve been thinking quite a bit lately on a question that seems critical to friends of Jesus in this hour: How does a person live—and thrive—at the end of the age?
Every dear follower of Jesus I know, including mature saints, is experiencing a “... READ MORE
Every dear follower of Jesus I know, including mature saints, is experiencing a “... READ MORE
February 14, 2020
Dear Friends,
January was such a whirlwind, and so much information is always rushing at us, I thought it would be kinder to send a “January/February” newsletter. (The world has grown absurdly complicated, most people's lives are jammed already, so... READ MORE
January was such a whirlwind, and so much information is always rushing at us, I thought it would be kinder to send a “January/February” newsletter. (The world has grown absurdly complicated, most people's lives are jammed already, so... READ MORE
December 19, 2019
December 2019
Dear Friends and Allies,
A very Merry Christmastide to you all! This letter comes with love and blessings from our whole team!
Now, I know this is a ridiculously busy time of year for most of us. We take our already hurried lives,... READ MORE
Dear Friends and Allies,
A very Merry Christmastide to you all! This letter comes with love and blessings from our whole team!
Now, I know this is a ridiculously busy time of year for most of us. We take our already hurried lives,... READ MORE
November 26, 2019
A very happy beginning of the holiday season to you! I pray it’s filled with love and goodness from your God who adores you.
Hey guess what—Wild at Heart turns 20 in December! Holy Cow!
On the one hand, it’s hard to believe—where did the time go?... READ MORE
Hey guess what—Wild at Heart turns 20 in December! Holy Cow!
On the one hand, it’s hard to believe—where did the time go?... READ MORE
October 16, 2019
September/October 2019
Dear Friends,
You did not miss my September newsletter, in case you were wondering. Life remains insanely busy—for all of us—and I simply didn’t have the time to write something meaningful.
To tell the tale more accurately, I... READ MORE
Dear Friends,
You did not miss my September newsletter, in case you were wondering. Life remains insanely busy—for all of us—and I simply didn’t have the time to write something meaningful.
To tell the tale more accurately, I... READ MORE
August 29, 2019
Well, summer is nearly past, though I hate to admit it. The neighborhood kids are all back to school. Our team here has returned from their family vacations. The local pool closes on Labor Day. Our grocer no longer has watermelon. But I’m eating... READ MORE
July 24, 2019
Warm summer greetings to you! (Maybe a bit too warm in some places!) I hope this letter finds you well, enjoying some of the glories of summer. Evenings on the porch. A walk in the park or woods. Popsicles. Fireflies. Pool time.
What’s on my heart... READ MORE
What’s on my heart... READ MORE
June 20, 2019
I love summer; it’s my favorite time of year. The world is so brimming with life. It’s warm and beautiful, the flowers are blooming, all the earth seems washed with color and radiance. The grass is green, the trees are leafed out, our hummingbirds... READ MORE
May 22, 2019
Dear Friends,
I hope I’m not too late.
This is my annual “sabbath” letter, more commonly remembered as my “What are you going to do for your soul this summer?” letter.
I’m guessing you’re making plans for the next several months, even if they are... READ MORE
I hope I’m not too late.
This is my annual “sabbath” letter, more commonly remembered as my “What are you going to do for your soul this summer?” letter.
I’m guessing you’re making plans for the next several months, even if they are... READ MORE
April 29, 2019
Stasi and I attended the memorial service of a family friend last fall, a beautiful young man whose life was cut short in his twenties. But that is not my story to tell here. Our family needed to be together afterwards—you can’t just go home after... READ MORE
March 29, 2019
I’m sitting in a hotel room waiting to visit some extended family. Stasi and I flew here for a memorial service. Gosh, I hate these occasions. So awkward. So painful. Death was never meant to be part of the human experience, and we reel when it... READ MORE
Pages
2016 December | Merry Christmas | |
2016 November | We need you | |
2016 October | Hope | |
2016 September | Soul Care | |
2016 August | We Live Forever | |
2016 July | Spirit of the age | |
2016 May | Disappointment in Prayer | |
2016 March | Story | |
2016 February | Consecration | |
2016 January | Attention to Prayer | |
2015 December | Renewal of Creation | |
2015 November | Give the Message Away | |
2015 October | Transformation | |
2015 September | We are Branches | |
2015 July | Invitation Only | |
2015 June | What am I Doing with the Void? | |
2015 May | Thank you | |
2015 April | Healing for the Soul | |
2015 Feb/March | What are you looking at? | |
2015 January | Will you come with me? | |
2014 December | The Availability of the Kingdom | |
2014 November | Taking This Message Throughout the World | |
2014 October | Free to Be Me | |
2014 September | Killing Lions... Marriage | |
2014 August | Identity | |
2014 July | Is the Bible important? | |
2014 June | Share Your Discovery | |
2014 May | Enforcing the Kingdom | |
2014 April | Pursuing Wholeness | |
2014 March | What You Do with Disappointment | |
2014 February | It Would Transfom Your Daily Life... | |
2014 January | Find Me | |
2013 December | Restoring Hope | |
2013 November | Pressing in | |
2013 October | Connect, Pray, Give | |
2013 September | Embracing Ourselves | |
2013 August | Beauty Forged Through Suffering | |
2013 July | Becoming Myself | |
2013 June | This Beautiful Mission | |
2013 May | Deeper Refuge in Christ | |
2013 March/April | We Need Love | |
2013 February | Strengthen Your Heart | |
2013 January | An Absolute Utter Relief | |
2012 December | Eagerly Awaiting | |
2012 November | Radical Generosity | |
2012 October | Hope | |
2012 September | Church | |
2012 August | Shaping Your Perception | |
2012 July | Trust the Larger Story | |
2012 June | Apart from Me You Can Do Nothing | |
2012 May | Hope | |
2012 April | Look at Me | |
2012 March | The Rush to New | |
Thoughts and Questions for a New Year | ||
2011 December | Advent | |
2011 November | OutlawCast | |
2011 October | Finally, Jesus | |
2011 September | Beautiful Outlaw | |
2011 August | The Son of God Becomes a Son of Man | |
2011 July | We Are Desperate for Jesus | |
2011 June | Cunning | |
2011 May | What Are You Doing for Groundedness? | |
2011 April | Fierce Intentionality | |
2011 March | Suffering | |
2011 February | Jesus Offers... | |
2011 January | The Playfulness of Jesus | |
2010 December | Let's Stop, and Find Jesus | |
2010 November | And So We Give Thanks | |
2010 October | How Do You Relate? | |
2010 September | Joy Is Opposed | |
2010 August | Union with Me | |
2010 July | The Sabbath | |
2010 May | My Heart | |
2010 April | Do What Makes You Strong in Christ | |
2010 March | Knowing the True Jesus | |
2010 February | Romance Requires Freedom | |
2009 December | The End of the Great Battle | |
2009 November | Love and War—Agreements | |
2009 October | Love and War... and Sex | |
2009 September | Love and War | |
2009 August | Epic and Intimate | |
2009 June | Hard Work and Sabbath | |
2009 April | Fathered by God | |
2009 March | The Personality of Jesus | |
2009 February | Church | |
2008 December | God Is with Us | |
2008 November | Economy, Politics, and Walking with God | |
2008 September | Sonship and Following | |
2008 August | Desire | |
2008 June | Build a Bigger Fire | |
2008 March | Walking with God | |
2008 February | Feedback Request and Mission | |
2007 December | My Love | |
2007 November | Make a Right Judgment | |
2007 October | The Battle for Joy | |
2007 September | Happy Little Life | |
2007 August | Looking Under the Hood | |
2007 July | The Utter Relief of Holiness | |
2007 June | We Need You | |
2007 May | What He IS Giving | |
2007 April | Learning to Hear God's Voice | |
2007 March | Forgetting | |
2006 December | Advent | |
2006 October | Disrupted | |
2006 July | Stepping out of the Battle | |
2006 May | Renewal | |
2006 March | New Directions | |
2005 December | Christmas | |
2005 September | The Kingdom of God | |
2005 June | Desperately Wicked? | |
2005 March | Suffering and Breakthrough | |
2004 December | Thanks | |
2004 September | All That I Have Spoken to You Remains True | |
2004 June | Beauty | |
2004 April | Need for Life | |
2004 February | Know Who He Is | |
2003 December | Remember | |
2003 October | The Path of Life and the Wild Goose | |
2003 August | Major and Minor Themes | |
2003 May | Fellowship | |
2003 February | The Thief | |
2002 December | The Mighty One | |
2002 September | Things Are Not as They Seem | |
2002 June | Your Heart Is Good | |
2002 March | Impact on Lives |