In this audio podcast Paul Richardson and Mike O'Quin talk about some books that have shaped their thinking, shifted their paradigms and stirred their hearts. In this first of two recorded conversations, they talk about the importance of finding good books and absorbing them to develop as leaders. Specifically they discuss key concepts from the …
“Okay dad, just turn around and you can sit down right here,” I say as I pat an office chair in my dad’s bedroom. He is standing and looking at the chair confused. Either he doesn’t want to submit to my directive or he can’t figure out that you need to turn around first before sitting …
On the south coast of Java this past weekend, I played on a beach that is accessible only by four-wheel-drive vehicles or motorcycles that dare. I guess the other way would be if you happened to be born in one of the nearby fishing villages and could walk there. The beach is of course …
During past seasons when our family has done a lot of traveling in the U.S., we often have stayed in the budget motel chain, Motel 6. With rooms starting at $39.99 and 1,100 hotels that dot the U.S. map, you can almost always find an affordable room to stay for the night. You also know …
Sukarto smiles widely with his remaining good teeth and motions for us to enter his home. It’s a small and simple structure, hunkered down in the ash-enriched soil of Mt. Bromo. His wife Sukarni also gives our team a warm welcome and quickly disappears to make refreshments for her guests. Even as we start …
I’m standing at stiff attention in my too-tight fitting red jogging suit. The instructor paces through the hotel conference room full of 25 Indonesians and foreigners, all wearing the same red uniforms, to inspect our stances. He suddenly calls for an about-face. My timing is a little off, as I actually spin the wrong …
“Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end.” – Isaiah 9:1 This prophecy of the coming Messiah, written 700 years before Jesus was born, foretold of a special child that would grow so strong the entire government would “rest on his shoulders.” This Anointed One would be called “Wonderful …
“Her shoes are nowhere to be found!” “What?” I said aghast, not really believing that Bree’s nice tennis shoes were really swiped just like that. The youth group volunteer and I continued the frantic search around the front entrance of our “empowerment center,” a place set in a poor Indonesian neighborhood, designed to …