Are You Looking in the Wrong Direction? Arif’s muscles strained as he worked to control his tiny watercraft. Having paddled out from the beach at sunrise with no intention to go beyond the safety of his village’s harbor, Arif wanted to dive for lobsters, fill his basket, and be home within a few hours so …
The outlandishness of God’s grace is well described in an analogy I heard years ago which differentiates between justice, mercy and grace. Justice is getting what you deserve. A police officer pulls you over for speeding and gives you a ticket. Mercy is not getting what you deserve. A police officer pulls you over for …
(posted July 2012 during the London Summer Olympics) This is really foolish and I’m going to pay for it tomorrow. It’s 2 AM Indonesia time and I really should be sleeping before a big day tomorrow. But I can’t help myself. In exactly one more hour the 2012 Summer Olympics will officially begin at Olympic …
What keeps us emotionally distant from others, treating them as appointments rather than people? It’s so easy to blur through our busy days and not connect at a heart level with the people we interact with. Jesus wasn’t like that. He connected with people in such a sincere way, honing in on their true needs …
In this audio podcast Paul Richardson and Mike O'Quin discuss how to rediscover one of the greatest joys and passions from our childhoods. Where did that sense of wonderment go? Is it time for your heart to go Easter Egg hunting again? Click below to hear this conversation or subscribe to this free podcast by …
One thing that continually amazes me, after calling Indonesia my home for the last 12 years, is how fertile the soil is on Java. Fertile is actually an understatement. Active volcanoes pour their nutrient rich dust on the landscape year round and the rainy season drenches our island for about half the year, the result …
Want to know the secret of happiness….right here, right now? In this audio podcast, Paul Richardson and Mike O'Quin have a fun discussion about how to exercise our gratitude muscles to get to new place of perspective in life. Click below to hear this discussion or subscribe to this free podcast by searching for "Faith …
Recently I was trying to wedge my motorcycle into the tight bike parking area of our local grocery store’s parking lot. There was a tree one one side, a car on the other, and in the middle an older lady trying to get on back of a motorcycle which her daughter was driving. Before she could get …
I was at home on a late Wednesday afternoon when I heard the familiar boom-boom sounds of a drum coming down our street. It was unmistakable and loud. “It’s the monkey man!” I exclaimed to my wife and to my one-year-old daughter, who was not certain about the identity or merits of the monkey man. “Are …