Malaysia just might be the food capital of the world. As soon as I landed, the former HMCC-AA guys took me to Melaka (the Malay spelling). The craziest part of it was that Melaka is 2 hours away from Kuala Lumpur! People in Malaysia are serious about their food. But there was a kindred […]
Asia Update 9 – 12.2011
Arrived at Jayapura Met some former Papuan professional soccer players Overlooking the city from the highest point of Jayapura The food was incredible in Papua I think this can be categorized as a FTG food
Asia Update 8 – 12.2011
Even though I had only 12 hours in Jakarta before heading out to Jayapura, I was able to reconnect with some people. I was a bit sad that I was not able to meet up with more people because so many of them were vital a part of my experience in Indonesia back in […]
Asia Update 7 – 12.2011
In all my travels throughout Asia for the last 15 years, I have never stepped on Japanese soil. The closest I have been was Narita Airport. It is amazing to think that I have been in Narita airport well over 50 times, but never visited Japan; therefore by spending some time in […]
Asia Update 6 – 12.2011
This is a glimpse from one of the busiest train stations in the world A view from center-city A band performing on the streets is an expression of the Japanese youth A random street drummer who had some skills We even had some dancers practicing on […]
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Remembering a Great Evangelical Leader
Photo on crosswalk.com Hebrews 13:7 says, “Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith.” Tim Keller did a great job of giving a tribute to John R.W. Stott during the memorial in Wheaton, IL. It is sad […]
Lessons from Two Great Coaches
On Tuesday, November 15th 2011 history was made. Mike Krzyzewski (affectionately known as Coach K), the coach for the Duke Blue Devils became the winningest coach in the history of NCAA’s Division 1 Men’s Basketball with a win over Michigan State in New York. In the midst of all the celebration and […]
Amazing Grace and It’s Roots
As many of you know, the song writer for “Amazing Grace” was John Newton, a former slave trader. But many people might not know that the melody of the song was possibly based on an African spiritual. Wintley Phipps gives an explanation on the history of the song, which was very enlightening. It is […]
This is Courage
When we are in a comfortable and familiar territory, it is easy to think that we are living radically. But the reality is that we can only measure the true level of our courage when we are in enemy territory facing hostile conditions. Sometimes we can be fooled into thinking that we are living […]