I visited Indonesia this week and was met at the airport by a staff member from our local office. While we were waiting for the driver to arrive, we talked about some of the things Indonesia is known for. I was surprised to learn that the legendary King Kong was supposed to have lived on [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘overcoming obstacles’
May 31, 2008
The Deep Yes
Martin Luther once said, “We must sense the deep yes beneath the no.”
He was talking about God’s responses to our prayers, because he recognized that God often says “no” when He means “yes.”
Before you think I’m accusing God of being fickle, let me explain. Many times throughout Scripture, there are examples of men [...]
March 28, 2008
Pushing the Boulder
A king called one of his servants to the royal grounds and pointed out a particularly large boulder that marred the beauty of his garden. He ordered the servant to arrive promptly at 6:00 a.m. each morning and push on the boulder for as long as he could before reaching exhaustion. While it seemed impossible [...]
January 16, 2008
Contents Under Pressure
My wife and I moved our family to Thailand this week. Or maybe I should say my wife moved the family to Thailand….the closest I got them was the Bangkok airport on Sunday. I had a flight to catch. (I know…bad husband! But I felt that I had a non-negotiable waiting for me in Singapore, and [...]
November 22, 2007
What’s Stopping You?
Martin Strel had a goal to swim the
Amazon River, but it wasn’t going to just let
him conquer it without a fight…3,272 miles…
man-eating aligators…venomnous and life-
choking snakes…flesh-eating piranhas…
dreaded candiru (a.k.a. toothpick or vampire
fish) that swim into body orifices to suck
blood and eat tissue and that can prove
fatal…menacing bull sharks…strength-
stealing whirlpools [...]
