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Rope’s End
It was 1 AM on Tuesday, June 6th at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, Baggage Carousel Number Eight, when we came to our rope’s end. Our family of six had just been traveling over...
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The Monkey Man
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...
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Honor – Part One
This past Sunday I shared the main message at a church service. Now this is embarrassing to admit, but afterwards I secretly wanted someone to come up to me during the post-service chit-chat time and...
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Honor – Part Two
In my last blog post I confessed that there have been times in my life, okay more than a few times, where I have wanted positive feedback for something I’ve done say like preach a sermon. “Hey great...
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Honor – Part Three
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...
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Glorious Whoa
I’m attending some meetings in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia this week and while here I had a chance to visit K.L.’s most famous landmark, the gloriously tall Petronas Towers. It brought back a memory from a...
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Honor Your Adversary
Honor is an affirmation that who someone is and what he contributes is valuable. Honor is not something that can be selfishly grabbed…it is bestowed. There is no such thing as self-honor. Honor is a...
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Soil on Steroids
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...
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Heaven’s Opening Ceremonies
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...
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Amazing Unmerited Favor
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...
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Just Jump
“Are my straps on tight enough?” “Yes, they’re fine,” Robby answers calmly, not seeming to really check. “The important thing to remember is just relax.” “And what do I do with my hands? Do I leave...
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Best Feeling Ever
I received a phone call this morning at 6 AM from the Austin Independent School District, a recorded message announcing that school was cancelled today for “inclement weather.” That inclement weather...
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Mr. Swan
My five-year-daughter Naomi and I recently went swan hunting along the banks of the Colorado River which flows through our fair city of Austin. Before you notify the Humane Fowl Society, I mean “hunt”...
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The Fruit of the Spirit and Emotional Intelligence
How does your life taste to other people? Are you walking in step with the Holy Spirit, enough so that the “fruit of the Spirit” is evident in the ways you interact with others?[i] How about your...
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“Java Wake” Launches
I’m very, very happy to announce that my novel Java Wake has just been published and is available starting today in print edition and e-book on Amazon. Here’s a little more from the back cover:...
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Book Launch Party: “Java Wake” @ Austin Java
Hey all you Faith-Activating friends in the Austin area, I wanted to personally invite you to the book launch party of my new novel, Java Wake. Where else could we do this event in Austin besides the...
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Sample Reading from “Java Wake”
Mike O’Quin’s inspirational suspense novel Java Wake was released on Amazon in May of 2015 in both paperback and Kindle editions. Click here to read early reviews. Here’s a sample reading by the author...
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The White Welcome Chicken of Purity
Lucky for that chicken, Duane was the one vegan on the team. We’re sitting cross-legged and tightly-packed on a straw mat inside a tiny house in this remote village of Flores, Indonesia. Our team of 12...
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8 Things Savvy People Do To Get People To Read Their Blogs (You Won’t Believe...
1) Get Savvy 2) Have a Blog 3) Post an article to your blog 4) Find an image of a savvy looking people at their computer as the thumbnail for your article 5) Create a teaser headline which includes the...
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The Reward of His Sufferings
In this current toxic and noxious political climate, I find my stomach queasy over the political leaders being held up before us, and my heart is yearning for inspiring leaders who walk in humble...
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