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From the Blog to the Mic: Why I’m Launching No Place Left Ninja
After years of writing as the Asian Rough Rider, I’m launching a video podcast — No Place Left Ninja — to pull real disciple-making stories into the open. Here’s why, what’s coming, and how you can join. Read More >
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The Soulful Leader
The Asian Rough Rider emphasizes the importance of soulful leadership, advocating for focus on inner well-being over external success. It warns that many leaders fail to sustain their integrity, often prioritizing influence over character. By cultivating intimacy with God and checking their souls regularly, leaders can ensure they finish well,… Read More >
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Blood of Charlie: A Spoken Word
Two years ago, at 30,000 feet in the air, I wrote a spoken word that has haunted me ever since. Whenever I travel, I download a few YouTube videos for the flight. Usually at least one Charlie Kirk debate makes the list. On this particular flight, I was listening to… Read More >
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Waiting for the Lord in the Age of Violence
The assassination of Charlie Kirk. The stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee on a subway platform. Wars that rage in Europe, the Middle East, Africa. Riots in the streets. Fear and doom scrolling endlessly across our screens. It feels like the world has been flipped upside down. The despair is palpable,… Read More >
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Kingdom Story: Spoken Word Video
“Kingdom Story” is Tobias’s testimony in spoken word—raw, unpolished, and on fire. From refugee roots to royal identity, he drops bars about creation, brokenness, Jesus, and redemption. This isn’t religion or performance. It’s protest, proclamation, and promise. Watch the video, read the lyrics, and step into the Kingdom. Read More >
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Discipleship Is Our Greatest Protest
The AsianRoughRider challenges readers to move beyond surface-level activism by embracing discipleship, which involves a process of following Jesus that leads to transformation, system change, and fear of God. He contrasts this with performance-based activism, arguing that true protest must embody these biblical principles, embracing a life of radical obedience… Read More >
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Tobias Issara (The Asian Rough Rider)
After growing up as a refugee kid & surviving urban jungles, Tobias discovered his passion in life, Jesus Christ. Toby’s life goal is to know Jesus more & make him known. He’s served in many ninja-like roles as a missionary doing epic things in epic places that defy his own imagination.
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