I grew up in a small town in Tennessee and thought I wanted to be a garbage man. They got to ride around all day on the back of a big garbage truck; dump people’s cans full of trash in the back; and pull the lever that took all that garbage out of sight. Besides […]
As I get older, I realize I am closer to the end of my life than the beginning. Actually, I am much closer. As a male in the US, my life expectancy is 76 and I am 57 years old. That means I have already lived 3/4ths of my expected life span. I have some
We have all heard “It is more blessed to give than receive” but in this self-centered world we are told we must “take what we want.” It could be an encouragement to try harder, but too many take what they can get without considering others. We can clearly see how that hurts people. Businessmen make
As I heard of another loved one passing into eternity, I am again reminded this life will eventually come to an end. It happened on the anniversary of my mother’s passing, so I was already thinking along those lines. The loss of Willie is close to home because he was about my age and was
This is the first day of Susan’s vacation. She wanted to take a train trip to Xian to see the Terracotta Warriors and we live in Beijing. We don’t speak Chinese and I suggested she take someone who speaks Chinese with her. Susan took me up on the offer and our Pastor’s wife (Jean) and
