Over the past year I noticed an increase in the number of posts asking for help and even a few more posts giving thanks to GOD for blessings they have received. Considering we were going through the worst of the pandemic (US), national lockdown, racial unrest and a crucial election, I wasn’t surprised. People have …
My wife is from the Philippines, where higher education is seen as the path to a good job and the way to get out of poverty. Parents work hard and sacrifice to send their children to school, hoping they will succeed and be able to care for them in their old age. With no social …
The internet is awash with the problems of young people these days. Tales of rebellion, despair, substance abuse, suicide and serious doubts about their generation are all over. There have always been generation gaps, but most fade as the reality of life sets in and they have to take on responsibilities. Each generation has some …
When I make the 30 mile trip to Church, I am often frustrated by slow drivers. They have powerful cars, with big engines, and all the performance accessories to safely drive much faster than they do. Sometimes several slow drivers will occupy both lanes and keep others from passing them. Loop 1604 was engineered to …
I am off today to celebrate the US Holiday “Memorial Day.” Because we are living in Beijing, China, there are few visible signs of the significance this day holds, other than the flag at half-staff at the US Embassy. The definition of a “memorial” is “something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, …
