In China, Tomb Sweeping Day is a national holiday when families visit the graves of their relatives. Traditionally they clean the graves, light incense, offer food, money, flowers, and prayers to their ancestors. The rites are very important to most Chinese. I thought it was just to pray and care for the grave, but […]
Why do they make such a big deal about Easter? The Sunday before and the week leading up to Easter Sunday are bigger than Christmas in many countries. Here in the US, special events are scheduled all week. My sister-in-law said a lot of businesses will be closed on Easter Sunday, so we should
I was assigned to Majuro, the Marshall Islands for two years and lived on the edge of a 175 square mile lagoon. I could sit in my living room and watch freighters and huge tuna boats make their way to the port. The other side of the atoll was barely visible on the horizon.
Why is it called Good Friday? It wasn’t good for JESUS. He had been up all night after praying in such anguish that drops of blood fell from his brow and then He was arrested and taken before the High Priest. He was questioned, mocked and accused by the religious leaders and slapped by a
Another one of those headlines you don’t want to see was all over the internet. A man walked into a crowded store and shot helpless shoppers, killing ten people, including the first responding Policeman. How could this have happened again? The usual list of politicians and gun control advocates were quick with their demands for
