It’s a big day full of jubilation for the winners and mourning for the losers. Both were sure they had picked the winning side, but both couldn’t be right. There were just too many differences between the sides and there could be no compromise! What is the difference? JESUS said, “He that overcometh, the same …
I grew up in an unstable family environment. My early days were marked by frequent moves because of my mother’s illness and my dad frequently changing jobs. The constant moving meant I didn’t make long-term friends; we didn’t feel like part of a community; and never had a place to call home. Later when my …
On Sunday morning I saw a news story about Yazidi women who were kidnapped by ISIS militants. These Christian women were made slaves after their men were executed. Their only hope of release is to be bought by other family members who escaped and now live in refugee camps. The tragic story was on my …
One day can make a big difference. On Thursday the air pollution was so bad the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Beijing had gone off the index. Though I work in a building with filtered air, it was an unwelcome distraction. I regretted not bringing my mask for the short walk between the Embassy and …
The news these days seems to be all bad. Besides the terrible things that continue to happen in the traditionally troubled parts of the world, a steady flow of tragedies are occurring in unexpected places. Today in France terrorists were shot dead by Police after they had killed many other people. Paris is generally thought …
