It’s Valentine’s Day in China, at least for the Americans living here. Frantic searches are underway by those who waited too long to buy gifts or completely forgot. It is an opportunity to express our love to those we hold most dear or to wish we had if we disappointed them. This is not the […]

It is wintertime in Beijing, so it’s not surprising that it has been cold. It isn’t a nice, refreshing feeling, but when the wind blows it is a bitter, bone-chilling cold. I feel bad for the people that have to work outside in this misery, but I have a choice to find shelter in a

     I have worked overseas for the past 14 years and lived in six different countries. Dealt with six different languages and adapted to the local way of life in each place.  Everything from driving and shopping, to eating out and staying out of trouble were new experiences in each place.  The State Department is

My wife and I sat in the Sunday morning service in Vienna Christian Center (2008), listening to our Pastor. He told of a man who spent the last few years as a member of our congregation and was about to leave because of his job. He attended service regularly and was part of a home

There is a hallway in our apartment that leads from the living room to the bedrooms. At the far end of the hallway one door leads to a spare bedroom where Susan hangs my clothes. The curtains in that room are always closed, so we can’t see anything, until we turn on the light. Another