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, […]

     We are celebrating Memorial Day in the US (May) and the birthdays of several friends.  Celebrating our friend’s birthdays is easy to understand, especially if they are good people.  What if the person isn’t “good” and is wasting the life they were given?  Celebrating Memorial Day is different, because we are honoring the sacrifice

     Unbelievable details of the tragic shooting in California were still coming out, when front page headlines proclaimed, “GOD Isn’t Fixing This.” The author even criticized people for praying about the situation.  I understand these were misguided attempts to promote more stringent gun controls, but their vain words showed a disregard for the power of GOD. 

Why did GOD let all those children die of hunger? Why did GOD let 911 happen? Why does GOD let evil prevail? He’s all powerful but didn’t do anything! Does that sound familiar or have you said or thought that at some point in your life! I see it on the internet a lot. These

     The United States Department of State issued a worldwide travel alert due to “increased terrorist threats.” These threats are given more credibility after the tragic Paris attacks and the Russian passenger jet bombing. The threat in Brussels is “serious and imminent” and shut down the capital of the European Union.      The threats even