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

     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

     When I married Susan I became part of her family, with all the benefits and obligations that go with it.  I was surprised at how my new Filipino family changed my life.  My sisters-in-law made a tremendous change in my life, having grown up with three brothers.  Susan is the eldest of five children,

     When we were staying in a nice hotel in Manila, it was very convenient to order room service.  Though the prices were high, all I had to do was pick up the phone and delicious food would be delivered right to our room.  Even when I got sick, a nurse came to my room to

     This was a frustrating weekend.  I had just finished a busy week and couldn’t really rest because I had to work late Saturday night.  Susan had been cooped in the house sick for two weeks and she wasn’t completely well.  On top of that, our internet connection kept hanging up.  All that doesn’t seem