Why Live There?      As I heard of another earthquake in Alaska, it made me wonder why people want to live there.  A major earthquake caused millions in damage and killed hundreds of people in 1964 and they have brutally cold winters.  Surely people could move to a place that doesn’t have the earthquake threat […]

You Deserve It! I see that message all over the television and internet. Everyone is telling a willing audience that they deserve “the good life,” or a new car, a vacation and McDonalds says “you deserve a break today.” I understand those are advertisements designed to stroke our ego and speak to our self-centered mind-set,

Happy Chinese New Year – Here is Beijing we are in the second day of celebrating Chinese New Year. It is a few days off from work for me, but Susan is traveling with “the largest human migration in history” as masses of Chinese people return to their hometown during this important Holiday. Deeply rooted

Torn Jeans –      When I walked into Church (2016) I immediately noticed a big hole in the jeans of one of our worship leaders.  My first reaction was pity, but I quickly realized it was meant to be a fashion statement.   The young lady didn’t have to wear torn jeans.  She probably went to

Planting Shrubs –      I just finished planting shrubs in the front yard of our house.  That was the end of a long process that began months ago.  We had to remove a tree that had grown up too close to the house.  When I told my wife she told me to remove the overgrown