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

     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

     A winter storm is passing through the eastern US, affecting 80 million people and blizzard conditions have shut down our nation’s Capital.  Thousands of flights were cancelled, stranding countless travelers.  On Friday, schools were closed, and authorities asked people to go home and stay warm until this danger passed through.       Of course, there