In China, Tomb Sweeping Day is a national holiday when families visit the graves of their relatives.  Traditionally they clean the graves, light incense, offer food, money, flowers, and prayers to their ancestors.  These rites are important to most Chinese.  I thought it was just to pray and care for the grave, but it […]

The world is full of tales of human suffering and misery caused by a lack of opportunity. Some seek the opportunity education might bring or they just want to find a job and make a living. In many cases it looks like money could bring opportunity if there was enough. In some places they want

While talking with a friend who is recovering from a stroke, he was telling me how he is being cared for by his wife. I could tell he was frustrated at having to rely on someone else for what he once was able to do for himself. He must ask for what he needs and

Why do they make such a big deal about Easter? The Sunday before and the week leading up to Easter Sunday are bigger than Christmas in many countries. Here in the US, special events are scheduled all week. My sister-in-law said a lot of businesses will be closed on Easter Sunday, so we should make

He said, “I’d like to move to a deserted island…”, a common thought for most of us at one time or another but he is our Pastor. I didn’t ask about what was bothering him but recounted something that changed my thinking. I told him I used to want to buy 100 acres of land