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 and the birthdays of several friends.  Celebrating 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 made by those

I’ve had a lot of blessings in my life and many of them I would classify as miracles from GOD. How else could a shy welfare kid from a broken home get to where I am? It wasn’t my talents or abilities, but along with the miracles I had to “work it” or I would

If you want to know what the cost of being “separate” looks like, look at what Israel is going through right now. When you separate yourself from others you are different, and you become the target of anger and hatred. Even though much of modern-day Israel is inclusive and diverse, they still have many citizens

I teased him taking a vacation at the beach, but I knew that wasn’t so. He took our Heritage Christian Academy students to Junior Convention in Palacios, Texas. As with most things Pastor Bob Middleton does, that wasn’t all he did. He set up the sound system and worked out the bugs (always are) and