Unusual Events

I have been living in Beijing for the last two years and this is the driest place I have ever lived. Beijing is located near the edge of a desert and normal weather patterns rarely bring us rain. The city has adapted to the dry conditions and seems to get along just fine without it. […]

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Just A Statistic

Joseph Stalin said, “When one person dies it is a tragedy, but when a million die it’s a statistic.” As the numbers rise, our minds go numb. We can’t process large scale death. The individual gets lost in the crowd, even in death. Why is the attack in Nice getting so much news coverage? Is

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“The End Is Coming”

That is what the man told a negotiator. He fired on Police during a peaceful protest, wounding seven and killing five. Knowing the end is coming, how could he be so foolish? Because of his own anger and hatred, he threw away the life and chances he had left. He didn’t surrender and his end

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It Was Like Hell!

That was how a witness described the scene at the airport in Istanbul, Turkey after the terrorist attack. The suffering and death were more than they could describe, so they compared it to the worst place they could think of. I understand what they were trying to say, but they were oh so wrong. I’m

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Just Likes And Shares?

For the last 15 years I have sent out my annual newsletters to everyone I had thought might be interested, usually accompanied by a picture or two. I wanted to share our life and testimonies of GOD’s goodness, but it never seemed enough. I received enough replies to keep sending out the newsletters. One friend

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