Memorial Day – 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 […]

Celebrating Life and Death 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

A Tough Message – I took my grandson to watch a movie. A few years ago, I wouldn’t have taken him to see that movie because the message was too tough. He’s a young man now and I believe he can handle the difficult subject and needs to know what the world is like so

“If You Love Me…” You’ve heard the preaching and teaching, may have attended Sunday School or Children’s Church as a child, you know the stories, the familiar verses and can even quote a few Bible verses by heart. Now what are you going to do with all that knowledge? JESUS said, “If ye love me,

Protocols – After working for 16 years with the State Department, I have a basic understanding of why we need and follow diplomatic protocols. We need these rules so our Diplomats can live and work in countries with different intentions, rules, and laws than we in the United States have. In countries that oppose us,