Ember
My son has always been a tinkerer. We still laugh about his childhood dream of wanting to build an airplane in our backyard. I pointed out we had no tires for the plane to land…
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Singapore
My last post focused on my time in the Klong Toey Slum of Bangkok and the challenges of human trafficking and poverty. How to handle such complex problems? Well, one way is to do what…
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From This Adventure to the Next and Back
Most of us feel a touch of trepidation when we travel to an unknown place. Walking into the foreign can be both thrilling and frightening at the same time. Even after years of going to…
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Support the Boring this Holiday Season
“….in this age of elites who delight in such phrases as “out of the box” and “killer app”, arguably the most coveted status symbol isn’t a yacht, a racehorse, or a knighthood; it’s a philanthropic…
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Views of Summer
It has been an amazing summer. September is a wonderful month — the weather is often the best of the year. But it also makes me pause and realize summer is nearly over. Tonight they harvest…
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Finishing the Challenge
It begins with, “In the beginning, God…” It concludes with, “The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen.” And in between is a whole lot. It’s the Bible, and it’s really long. Sixty…
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Best Looking Cars Ever?
A blog titled Junkyard Wisdom should post something about cars every now and then, don’t you think? I came across this article from Popular Mechanics and found it amusing. It’s a list of the top…
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Through the Bible in 90-Days
Reading through the Bible in ninety days is one of the more time consuming spiritual challenges I’ve pursued. Taking on spiritual goals is not new for me. I’ve read the Bible in a year (several…