Bangkok, Day Two
My impressions of Bangkok haven’t changed much since yesterday, but feelings toward the city have grown richer and more nuanced. Today was a strange mix of the sacred, the profane, and the humorous. The day…
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Bangkok – First Impressions
The last 24+ hours have been spent in airports, giant aluminum tubes that fly, and traffic. But in the midst of all that … some first impressions. Bangkok is big, busy, and tropical. The weather…
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Learning From the Poor, Elephant Rides, and Ranch Hands
About twelve hours from now I’ll be boarding a flight to Hong Kong, and then from there heading to Bangkok. I’ll be connecting with my daughter Thailand. She runs The SOLD Project, an effort in Northern…
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Call Lloyd
My friend Lloyd retired last week. He didn’t really want to retire. What he wanted to do was go on vacation and never come back. Which I guess he did. He’s on vacation now in…
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Barrel Contest Update
My friends either have tons of creativity, or way too much time on their hands. I say that because we had nearly 100 names suggested for the Name That Barrel Contest! Absolutely amazing! D’Aun and…
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To Change the World, Part II
My last post was about the book To Change The World, by James Davison Hunter. Here are a few more thoughts …. How many times have you met a young person who says they want…
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To Change The World
James Davison Hunter has written the incredible book To Change The World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World. If you read my blog, you probably need to read this…
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Name That Barrel!
I need your help, friends! Earlier this month I made a deal to buy a barrel of 2009 zinfandel from a wonderful small Napa producer. A barrel means 300 bottles (25 cases). Yes, that’s a…