As I neared the currency exchange booth of the Taoyuan International Airport, I was relieved to see it still open. Brightly lit, the words “foreign exchange” were boldly posted in both Mandarin and English with a digital listing of the daily rate change listed clearly to view. Thirty years since my first visit to the booth, I now had the …
First Class. If you have ever flown, you have had opportunity to envy those passengers. While you stood in line awaiting your group to be called, they boarded first, chose their pre-flight drink and settled into their roomy seats. While you shuffled past with your mounds of carry-on’s, their items had either been complimentarily checked or stowed in …
My dear child, I think there has been a misunderstanding. I’ve heard your prayers and they sound pious enough. You pray for patience, kindness, love. I agree those are good things. But, there is a shade of spiritual insight that you have missed. I do not give out “things”. I always and only give out the Person …
At one time in my childhood, we had about 5 old cars lined up on our farm property. Now, I am not just talking about ‘57 Chevys. I’m talking OLD. You see, my dad was into collecting and restoring Ford Model T’s. Built sometime between 1908 and 1927, these classics were my dad’s pride and joy. He polished and …
When the very first man lied to God, the molecule of sin infected and spread rapidly throughout his body. This cancer was not only fast growing, but contagious. Every subsequent person was born a diseased carrier. Somebody had to kill the cancer and nothing seemed to work. Man tried to medications and procedures. Yet, this contagious carcinoma would always just pop up somewhere …
