Looking Up

by | Jan 22, 2021 | Faith, Inspiration, Love Unconditionally, Prayer, Uncategorized

As a six-year-old, I spent some evenings learning from my mother to write in Chinese. She began by deftly forming several Chinese characters at the head of a large copybook and explaining what they meant. I would then copy each of her characters multiple times in a...

Save the Planet

by | Apr 12, 2018 | Family, Life Issues, Love Unconditionally

I watched three young teens race their bikes down an alley and hurl their left over snack packs onto the ground as they sped away. Plastic bags, Styrofoam containers, chicken-bone wings, fries, paper napkins, half-used plastic cups with dipping sauce – abandoned....

Pull up a Plate

by | Apr 3, 2018 | Friendship, Hospitality, Love Unconditionally

There’s nothing like food to bring people together. I’ve gotten closer to people over Halal chicken, Thanksgiving turkey, Sushi, Vietnamese noodle soup, tacos, ice cream sundaes, hamburgers, potatoes with peanut sauce, casseroles, and biriyani or steak dinners. Our...

In Less Than 5 seconds

by | Mar 13, 2018 | Encouragement, Faith, Love Unconditionally

If I met you for the first time, how long do you think it would take you to form an opinion about who I am and whether we could have a relationship of any kind? Duane Elmer, in his book Cross-Cultural Servanthood (p. 48), cites an American study which demonstrated...