Often wonder why life is unfair? How could God allow so much starving, poverty, disease, and heartache to occur? There are people all around us struggling. I’m confident we all are to some extent confused, distraught, in pain, or even in complete agony. The heart of man hurts from time to time, if not daily. [...]
REMEMBER: Hands That Give Will Never Be Empty
While in Costa Rica during the month of July, 2009, I met a boy named Geovanni. He was about 12 years of age. Due to some very unfortunate circumstances beyond his control, including some evident physical disabilities, he was asking for donations. His story was typed on this torn copy below: After reading his letter, [...]
Persistence: Constant dripping of water wears away the stone (水滴石穿 (shui di shi chuan))
One of my favorite idioms I’ve come to love in my ongoing study of the Chinese language is: 水滴石穿（shui di shi chuan). This can be translated to mean: “Constant dripping of water wears away the stone.” In English, we have a similar aphorism that goes: “Little strokes fell great oaks.” I have a great friend [...]
Be Mindful
“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it.”—Alice Walker. We seem to always be rushing from A to Z in our busy lives. Are we mindful of the B through Y, though? We are always running to and from work, school, appointments, [...]
What Do You Live For?
“What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?—George Eliot. A few months ago, while watching the televised funeral service for Ted Kennedy, I was deeply inspired by something in particular that Ted’s son said regarding the strong attributes his father possessed. He said, “My father REFUSED [...]
Welcome
What if you could forever change the life of a child in need? Well, you can! May I become at all times, Both now and forever, A protector for the helpless, A guide for the lost ones, A ship for those to cross oceans, And a bridge to cross rivers, A sanctuary for those in [...]
