Less Is More
We always want more. We sometimes so much more for selfish reasons only, turning this desire into greed,…
A Moment For Reflection
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For My Brother
Between the ages of six and ten, I stayed up every night waiting for the sound of my…
Oranges and …
When I visited Thailand years ago, I had the pleasure of tasting about 20 different types of exotic,…
Everlasting in This World
Hi, my name is Everlasting. I know what you are thinking. What an absurd name, what a paradox,…
Atheists
Your correspondent was musing just the other day. Enter one’s wife. “Are you thinking, dear?” she asked.“I am…
The Reason Why
On the back cover of the 2017 May-June edition of this magazine we were reminded of the knot…
Where am I From?
Following a soft negotiation of price with the rickshaw driver, I finally had initiated my way back home…
Homeless
I packed up the car with as many of our belongings as possible, mostly blankets and clothes. I…
Big Dipper
It was a long, cool February night here in the bustling streets of Manila. Once again, I looked…
“Scrap Paper Loves Me”
Scrap paper loves me. I spent my college years in a state after the Soviet Union collapsed where…
“Praise the Lord, I’m Bald”: Learning to Live Again
The worst thing about cancer they don’t tell you? The aftermath. The shock waves. It’s surviving the quick…
Death
We woke at the thud, panicked. My wife and I had been dozing in bed, squeezing the last…
Breathe In, Breathe Out, Carry On
It was a blustery February morning, and just a few days before my 40th birthday, when my cell…
Sin and the Feeling of Guilt
O you who believe! Turn to God in true, sincere repentance. (66:8) Philosophers and scientists have long mulled…
The Ride of My Life
When you ride a rollercoaster for the first time you feel a surge of emotions that grab, terrify,…