Weekly Wrap-Up

Well another week has come and gone (yeah I know it’s only mid-day Friday, but it’s pretty much gone), so it’s time for another wrap-up. Here’s some of what I’ve been up to this week, as well as a look at things to come… I did a new...

Old Japan Journal, Part 4

Following is another old entry from my former website, written during my first, year-long stay in Japan: Monday, February 24, 2003: Relaxation, Japanese-style… Last Monday I had a Japanese-style relaxation experience. I was invited for dinner to a...

Weekly Re-Cap

I’m hoping to update this blog more consistently, starting now. I won’t be posting daily, at least not yet, but I’m thinking of a Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule. Monday will continue to be Photo of the Week day; Wednesday I’ll try to post a...

Old Japan Journal, Part Three

Continuing my series of reflections from my first time in Japan (2002-2003), here is another entry, re-posted from the web journal I had going at the time: Saturday, December 2, 2002: Reflections on Kyoto … The lady who guided us is a student here, and was a...

The Hour That Changes the World

Back in June during my missions training week, one of our teachers, Jim Lo, did a session where we talked about the importance and power of prayer. The best part was that, instead of just talking about it, he actually took the time to lead us in an extended time of...