One of the greatest gifts a father or mother can give their child is the permission to fail. What? Don’t I mean to succeed? No, to fail. As we learn from entrepreneurs, writers, artists and creative people of any kind, it takes many times of failure to gain the key lessons for success. Yet our… Read More It’s Okay To Fail, My Son
Have you ever had your writings burned? Probably not, but many have been silenced, ignored or patronized by those in power positions. I have seen seven of my articles and three chapters for books published, and am presently working on my first book on the Church of the East. I can’t imagine the pain of… Read More Have You Ever Had Your Writings Burned?
Have you ever gone against an accepted belief or opinion? Have you ever held to something strongly that was not the norm or majority view? You are a heretic. According to the Merriam-Webster definition, a heretic is someone who “goes against accepted or official beliefs.” Another definition of heresy is “any provocative belief or theory… Read More Who is a Heretic? Who Decides?
What experiences or places most give you “life”? Where you feel extra energy, joy, happiness? Places that don’t drain you but instead refresh you? For me it is activities connected to learning. I am an intense learner. I love to read, learn in any way I can, and then share that learning with whoever will… Read More The Largest Free Literature Festival in the World
Have you ever experienced a smell, a taste, a sound and with your eyes closed imagined yourself back in that familiar place? Recently my family and I walked into the Bollywood Theater, an Indian restaurant in Portland, Oregon in the US. The line was long (which is usually a good sign!) but the smells that… Read More Bollywood Theater
This week my wife and I went to a new movie about the life of Mother Teresa, The Letters. It’s surprising how little publicity it has received, but if you are in any place it is available, do go and see it, or watch it online at some point. It is well worth your time.… Read More Mother Teresa of Kolkata: A “Pencil in the Hands of God”
It was hidden in plain sight. For almost 1400 years, a leaning, frail looking tower-like structure had existed on a wind-swept hill. Fifty miles outside the Chinese city of Xian, the Da Qin pagoda is another living testament to the existence of Christianity in China in the 7th century. (For more on Xian and the… Read More Hidden in Plain Sight For Almost 1400 Years, Part 1
I love books. I love to hold them, smell them. If I could I would taste them. (sometimes when pondering a book it is even held close to my mouth.) Is there any more heavenly smell than a room full of books? (except maybe fresh brewed coffee on a cold winter morning). One of my… Read More The Demise of the Printed Book has been Greatly Exaggerated
From the Holy Mountain. Yesterday I mentioned in my post a book by William Dalrymple, From the Holy Mountain. You can order it at the link through worldchristian.com
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