Some of you might have seen the recent reality show on Discovery Channel called “Undercover Billionaire.” There’s a notion in our society today that the younger generations no longer have the opportunities to realize their American Dreams like before. Some say the American Dream is dead. Billionaire Glenn Stearns wants Read more…
I got a speed ticket this summer in Upstate New York while traveling to a retreat center with Sophie. We were talking about something funny, and I got carried away. When I saw the dark-brown state trooper car sitting on the highway island like my Siamese cat waiting to pounce Read more…
The boss of a big company needed to call one of his employees about an urgent problem with the company’s main computer. He dialed the employee’s home telephone number and was greeted with a child’s whisper, “Hello?” Feeling put out at the inconvenience of having to talk to a youngster, Read more…
A while back, I was browsing on Amazon.com and landed on C.S. Lewis book, “Mere Christianity.” As you all know, that’s one of the most read books among Christians, and naturally, you see thousands of raving five-star reviews. I saw a one-star negative review that drew my attention. The review Read more…
He is risen! BBC published a survey last year showing that a quarter of Christians in Great Britain don’t believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Rasmussen Poll also reported that only three quarters of Christians in the United States believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. So, it’s about Read more…
A professor of mine told me that there are two types of people when it comes to facing the darkness of life, or midnight of life—the owls and the roosters. The owl type persons would say, the night is dark, and it will only become darker; there will never be Read more…
Today is Christ The King Sunday, which marks the end of the Christian liturgical year. Next Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent, the beginning of another new liturgical year. So, this Sunday is the climax of the Christian liturgical year. So what? What does it mean to me? Why Read more…
A man told me that he is suffering from A.A.A.D.D.—Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. Here is how he says it manifests: Yesterday, I decided to wash my car. As I start toward the garage, I notice that there is mail on the hall table. I decide to go through the Read more…
A while back, I noticed that my mom had been donating to a charity for the veterans. She is very grateful for the service men and women that protect this country and defends our “rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” She believed she was donating to a Read more…
Tithing is a controversial subject. I am part of the generation that struggles with the concept of tithing because, as we all know, most people in our generation and younger are over extended in both time and money. So, to tithe or not to tithe becomes the question. I grew Read more…