Mr. Jones was a tough teacher in the 60s. Students considered him unapproachable, unfair and uncaring. Mr. Jones never went to church. He considered religion to be a crutch for the weak, and he was certainly no weakling! He was also a racist. He hated the Cold War,...
While rummaging though the iron market of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, with the many loud voices inviting me to the bargain of the century, I discovered an interesting turtle carved out of wood. It was beautiful. The "shell" lifted off, revealing a little place to store...
"And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up." (James 5:15 NIV)Have you ever gone on a parachuting expedition? Someone takes you way up in the sky, and you are given the opportunity to jump into the void with a parachute...
HTML clipboard I used to have a Siamese cat named Princess. Although this cat had many special qualities, what I found to be really special about her was her empathy.If I arrived home in a good mood and didn't notice her greeting me, I could call her to my heart's...
This story takes us back a few years ago (okay, so maybe it was more like 20 - or is it closer to 25?). My wife and I had just returned from our honeymoon, and we were heading for the capital of the state where we were residing, to apply for my green card.Having been...