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The Obon Festival

The Obon Festival

A major Japanese Buddhist festival takes place in August called Obon. It has beautiful aspects of family reunions, local gatherings, and lantern spectacles. Yet there is a troubling side for Japanese Christians.    Obon is one of the three most important annual...

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About Miracle Bamboo

About Miracle Bamboo

In order to share this photo, I did a little research on the “Lucky Bamboo” sitting there on my genuine bamboo stool, which we shipped home from Japan fifty years ago. I found the plant is a fake, not related to genuine bamboo at all! It’s actually dracaena...

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A Glimpse

A Glimpse

Today on the news, I listened to the account of a senseless, fatal shooting in California. The Dallas Morning News described more tragic loss of life locally. Death is our final, great enemy. Even Jesus wept for the deep heartbreak it brings. Recently I read an...

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Beyond Coincidence!

Beyond Coincidence!

I love to hear and read about remarkable answers to prayer. Here is one of my favorites. Edith and Francis Schaeffer believed they had been led to Switzerland in the mid-1950's to use their lifestyle and message to show that God truly exists. Yet, they received an...

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Lost in Shanghai

Lost in Shanghai

Have you ever been lost? Not just confused by directions, but really lost and having no idea how to find your way? In one of the stories I’m writing, a character becomes lost in the back alleyways of Shanghai. While writing about this, I empathized because back in...

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Halloween

Halloween

Is Halloween a pagan holiday? Should Christians celebrate it? I admit my October 31 birthday makes me partial to the day. I grew up enjoying some memorable birthday parties. And as an adult, I often joke about being “bewitching” when someone remarks on the date. But...

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