Have you ever seen a documentary on North Korea? I was watching one at a friend's house. It was eye-opening. Especially the part about the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). At documentary time, the North Koreans were still broadcasting propaganda over the border to South Korea. According to Wikipedia, they stopped these broadcasts 9 years ago. Anyway, … Continue reading Lies of the Dear Leader
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A Recipe for Disaster
I had the most delicious homemade hummus the other day. It was the right texture, not too creamy, but not grainy. Garlicky and salty. I'm licking my lips just thinking about it. I wish I could say that it was homemade by me, but it wasn't. A half-Lebanese girl made it. The sad part is … Continue reading A Recipe for Disaster
Baby New Year
We're a month into this new year of 2014. The old man is out and the new baby is in. I was thinking about salvation and how new spiritual life is like a new baby. So often we're told that salvation is more than just getting saved from hell. Salvation allows us to have a … Continue reading Baby New Year
Burning Muscles and Aching Heart
I had never heard of Ride for Refuge before last year, but bike riding and a chance to raise money for a good cause? Sign me up! In a fit of over-inflated self-confidence, I signed up for the 30-mile distance, the longest distance I had biked in 13 years. (I wish these fits were rarer.) Let … Continue reading Burning Muscles and Aching Heart
Light to Our Path
"You know that you have a headlight out," my brother stated, pointing to my car's left headlight. Relief flooded me. For months, I hated driving in the dark because I was beginning to deal with early-onset night vision problems. My depth perception at night was out of whack and it was difficult to know where … Continue reading Light to Our Path
Identity Theft
In my last post, I posted about the importance of names. This post is the flip side of the coin. Names are important, because names identify us. Identities are precious to us, and Satan knows this. Satan is the first great identity thief. To Eve, he created an identity of an untrustworthy God, leading Eve … Continue reading Identity Theft
A Rosie by Any Other Name
There aren't many times you want to be name-called during a Facebook argument. This was one! Let me explain. During a disagreement through a Facebook comments thread, one of my opponents attempted to politely direct his arguments to me by writing my name in his comments. Except he didn't. In almost every comment he mentioned … Continue reading A Rosie by Any Other Name
Fruit from the Olive Tree 