Touring the U.S.S. George Washington
Last week I received an e-mail from a friend at the U.S. Consulate. He said be that the U.S.S. George Washington would be in Hong Kong for a few days and would I like to go out with a guest and have...
View ArticleChina News Still Not “Newsworthy” in America
Obama greets troops in Australia Living in Hong Kong I am sometimes amazed by what International news is important in this region versus what is deemed front page news in America. Being a bit of a...
View ArticleMainland China Students Irk Some At American Universities
A recent blog article I read grabbed my attention today. It highlighted the complaints many local American students have with foreign Chinese undergraduates* studying at U.S. universities....
View ArticleBeijing Daily stung over Ambassador Locke’s finances
Locke buys a coffee at Starbucks with daughter “Careful what you ask for”, the old saying goes, “you just may get it.” In Mainland China of late there has been a growing demand by the public for...
View ArticleWalking Home From Mongolia with Rob Lilwall
Last Sat. afternoon Tammy, the boys and myself had the opportunity to walk with Rob Lilwall and his companion, Leon McCarron, on the final stage of their 5,000 kilometer walk from Mongolia, through...
View ArticleSteve’s Letter to the Editor
Some of you saw my photo on Facebook of the “Letter to the Editor” that I wrote and was published in the South China Post newspaper this week. Some asked for a full reprint as they couldn’t read the...
View ArticleDoes the Chinese Government understand Christianity better than America?
I was in a meeting a couple weeks ago with some Americans and the topic of the U.S. election came up. O.K., full disclosure, I was watching the Republican National Convention with a group from...
View ArticleWeekend Update
With the new Beyond the Pale 2.0 up at running for a week now its time for my first Weekend Update. Weekend Update is my taking the liberty each week to go off topic and muse on politics, news,...
View ArticleForeigner No More!
Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, Ephesians 2:19 As an American living in Asia I know what it is to...
View ArticleAslan Is On The Move!
In C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe there is a wonderful portion of the story when the land of Narnia, which has been under the frozen curse of the White Witch, begins to heal. Trees...
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