Glaring Disconnects: Visits of Netanyahu and Bai Koroma
News segments I listened to this week stirred me to wonder if the Heads of State truly believe the public has no recall of their past news clips. The media reports what the world leaders say, but it’s up to us to connect the dots. I submit the following two examples for your consideration: Example […]
Spotlight on Caring
Throughout His sojourn on this earth, Jesus demonstrated his kindness, compassion, wisdom, strength, tenderness, and a host of other attributes to prove how much He cared about people. Jesus loved us enough to leave His Heavenly home and drop in on planet earth. From infancy to the cross, Jesus showed us how to live and […]
Three Tips on Assisting a Blind Person
In the twenty years I’ve lived in total darkness, I’ve experienced life in the cities and villages of three West African countries (Mali, Ivory Coast and my mission home—Guinea), several European countries (Primarily Switzerland, but also Germany, France and Holland), spent time on a moshave in Israel near Jerusalem, and even co-led a commando-style mission […]
Three Tips When Encountering a Blind Person
Of the more than 6.2 million people over the age of sixteen in America who are visually disabled, only about two percent have no light perception at all. Since I’m one of those categorized as totally blind, it doesn’t really matter to me that this number can vary with smaller study groups. To me blind […]
The Real Grasshoppers
How easy it is to look at the giants before us, and in our fear of the challenge ahead, see only our weakness. Our trembling knees send a clear message to the brain: You know you can’t do this, and so does everyone else; quit before you get hurt. About six months after I totally […]