Some drivers have no brain

In our part of town, a pick-up truck with a load as high as 20 feet is not an uncommon sight. The load varies from plastic products, mattresses, textiles and in these photos the load is fruits. So when the road is uneven or the truck ran over on something this what happens.

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Visa Extended

Last week we did go to the immigration office for our visa extension. For those of you who wished us the best and prayed for this concern, we want to thank you. We are allowed to stay another  year in the Kingdom of Thailand.

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The Psalms: The Voice of Humanity

We always think that the Bible as God’s voice addressing us. However, in Praying the Psalms, Walter Brueggemann believes that The Psalms with few exceptions are not the voice of God speaking to us but rather it is the voice of humanity addressing God… many of them complaints toward God.
The Psalms with a few exceptions, [...]

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U2 and Aung San Suu Kyi

I was a bit surprised when  I read about U2’s Bono supports for the detained Myanmar’s opposition leader.  Here is the excerpt from the news:
Bono, the lead singer of acclaimed Irish rock band U2 and a prominent social activist, added a political edge to his recent “360 Degree” European tour—with a rendition of “Happy Birthday” [...]

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God does not forget

We had a wonderful worship service this morning. Church members prepared a very delicious lunch which we enjoyed immensely.  After lunch, we stayed for a while and really had a good fellowship. A lot of talking and encouragement among us who attended the worship went on for a while that it was almost two o’clock [...]

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Praying the Psalms: Preface

In the preface of the book, Praying the Psalm, Brueggeman laments the fact that scholarly works on the book of Psalms reached its pinnacles in the work of Gunkel and Mowinckel and after them there seems to be no further scholarship that link Psalms to the life of the church. There have been important [...]

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Quote of the day

Today’s unjust decision reminds us of the thousands of other political prisoners in Burma who, like Aung San Suu Kyi, have been denied their liberty because of their pursuit of a government that respects the will, rights, and aspirations of all Burmese citizens.
—US President Obama

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Quote of the day

The Student Volunteer Movement founded on 1888 is considered the most successful missionary recruiting organization of all time. Its leader Arthur Mott uttered these words which I believe should be the motto of a modern missionary.
“Evangelism without social work is deficient; social work without evangelism is impotent.”

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Praying the Psalms

I have not read a book straight for some time. One of the reasons is I find myself unable to concentrate on what I am reading.  I see and read the words but the meaning escaped me. Perhaps it is because of the noise of the children or other more important concerns are distracting me [...]

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Quote of the day

“The Good Life,’ comfort, convenience, and a painless life, have become necessities that people view as basic rights. If they do not have these, they think something has gone wrong. So when something like inconvenience or pain comes, they do all they can to avoid or lessen it. One of the results of this [...]

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