An Easter thought and poem
Peter’s Denial and Ours – Deny him? No, how could I? He is my master, My Rabboni. – “You, you spent time with him in Galilee!” Me, no, never! No sir, not I. – I did it, Denied my lord. My heart … Continued
Xi’an, part 3 – Muslims, Taoists and a City Wall
Muslim Quarter and the Xian Great Mosque Just behind the Drum Tower is the Muslim Quarter of Xi’an. Over its history, many Muslims have found a home there; I’m sure in part because of the end of the Silk Road. … Continued
My Chinese New Year
In addition to hearing and seeing lots of fireworks, I celebrated the Lunar New Year in a few more ways. First, a little background, the Spring Festival is the official name of the biggest holiday in Asia. It is like … Continued
Fireworks in Their Natural Environment
Fireworks in China Where I come from fireworks are very special things. They are like a rare, exotic animal that we only see on occasion and when we do it’s a big deal and we’re all super excited. However, since … Continued
Christmas in China, part 3 – Dominick, the Italian Christmas Donkey
Yes, that’s a random post title and song, but this post is about random other stuff I did during the Christmas season. Foreigner Get Together In addition to my lessons and party, I hosted a get together of my foreign … Continued
Christmas in China, part 2 – Singing loud for all to hear
Over the last month, I gave a couple of lessons on Christmas. We talked about decorations, music, Santa and baby Jesus. We talked about how Americans and others around the world celebrate their biggest holiday. Middle School My first big … Continued
Christmas in China, part 1 – It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Christmas was an exciting and busy time for me even in a country that doesn’t celebrate the holiday as I’m used to. They do, however, celebrate even if on just a superficial level with decorations at every shopping center there … Continued
An American Holiday in China
In Nanjing I partook of a great Thanksgiving feast, but it was the next week that I really celebrated and caught the spirit of Thanksgiving. All week my lessons were about Thanksgiving, teaching my students about the history and customs … Continued
My first middle school experience
This week I was full of anxiety and anticipation for my first middle school lesson. I didn’t know what to expect. Yes, I met them a few weeks ago, but I didn’t know how they would act over two hours … Continued
Halloween in China
Last week after the wonders lesson, I taught a lesson on Halloween. They don’t celebrate Halloween or any of the traditional holidays like All Soul’s Day since they have never been a Christian culture. However, some of the bigger cities … Continued