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I’m back… and some thoughts!
By Steve on May 20, 2011
I had made it a point at the beginning of this year that I would get much more frequent with my blog posts. I’ve come to like this little trafficked corner of cyberspace and enjoy the interaction…
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My Greek Trip Part Deux
By Steve on April 25, 2011
Santorini Well, I had hoped to have some ongoing blog posts during my Greek trip BUT my power cord fried 3 days after I got to Greece and I was regulated to quick e-mail and…
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My Greek Adventure Pt. 2
By Steve on April 19, 2011
Well, I seem to have fried my netbook powercord. Returning to my hotel room in the village of Delphi (of the Oracle fame) I found the battery buzzing a death nell and the powercord lifeless. …
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My Big Fat Greek Weddi….I mean adventure! (Pt. 1)
By Steve on April 15, 2011
The Plaza in Corinth where Paul preached Hi all, I’m writing this post from a little hotel in the village of Olympia where the first Olympic games were held in Greece. I’m on a 2…
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“Roughing it” in China
By Steve on April 5, 2011
Just got back from a week travelling in China. I had the opportunity to go to a fairly remote area of central Sichuan that you may recall was struck by a devastating earthquake in 2008. The education…
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“Roughing it” in China
By Steve on April 5, 2011
Just got back from a week travelling in China. I had the opportunity to go to a fairly remote area of central Sichuan that you may recall was struck by a devastating earthquake. The education foundation I…
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Going to the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens
By Steve on March 26, 2011
Probably the biggest event in Hong Kong every year is the 3 day weekend extravaganza known as the Rugby Sevens. The “Sevens” competition is a scaled down rugby game where each team has only seven…
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Return of the Gweilo
By Steve on March 16, 2011
I lived in Hong Kong in the years leading up to July 1, 1997 when the territory was returned to China from Great Britain. During those days it was common to see gweilos (a vaguely pejorative…
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What’s in a Name?
By Steve on March 13, 2011
For a few years now (OK for a LOT of years) I have been a reader of Charisma Magazine. Its a monthly publication with articles and news covering the charismatic stream of Christianity.As a “dancing…
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BYU Benches Star Player: “And so shines a good deed in a weary world”
By Steve on March 9, 2011
There is a great scene in the movie Hoosiers where the small town high school basketball coach played by Gene Hackman benches one of his star players during a game because of an attitude problem. As…