January 2012
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December 2011
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August 2011
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Help East Africa!
There is a whole lot going on in the world right now. In London, people are rioting or carrying out an insurrection depending on who tells the story. In Lybia, rebels aided by the West are trying to wrestle power from infamous Muammar Gaddafi. In the United States, political brinkmanship has resulted in volatile financial markets and fears of a double dip recession. In Syria, there is a stalemate...
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Fete de l’independance au Benin: Democratie et...
J’aimerais par la présente note souhaiter une joyeuse fête de l’Indépendance à tous les béninois du monde entier. Que Dieu nous prête longue vie pour être témoins du jour ou notre cher pays se développera. Peut être que pour le centenaire de notre nation nous aurons tous de bonnes raisons de jubiler. Mais en ce moment précis, je ne sais pas si nous avons vraiment le droit de continuer à...
July 2011
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June 2011
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Joplin: Tragedy, Volunteering and Miracles
Words cannot describe the devastation that the town of Joplin, Missouri experienced when it got hit with a deadly tornado last month. The stories, images, and video footage portray the tragedy as best as technology will allow but one cannot appreciate the full extent of this disastrous event unless one is on the ground. It will take many years for the people of Joplin to come to terms with the...
March 2011
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February 2011
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Happy Chinese New Year! →
Happy Chinese New Year! It’s the Year of the Rabbit which according to Chinese culture is a year of sophistication, gracious manners, and sensitivity.
January 2011
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November 2010
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October 2010
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September 2010
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August 2010
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July 2010
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May 2010
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My Summer Reading List
Dreams from My Father - Barack Obama
Blink - Malcolm Gladwell
The Secret Life of Bees - Sue Monk Kidd
I Wonder as I Wander - Langston Hughes
The Lost Gospel (The Quest for the Gospel of Judas Iscariot) - Herbert Krosney
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It is just nice!
A couple of months ago, at the bus stop, I smiled and said hello to a young woman waiting to catch the bus with my her son. She returned my greeting warmly. Her son, a little man full of energy and boundless joy, paused and looked at me quizzically for a few seconds. He finally turns to his mother and this is the conversation that ensued:
Little Man: why did you say hello to him?
Mom: because he...
April 2010
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Ending the Slavery Blame-Game →
Re: Ending the Slavery Blame-Game
I am not an expert on the holocaust but I am sure a careful study of history will show that they were many Jewish collaborators (elite and otherwise) in the extermination of their own people. Does that mean that the Jewish people do not deserve reparations? Everybody knows that slavery existed way before the European came to our shores. Many of the kingdoms of...
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