Spiritual formation is the work involved in applying religious beliefs to our lives. Spiritual principles have the ability to anchor us, inform us and define us. For those who follow the Christian faith, we have a season approaching that is about atonement, sacrifice and grace. For many, Lent ...
Friday evening in Istanbul, Turkey, the Shale Crescent USA Team was part of a U.S. Commercial Services Roadshow to Turkey promoting U.S. investment. The week was invigorating but tiring. We traveled to Koceali and Ankara by bus. Then an early Friday morning flight from Ankara back to Istanbul ...
In 2002, my son Danny and his wife Mary Jo had begun trying to obtain a visa for Aaliyah, Danny’s Filipino stepdaughter, for nearly two years, but to no avail. It was very frustrating since Danny was an active, career U.S. Army sergeant. Upon returning from over a year of deployment in ...
I was born in 1955, at a time when the USA was entering a new age of technology characterized by the dawn of computing, and when we were first attempting to get a satellite into orbit. This was accomplished in 1958, and in 1961 President John F. Kennedy announced the initiative to put a man on ...
If you are a dog owner, the last few weeks have perhaps been a little more difficult in terms of trying to take them for walks … or even get them to go outside when necessary. My pit bull/husky mix got none of the husky’s tolerance for the cold, and all of the pit bull’s daintiness when ...
Valentine’s Day is Saturday, and all the love is in the air for sure! It originated as a Christian feast day honoring a martyr named Valentine. It has also become a significant cultural, religious and commercial celebration of romance and love in many regions of the world. The most popular ...
