I am reading a book called, “Curfewed Night,” Basharat Peer’s retelling of growing up in Kashmir during a war. I think of Kashmir sweaters, and otherwise don’t know much about that area of the world. I have found out that it is where mostly Muslim families grow mustard, and the land is part of disputed…
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Corporations Revisited
I am planning another trip to Kenya this spring. We plan to work with and encourage the Prison Fellowship Kenya staff. In a region where food is in short supply, these folks are putting up water towers in Kenyan prison farms so there can be year-round crop production. Imagine the Kenyan food shortage problem being…
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Those darned corporations
Written on December 4, 2010 by Dr. Brian Byrd in Hospice Agency Operations, Palliation, Spirituality
A friend of mine whose father is on hospice for cancer had a nice Thanksgiving. He was able to eat much more than he anticipated, and after dinner, he slept in his chair for three hours. His family sat around him the whole time, talking and catching up. Yesterday, I spoke about limited health resources…
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Can Christianity be Green?
When I was younger, to be green was to be envious, or, green referred to money, as in the term “greenbacks.” These days, in case you haven’t noticed, green means environment protection. I prefer the Teddy Roosevelt term, conservationism, because it avoids the earth-worship connotation associated with environmentalism. There are many who say that Christianity…
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Remember PlasticMan?
Certain moments, achievements, difficulties, and things like toys mark our childhood. When I was a boy, The Six Million Dollar Man, GI Joe, and PlasticMan were big items. PlasticMan looked like a normal person until someone pulled his extremities. He was made of stuff that could stretch across our kitchen. There have been many studies…
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We Win!
On Saturday morning this past weekend, the weather was cool, but the northern wind made it quite cold. We gathered with about 75 other parents, grand-parents, aunts, uncles and cousins, to watch an 8-year old soccer league championship game. Think of otherwise tame white-collar 40-year-olds hollaring and gesticulating from the sidelines, their happiness hinging on…
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Its not the money I will miss, its the stuff.
I read recently that the VP of Google offered three reasons why Google employees stay there. These reasons are the result of several years’ research: they believe in the mission, they like the people they work with, and they feel they are able to develop professionally with an eye toward “moving up.” Apparently, higher than…
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Hello, San Antonio
We, at Texas Hospice, have experienced a surge in our growth in the past 8-12 months. Our mission, which is to bring the love of Jesus into homes and hearts of our patients and their loved ones, is extending to more people in more locations. Next month we are expanding into San Antonio. We currently…
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Well, I never . . .
Have you ever considered how our daytime to nighttime rituals reflect our lifetimes? Getting up, showering, and drinking coffee resembles our first 15 years. During that part of life, like our mornings, we are are just getting ourselves ready. And then from 15-70 yrs, give or take, we are productive. Just as we are from…
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Orthodoxy
I am reading Chesterton’s “Orthodoxy” for a second time. What prompted my picking it up again was a felt need for Christian apologetic writing. I had been somewhat shakened in my faith lately, mostly as a result of reading and pondering the thoughts of a couple of atheist writers and speakers. The “no-God” approach has…
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