I served on a student committee that managed the Student Center activities at my university. It was an elected position, although it wasn’t difficult to get elected since it was an unpaid position. This committee met bi-monthly and decided what movies were shown, funded dances and musical events, …
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Part of my last London assignment was managing the German energy markets, my highest volume and most profitabile region. Germany has the largest GDP in Europe. Not only does it have a large geographic size, but the country is a world economic force. The Rhine River transports raw materials for …
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After my retirement and before attending seminary, my wife and I took a Norwegian fjord cruise. We sailed north along the Norway coastline stopping at quaint Nordic towns and the vaulting fjords. We rounded the North Cape and made a stop at Murmansk, located 2 degrees above the Arctic Circle in …
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In 2019, my wife and I flew to Botswana to go on a safari. I had been to several African countries for business, but I had never seen African wildlife in their natural habitat. Our travel agent suggested we fly first to Zimbabwe to see Victoria Falls and relax for a few days after our long flights …
I am a white, middle-class male raised by middle-class parents who have higher education degrees. All four of my parent’s children graduated from universities and three have post-graduate degrees. I grew up in a small suburban town outside a larger Texas city. Almost all the people living in my town …
Last January, my wife and I flew to Israel and spent over a week touring with a joint Christian-Jewish group associated with Austin Presbyterian Seminary. One key topic that we explored was the Palestinian issue, particularly in the West Bank. We visited this troubled region, spoke to both sides, …
The medium-sized church of my youth had about 600 members and was built in the 1960s by a contemporary Asian architect. The entryway contained a cubic aluminum cross sculpture. Inside the sanctuary, instead of the traditional rectangular building design lined with pews facing the forward altar, the …
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Since the earliest civilizations, social injustices have prevailed. Primitive tribal organizations had basic justice internally but recognized only minimal rights to outsiders. Opponents not killed during warfare were placed into slavery. The ancient Egyptian kingdoms divided the land amongst the …
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I took high school German language classes for two years. My parents required their children to take a high school foreign language because most universities required it for admission. I was fascinated by Germany since my parents were stationed there while my father served in the Air Force. They …
During my early high school years, President Nixon resigned, and Vice-President Gerald Ford took his place. This was the first time an unelected vice-president assumed the presidency. It was a sad moment for our nation after enduring the Watergate scandal — the lies, cover-ups, and corruption within …
