Just how much money is that?

Here’s an excellent two-minute video from the American Friends Service Committee.  Please take a moment to view it and sign the petition.

MLK on Vietnam – and now on Iraq

This morning I listened to Dr Martin Luther King Jr’s 1967 speech “Beyond Vietnam – A Time to Break Silence.” It made me realize again what an immense loss we suffered when he was killed one year later. Dr King’s extraordinary leadership, eloquence, and vision stand in sharp contrast

A fluff piece

Susan recently ended her day in a meeting with someone who reminded her of “The Devil Wears Prada” and wanted to go for a walk when she got home. Since it was already dark, the rain was pounding on the skylights and the wind was picking up, I couldn’t

Daddy/Idiot

Zack set his alarm for 6:00 AM on the last Saturday of Christmas break. Anticipating the return to school after a two-week vacation, he wanted to remember what it’s like to wake up early – then he slept for a couple more hours. Neither of the kids were eager to go back, and we would have been happy to have them around longer.

Barack Obama

We talked with friends in Ghana a few days ago about the current American political landscape. In addition to their own important work, these dear ones also keep us informed about useful developments in technology, and even occasionally provide us with technical support. Help sometimes comes from unexpected places… And though we live in the US, they often have bigger and clearer pictures of what’s going on here.

Our friends cited an article in the December 2007 issue of The Atlantic. They particularly noted the author’s ideas of what the world could see if Barack Obama became the next US President:

Away in a manger…