Extra Life
One of the consequences of the past decades of computerization has been the proliferation of video games. There are video games for all ages and preferences in all sorts of…
Against Homosexuals?
A couple of years ago I was at the airport waiting to board a flight when a lady quickly told me as she passed me by: “you are against homosexuals”.…
Used Car
When I was ordained as a Salvation Army Officer my older brothers gave me a used car for my ministry, a small Volkswagen that served me well for all the…
Naked Almond Tree
How nice it was to enjoy the shade of that big leafy almond tree in front of the kindergarten courtyard in San Gonzalo, Rio de Janeiro. The summer temperatures easily…
Déjà vu
The French expression “Déjà vu” which means “already seen”, describes the sensation that one has when living a new situation but feeling like having lived it before. It is like…
Eating from the Manger
This time of the year everywhere we look we see the nativity scene, the baby in the manger together with Marie and Joseph surrounded by the wise men, the pastors,…
Clash of Generations
I’ll never forget the first time I felt completely outdated. We were going as a family to the Mall when my daughters asked me if I was going with the…
Tsunami of Pornography
Visiting Dichato in the south of Chile I was able to see the reconstruction through which this village underwent after the 2010 earthquake tsunami destroyed it. It was stunning to…
Am I a man or a woman?
I was born in the sixties, a time when we were all taught to be a man or a woman, for any other gender alternative was considered a diabolic abnormality.…
Lush Tomatoes
The interior of the Brazilian northeast is a very dry and arid region making it very hard to prepare the land for plantation. For that reason, water reservoirs are built…