Monday, May 1st is a holiday in Taiwan. The USA celebrates the same thing on the first Monday in September. What are we celebrating? That’s right – it’s Labor Day. Follow the link above and you might learn something. I sure did!
Apr 302006
Apr 302006
I just finished a book that I really enjoyed. The Great Divide by T. Bunn Davis is a Grisham like novel. Although it takes place in Washington, it is about an incident in China. After the groundwork is laid the story really picks up speed and keeps you wanting more. I’d give it 8 out of 10 stars.
Apr 182006
During the week that BSF took off for Spring Break Fran and a few of her friends went on an outing to a teahouse / museum. Here a few pictures.
Apr 162006
Easter is all about Jesus.
God sent his son, Jesus, to live, to die, to conquer death – the penalty for our sins. He really did rise from the grave.
Read Mark 14:32-72 Mark 15:1-47 and Matthew 28:1-10
Believe that Jesus went to the cross for your sin, yes, this is a very personal thing, but if you believe, you will have eternal life with Him. Read Thomas’ personal encounter with Jesus in John 20:24-29. Read other personal encounters: 1 Corinthians 15:3-8
Jesus is God’s love gift to the world. John 3:16. Jesus is God’s love gift to YOU!
Read John 1:12 – You will become a child of God if you believe.
Read 1 John 1:8-9 – Jesus’ forgiveness will cleanse you if you believe.
Easter is all about New life in Jesus Christ!
Happy Easter!
Fran
Apr 062006
Here is an article I ran across today that relates to the holiday we had on Wednesday.
Ancestor worship a mouse click away in China
Tue Apr 4, 2006
BEIJING (Reuters) – Virtual carnations, memorial messages and tribute songs are some of the online services available to China’s Web surfers too busy on Wednesday to pay proper respects at the graves of their ancestors.
As China passes Tomb Sweeping Day — a traditional festival where people pray, offer food and burn paper money at relatives’ graves — authorities are urging people to care for the environment and honor relatives online instead, Xinhua news agency said.
Several cemeteries and funeral companies in China have heeded the call, establishing online memorial halls promising access to relatives within seconds, 365 days a year.
Shanghai Funeral Service Center claims to have had 40 million visits from respectful relatives grateful to pay respects at the click of a mouse since the service was introduced in 2001.
The Qing Ming festival is a public holiday in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and members of China’s parliament have urged the government to reintroduce the holiday after it was scrapped in 1949 when the atheists Communists swept to power.
Apr 062006
I just finished The Protector (the O’Malley series #4) by Dee Henderson. I enjoyed this story that revolves around a couple of firemen. I am growing a bit weary of this author though. She has gotten fairly predictable by now (I’ve read about half a dozen by her). Still a good diversion with Christian values throughout.
Apr 042006
Wednesday is a public holiday in Taiwan – Tomb Sweeping day. A day when one’s ancestors are honored. A really strange holiday to western thinking. Visit the links below to get a better idea what makes this holiday so strange.
http://www.gio.gov.tw/info/festival_c/tomb_e/tomb.htm
http://www.c-c-c.org/chineseculture/festival/qingming/qingming.html
