Read more Books / China / Europe / God's Kingdom / Grace of God / Great Britain Aslan Is On The Move! By Steve on July 25, 2013 In C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe there is a wonderful portion of the story when the land of Narnia, which has been under the frozen curse of the White Witch, begins… Read more China / Hong Kong / Steve's Life / The Cross Foreigner No More! By Steve on February 7, 2013 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, Ephesians 2:19 As an American living in Asia I know what it is to live… Read more Americana / Baseball / China / Great Britain / Politics / Television Weekend Update By Steve on November 4, 2012 With the new Beyond the Pale 2.0 up at running for a week now its time for my first Weekend Update. Weekend Update is my taking the liberty each week to go off topic and… Read more Americana / China / Christianity / G.O.P. / God's Kingdom / Hong Kong / Politics Does the Chinese Government understand Christianity better than America? By Steve on September 16, 2012 I was in a meeting a couple weeks ago with some Americans and the topic of the U.S. election came up. O.K., full disclosure, I was watching the Republican National Convention with a group from… Read more China / Hong Kong / Politics / Social Commentary / Steve's Life Steve’s Letter to the Editor By Steve on June 3, 2012 Some of you saw my photo on Facebook of the “Letter to the Editor” that I wrote and was published in the South China Post newspaper this week. Some asked for a full reprint as… Read more China / Hiking / Hong Kong / Steve's Life Walking Home From Mongolia with Rob Lilwall By Steve on May 29, 2012 Last Sat. afternoon Tammy, the boys and myself had the opportunity to walk with Rob Lilwall and his companion, Leon McCarron, on the final stage of their 5,000 kilometer walk from Mongolia, through the Gobi… Read more China / Foreign Affairs Beijing Daily stung over Ambassador Locke’s finances By Steve on May 19, 2012 Locke buys a coffee at Starbucks with daughter “Careful what you ask for”, the old saying goes, “you just may get it.” In Mainland China of late there has been a growing demand by the public… Read more China / Colorado / Hong Kong / Steve's Life Mainland China Students Irk Some At American Universities By Steve on January 13, 2012 A recent blog article I read grabbed my attention today. It highlighted the complaints many local American students have with foreign Chinese undergraduates* studying at U.S. universities. Complaints such as: “They don’t come here to… Read more China / Foreign Affairs / G.O.P. / Hong Kong / Obama / Politics / South China Sea dispute / Steve's Life China News Still Not “Newsworthy” in America By Steve on December 2, 2011 Obama greets troops in Australia Living in Hong Kong I am sometimes amazed by what International news is important in this region versus what is deemed front page news in America. Being a bit of a “news… Read more Americana / China / Great Britain / Guy Stuff / Hong Kong / Steve's Life Touring the U.S.S. George Washington By Steve on November 14, 2011 Last week I received an e-mail from a friend at the U.S. Consulate. He said be that the U.S.S. George Washington would be in Hong Kong for a few days and would I like to… Next
Read more Books / China / Europe / God's Kingdom / Grace of God / Great Britain Aslan Is On The Move! By Steve on July 25, 2013 In C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe there is a wonderful portion of the story when the land of Narnia, which has been under the frozen curse of the White Witch, begins…
Read more China / Hong Kong / Steve's Life / The Cross Foreigner No More! By Steve on February 7, 2013 Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, Ephesians 2:19 As an American living in Asia I know what it is to live…
Read more Americana / Baseball / China / Great Britain / Politics / Television Weekend Update By Steve on November 4, 2012 With the new Beyond the Pale 2.0 up at running for a week now its time for my first Weekend Update. Weekend Update is my taking the liberty each week to go off topic and…
Read more Americana / China / Christianity / G.O.P. / God's Kingdom / Hong Kong / Politics Does the Chinese Government understand Christianity better than America? By Steve on September 16, 2012 I was in a meeting a couple weeks ago with some Americans and the topic of the U.S. election came up. O.K., full disclosure, I was watching the Republican National Convention with a group from…
Read more China / Hong Kong / Politics / Social Commentary / Steve's Life Steve’s Letter to the Editor By Steve on June 3, 2012 Some of you saw my photo on Facebook of the “Letter to the Editor” that I wrote and was published in the South China Post newspaper this week. Some asked for a full reprint as…
Read more China / Hiking / Hong Kong / Steve's Life Walking Home From Mongolia with Rob Lilwall By Steve on May 29, 2012 Last Sat. afternoon Tammy, the boys and myself had the opportunity to walk with Rob Lilwall and his companion, Leon McCarron, on the final stage of their 5,000 kilometer walk from Mongolia, through the Gobi…
Read more China / Foreign Affairs Beijing Daily stung over Ambassador Locke’s finances By Steve on May 19, 2012 Locke buys a coffee at Starbucks with daughter “Careful what you ask for”, the old saying goes, “you just may get it.” In Mainland China of late there has been a growing demand by the public…
Read more China / Colorado / Hong Kong / Steve's Life Mainland China Students Irk Some At American Universities By Steve on January 13, 2012 A recent blog article I read grabbed my attention today. It highlighted the complaints many local American students have with foreign Chinese undergraduates* studying at U.S. universities. Complaints such as: “They don’t come here to…
Read more China / Foreign Affairs / G.O.P. / Hong Kong / Obama / Politics / South China Sea dispute / Steve's Life China News Still Not “Newsworthy” in America By Steve on December 2, 2011 Obama greets troops in Australia Living in Hong Kong I am sometimes amazed by what International news is important in this region versus what is deemed front page news in America. Being a bit of a “news…
Read more Americana / China / Great Britain / Guy Stuff / Hong Kong / Steve's Life Touring the U.S.S. George Washington By Steve on November 14, 2011 Last week I received an e-mail from a friend at the U.S. Consulate. He said be that the U.S.S. George Washington would be in Hong Kong for a few days and would I like to…