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Macau trip post lost!
By Steve on June 13, 2011
Had one of those crazy computer glitches last week. I’d been on a roll trying to keep up with the blog posts here at Beyond the Pale and a few days back I spent about an…
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My Greek Trip Part Deux
By Steve on April 25, 2011
Santorini Well, I had hoped to have some ongoing blog posts during my Greek trip BUT my power cord fried 3 days after I got to Greece and I was regulated to quick e-mail and…
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“Roughing it” in China
By Steve on April 5, 2011
Just got back from a week travelling in China. I had the opportunity to go to a fairly remote area of central Sichuan that you may recall was struck by a devastating earthquake in 2008. The education…
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Going to the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens
By Steve on March 26, 2011
Probably the biggest event in Hong Kong every year is the 3 day weekend extravaganza known as the Rugby Sevens. The “Sevens” competition is a scaled down rugby game where each team has only seven…
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Ethan’s Dedication & Kingdom Conference with Bill Johnson
By Steve on February 18, 2011
Last Sunday was a busy day! I had to speak at Island City Church in the morning and then race over for the beginning of the Kingdom Culture conference at Queen Elizabeth Stadium…all that while…
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Hiking on Lantau in Hong Kong
By Steve on February 5, 2011
Folk that don’t live in Hong Kong often think of it as a hustle, bustle city crammed full of people, buildings, and cars…and…well it is… but its also so much more. Hong Kong is a…
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Introducing Ethan George Hackman
By Steve on December 30, 2010
Just wanted to pause on Beyond The Pale to welcome my new son, Ethan George Hackman. into the world. Ethan was born 2 days before Christmas on December 23rd at Queen Mary Hospital at 4:13…
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Christmas Movies
By Steve on December 17, 2010
Its that holiday time of year again! After a long day’s work I enjoy nothing more than turning on the Christmas tree lights and kicking back on the couch with a glass of egg nog…
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Paintball Friday!
By Steve on November 29, 2010
Last Friday I and a number of teachers led the Christian youth group from our school, FUSION, to an after school session of “paintball”. Paintball is that military style game where you have guns that…
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Hanging out with the Republicans!
By Steve on October 18, 2010
Its hard to beat the fast paced cosmopolitan nature of Hong Kong life… but as we approach the U.S. mid-term elections on November 2, I do feel a little nostalgic for some good old fashioned American partisan…