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Breakfast at PUST

Posted on July 3, 2013 by admin

Cafeteria breakfast, Korean style. A very moist and delicious piece of wheat bread, a soybean and rice porridge that is very much like oatmeal, and the inevitable kimchi. Not a bad breakfast for an American, but most of us also … Continue reading →

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Cafeteria Food

Posted on July 1, 2013 by admin

42 jars of soybean paste are being prepared the traditional way for the cafeteria at PUST in the DPRK. In the background are the faculty apartments. The round glass building contains our Sunday meeting room.

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Teaching at PUST

Posted on July 1, 2013 by admin

For the month of July I will be teaching at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology in the DPRK (North Korea). I don’t have regular communication and would prefer that you not try to contact me while I am … Continue reading →

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The Placebo Phenomenon

Posted on January 10, 2013 by admin

I just read a great article on the placebo effect in medicine and how some doctors are trying to study it and take advantage of it in treatment. This is part of the explanation for why so many “quack” cures … Continue reading →

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Lemuel Haynes

Posted on January 8, 2013 by admin

I am enjoying exploring the life and works of Lemuel Haynes, an important but neglected figure in American history. He was a patriot, a preacher, and a poet. His accomplishments are all the more remarkable because he was the half-black … Continue reading →

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You can always look it up

Posted on December 28, 2012 by admin

We live in the “Internet age” when the memorization of facts is scorned because “you can always look it up.” Teachers instinctively know there is a seed of truth to this idea, but it is generally a dangerous philosophy. A … Continue reading →

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Only Beautiful, Please

Posted on October 2, 2012 by admin

I spent the month of July teaching a Computer Science class at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST) in North Korea. It was a good trip, and I greatly enjoyed beginning to build relationships with students and staff. … Continue reading →

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Chapel follow-up

Posted on February 23, 2012 by admin

After my chapel sermon on February 22, several people have asked follow-up questions. The following comments may help to answer some of these questions. Someone asked about following your parents’ lifestyle and personal preferences. In the case of the Rechabites … Continue reading →

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Twilight of Discernment

Posted on December 26, 2011 by admin

Twilight is a series of vampire fantasy romance novels. They have become wildly popular among teenage girls and middle-age women and have an almost cult-like following. Vampire romance might sound like an oxymoron, but historically many vampire movies have a … Continue reading →

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More “Inside the Box”

Posted on November 17, 2011 by admin

Here is another “thinking inside the box” puzzle, this one from Jeff Rush through Elliot. You have 12 golf balls. 11 are identical. The 12th is outwardly identical but weighs a slightly different amount. Your task is to identify the … Continue reading →

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