I’d planned to write today about running on the Great Wall last weekend. Yes, life is pretty rad when I can casually type out such statements. But that story will come later. I feel more compelled to tell you all how my boy from Beijing contacted me yesterday. This is the race director, 6 years…
Month: October 2017
Chang Cheng: I am here
The Great Wall. “Yahweh” first taught me about this place. That’s Professor Hall Peebles of Wabash College. Circa 1997, he opened my eyes to other faiths, cultures, traditions. This had a profound impact on the course of my future. Stories of ancient Chinese traditions flowed from his lips, as the trusty tissue in his hand…
WOW: Mongolia, I
Only 6 days have passed since I arrived in “Zurck (emphasis on final sound)”–Mongolia. In fact, I’m actually now at Maan Coffee in the Beijing Airport. But it was such a wild ride. Please sit back & enjoy these photos & initial reflections… I’m not going to sugarcoat it. If I could marry a…
Flying Into the Empire
It still stands as the largest land empire that ever existed in human history, surpassing the Romans & Alexander the Great in sheer size. The Mongol Empire controlled thousands of kilometers of forbidding lands stretching across vast expanses of steppes, mountains, rivers. Today (October 1st), I find myself nearly there. In under thirty minutes, Mongolian…
Don't Let My Parents Read This 