Carl Jung heard a question and watched the interviewer with a twinkle in his eye. I watch the documentary and wait for Jung’s answer. The question was -- “Do you believe in God?” I am waiting for the “Yes.” Instead, Jung –a pastor’s son, shifted in his seat and said, “No, I know …
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30 Days of Light – Prayer for Japan
Who prays for Japan? All of us, I hope. Here is a special prayer. Fred, my wonderful octogenarian friend who survived the World War II Japanese concentration camps (Jappenkampen) in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) sent this to me. He does not recall having a sense of faith while in the camps. …
Homesickness-Heimwee Epilogue
(read Dutch Heritage page first) Epilogue circa 1970’s, me. For some reason, I have not been able to put my feet on my Dutch-Frisian home soil again. Beloved family members drove Pake (Frisian grandfather), Mammie and I over antiek weggetjes (antique roads) to find my grandparents’ last farm house …