SQJ Taipei

Nothing like a game against Iowa State to cure what ails your favorite team.
I’m sure I’ll have to eat those words in a few hours after the Huskers allow several ISU players to look like All-Americans. That’s just the way it is going to be this year.
Although I keep trying to get really upset at [...]

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Although this is about China… many foreigners in Taiwan will relate in many ways. Mr. Foreigner Guitar Player Singer Guy… I don’t know who you are… but GREAT job on the guitar, the lyrics, the singing, and seemingly doing it all in one take?
 

 
那时我住在中国 The time I lived in China我每天吃很多很多 Everyday I eat very much我越来越胖胖胖 [...]

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I’m a missionary with an organization called Team Expansion.
One thing I love about Team Expansion is that they allow me to fail. In fact, in some ways, it *could* be said that they encourage me to fail.
WHAT?
Of course, we don’t strive for failure, but I’m glad to know that the home office understands that it [...]

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Although it is at the NRA convention, he speaks more about America and other things than about the right to bear arms.
When we’ve been back in the USA, I’ve always enjoyed when I had the chance to hear Beck’s radio show or watch his TV show. I love it when people shoot straight and he [...]

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The other day, Jon posted a cool picture of himself with his new glasses…

I’ve been trying to figure out who he looked like ever since then…
Today… Thanks to the season premier of Heroes, I remembered!
Horn-Rimmed Glasses Guy (HRG)

Yeah I know HRG (Horn Rimmed Glasses Guy) isn’t an exact match with Jon (mostly the [...]

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Last month I posted about the heavy metal version of “We Are the World”.
If the video of the song “Stars” only whet your appetite… here are 4 more from the sessions that led up to the completed song and video that I originally posted.

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I’ve posted about John Ondrasik before.
In a time when Hollywood and many entertainers display a complete disconnect with reality and display their ignorance of history and current events… it is all the more refreshing to hear someone from that sphere who is articulate and knowledgeable. There are a few out there.
I want to clarify that [...]

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A few days ago, I mentioned detasseling in my post about Nebraska ag products being sold to Taiwan.
I’m sure the internets are all buzzing about detasseling now… so I’ll fill you in.
It all started back in the 1940’s. Scientists figured out that corn hybrids were the way to go.
The blending of different variations of corn [...]

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I would have thought this to be impossible… even if TRYING to do it.

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Another typhoon (hurricane) is passing just a bit to the north of the island and is bringing intense rain and wind to our area.
Our September Monthly Report is available for download.
In this edition…

The distinctives of Christianity help form a new mantra for our church
Back to school
Yao Ming visits Taiwan
more…

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