it ain’t all sake and cherry blossoms…

Leave it to Bobo to bring whatever naive dreams of entering a sleek and safe country like Japan crashing to the ground.
Here’s a little snippet (no pun intended) of some recent crime, of a grisly sort, on the upswing in Japan.
UPDATE: and then there’s this….

great news!

There’ve been no known kidnappings of foreigners within Japan.  The link provided details from one “K&R (Kidnap and Ransom) Extortion Report,” a dossier that helps insurance carriers figure their costs for those they insure who are traveling overseas.
Cheers to Corey for doing his due diligence on risk-management.  You da man!

Texas Night brainstorming

let it rip: what might we include in a Texas Night offering?

a sliver of culture:

(forgive the subtitles’ occasional lack of decorum !)

like i said, loving lottie will be as crucial as spouting Scripture

to substantiate the point I made last night, have a look at John 13:34-35
34 A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. 35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love [...]