I have felt the Religious Right in American politics has been wrong for a long time, but I have never been able to fully articulate why. It is the middle of the night on January 11, 2006, and I had the strangest dream about my pastor Greg, and somehow, the thoughts have come together and I am typing as fast as I can to get them down. I hope it works. Read More
When I think about my religious journey, I have come to the very recent discovery that this is the reason that I seek God. God represents to me all the things that I don’t know. Not just me, but mankind. Even in these years of incredible scientific accomplishment, there are still so many things that we don’t understand.
From the important. Why do us mortal human die? What happens to us after we die? How did we come to exist? What are the origins of the universe? To the more mundane. Can an ant think? Does a little puppy have a soul? To the esoteric. If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there, does it make a sound? Read More
In April 2004, America was in the thick of the Iraqi war. Plenty of casualties on both sides, with both sides proclaiming their efforts were in the name of “God”. It shocked me to see the insurgents screaming “Death to the Americans Zionist Pigs” in the name of their God. Worse yet, our own president, Bush, confessed that he prayed to God mightily before entering our nation into war. If you listened to all the rhetoric, it seems that God was playing both sides of the fence. Read More
The American Economy Is Driven By Innovation
When I jump back in time to 1980, the American economy was in trouble. Interest rates were sky high approaching 20%, and inflation was a large concern. Ronald Reagan was elected to office with the promise of trickle down economics, and ‘peace through strength’. Reagan kept his promises and handed out huge tax cuts to the rich while building up the military against the Soviet Cold War threat. The end result was a sky rocketing budget deficit that at the time was unprecedented. Read More
Hoffman Cheng
May 2002
C G
Oh Lord, I need to ask you
F C
Some things I'd like to know
F C
How do you make the leaves turn green
Am G
And make the flowers grow
C G
How do you make the sky pour down
F C
those little drops of rain
F C
And every snowflake that you make
Am G
is never quite the same
Bb F
Well I need to know
C G
How do you do it
Bb F
Well I need to know
C G
How do you care
C G
Oh Lord, I need to ask you
F C
Some questions on my mind
F C
How do you make the lame to walk
Am G
Give vision to the blind
F C
You've healed so many broken hearts
Am G
What makes you be so kind
(chorus)
Bb F
Well I need to know
C G
How do you do it
Bb F
Well I need to know
C G
How do you care
F C
How is that you always have
Am G
the answer to my prayers
C G
Oh Lord, I need to ask you
F C
One more thing I'd like to know
F C
Why did you come to save us
Am G
So many years ago
C G
The way you were treated
F C
The hatred that we showed
F C
The things you were to go through
Am G
Well, did you really know
Bb F
Did you know that you were sent
C G
to set death's captives free
Bb F
Did you know that you would
C D
give your life on calvary
(chorus)
Bb
I need to know
how could you love me
so much that you would
die for me
Or could it be
that love for me
C
is all I really need to know