A Grandmother’s Dating Advice Take it from someone with lots of experience watching my peers and then my children when dating: being the right person is more than half the battle. by Michael’s friend Judy Betty, December 2013. wp.krigline.com ⇔ 1. Do things in groups. You’ll get to know each other better by watching how he/she treats your […]
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Poem: Mom’s Day-Dad’s Day
by Michael Krigline. www.krigline.com ⇔ I wrote this poem for my parents in 2013. Sorry it is so small on a phone, but using a jpg image was the only way to preserve the parallel nature of this poem. Many years ago, my son and I created and performed puppet shows for the children at our church. […]
When Jesus Calls Again
by Michael Krigline, April 24, 2016. www.krigline.com ⇔ A look at the many stages we go through in our walk with Jesus. ⇔ This is a longer version of a speech given at River Grace Church in Mongkok, Hong Kong; the speech started with a reading from the Bible: Luke 5:1-11 (You can find other messages I’ve delivered at […]
Cancer Survivor Report
I didn’t deserve the side effects ⇔ by Gabe Orea, October 2014. ⇔ (Adapted from two messages delivered to the Xiamen International Christian Fellowship—XICF) Editor’s note: Gabe received minor editorial help from me to convert his sermons into a written form; he was our pastor at XICF at the time, before we moved to Hong Kong […]
The Passion of the Christ
by Michael Krigline, March 2004. www.krigline.com ⇔ Some of my thoughts & a remarkable Chinese poem (Note: This was written during my visit to the US in 2004. The hot movie during that visit was Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, rated R for showing excessive violence and torture. It became one of the biggest US box-office […]
When Jesus Calls Again-error
VERY SORRY! I sent this “page address” out with a mistake. The correct “address” is www.krigline.com/callsagain (with an extra “s”) Click this link to get to the correct page. Sorry!
Cancer Survivor Report–graphic photos
Click here to see the article these photos go with (by Gabe Orea, October 2014). ⇔ Why this special page? Cancer is not pretty. The pain is real, the treatments are harsh, and the human body suffers from many terrible side effects. Gabe’s testimony highlights the “positive side effects” but he doesn’t want to hide […]
Spring Come Soon
Prose about the seasons of the soul. ⇔ From 1985 to early 1987, I studied Mandarin in Xiamen. Then I moved to Beijing to start teaching at a small college. I was quite alone in Beijing, and the gray Beijing winter brought on a season of depression. I posted this in 2015 after posting a poem […]
Poem: Lanterns and Life
A friend wrote the following poem, and it touched both Vivian and myself so we decided to post it here. It reminded me of a piece I wrote a long time ago, which you can also read (click here). Lanterns and Life, in the Spring and Beyond By Joanna W, February 26, 2014 Red Chinese […]
How to Overcome Fear
by Michael Krigline, March 14, 2015. www.krigline.com ⇔ Fear slows progress toward our goals, but there are things we can do about it! ⇔ This speech was given at Bridges in Xiamen In one of my favorite fantasy stories, some British children magically find themselves in Narnia, in great need of help from someone named Aslan. Suddenly they […]
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