Burma Reds (poem)

Bricks from the 9th century onward, the shape of pagodas and....


Accursed Temple of Bagan

While in the stunning Bagan region of Myanmar, the ruins of a kingdom that....


Barefoot Amid Monkey Poop in Myanmar

On Facebook, I posted the following: 777 steps up Mt. Popa, 777 steps down,....


Climbing Bagan

For three days, we are in the Bagan region, which is like walking amid a ten....


Good Morning, Inle Lake

Still quite dark, I was awakened this morning by two competing prayers. As I....


Just Another Friday Evening: Shwedagon Pagoda

It must be the place to go on a Friday night. Old people. Young people. ....


Post-Colonial Dinner Theater: An Attempt to Restore Erased Dignity

It was supposed to be a pinnacle evening. I must say, a pinnacle among....


Interfaith Prayer for Crossing Borders

I delivered this prayer was offered as part of daily chapel held today at....


Visiting Pann Pyo Let: An Abundance of Abundance

I am beyond exhausted and yet feel the desire and the duty to blog. Our days....


New Year, New Hope, and the Hokey Pokey

The last Sunday of the old year I spent at my internship congregation. I led....