by John Christopher Frame | Dec 3, 2015 | Leadership, Learning, Misc., Turkey
Every morning last month I attended a Turkish course at a language school in Istanbul. Toward the end of the course, I learned that there would be a final exam on the last day. All month, I had completed most of my homework and studied when I could. But as I realized...
by John Christopher Frame | Nov 11, 2015 | Culture, Misc., Responsible living
On Saturday morning, I woke up to find a picture at the top of my Facebook homepage that reminded me of something from six years ago. My roommates and I had taken funny pictures around the old La-Z-Boy recliner in our kitchen. It was like our Christmas card family...
by John Christopher Frame | Oct 9, 2015 | Culture, Misc., Responsible living, Turkey
Waiting at the water department in Istanbul, my wife was number 30 in line. After she was there for a while, the office closed for lunch. And everybody waited longer. Someone made a comment about the dysfunctions of bureaucracies in “Muslim countries,” and...
by John Christopher Frame | Sep 19, 2015 | Leadership, Misc., Religion, Responsible living
This morning, I’ve thought: If I were to have a Life Make-over, what would it be like? To get from Here to There, what would it require? First, it would mean identifying what I don’t want in my life and then planning–and committing–to changing...
by John Christopher Frame | Jul 1, 2015 | Religion, Responsible living
We Westerners enjoy many privileges. We drink clean water from the tap and can defecate in a toilet without paying a fee. Unless we travel abroad, we aren’t at risk of contracting malaria or any number of other diseases. We enjoy a great deal of freedom. Our human...
