Last week, we witnessed another stark reminder of how fragile human life can be. On August 26, 2026, a sudden collapse of glacial ice and rock in the Himalayas triggered a flash flood along the Nepal–Tibet border. Torrents of water, mud, and rock swept through pristine valleys, engulfing homes, roads, bridges, businesses, and entire towns. As of this date, 1000 people are confirmed
We healthcare professionals today often feel besieged, morally distressed, emotionally exhausted, and on the edge of burnout. Behind these powerful sentiments are occupational factors seemingly out of our control: high patient loads, staffing shortages, diminishing autonomy, consuming documentation requirements, bewildering insurance demands, disrespect from leadership, stagnant pay and reimbursement, and growing workplace threats, even violence.
Treasure – wealth, power, influence. We all want it. The desire is saturated throughout human nature and human history. But our use of treasure is controversial and provokes ceaseless creativity, corruption, generosity, and greed. What Do You Treasure? In his celebrated Sermon on the Mount, Christ Jesus declares For where your treasure is, there your
What an unusual question! We normally plan our lives in terms of one year, or at most four or five years. With so many futures uncertainties, envisioning a 20-year plan seems unwieldy or event arrogant. Or is it? Most worthy endeavors require years of development. Most honorable undertakings are worthy of continuing for decades more.
What’s the purpose of the Christmas Advent season? It’s a time for reflection and expectation. It also offers us a unique opportunity to draw connections between our personal spiritual journey and the important work we may do in the inspiring field of international health. Advent is a time of anticipation and preparation for the arrival
Thanks and giving. The union of these words is a powerful combination. Do you have thanks for the advantages you enjoy? Perhaps education, good health, encouraging friendships, a fulfilling job, maybe even a little financial margin. Dwelling upon thankful thoughts is clearly good for your emotional and physical well-being. Recently, have you told those in
September has been marred by weapons of war: missiles in the Middle East, hunger in Sudan, terror in Ukraine, expulsion in Myanmar/Burma. Such weapons are tools of conflict, violence – and at the core – dehumanization of enemies and those unfortunate noncombatants who live nearby. For two years in the 1990s I lived in the