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  • I'm sick of arguments. If you know me, you probably know that I frequently get into oppositional discussions. I think that the biggest reason for this is that I often feel like I have to be the devil's advocate, so…

  • We are a fellowship of believers united in obedience to the Lord Jesus Christ for service among the poorest of the world's poor. We submit to Kingdom spirituality, wh…

  • "To be able to look backward and say, 'This has been the finest year of my life' -- that is glorious! But anticipation! To be able to look ahead and say, 'The present year can and shall be better!' -- that i…

  • I helped Carissa with her college application today. Carissa is a single mother who's a little older than me and lives downstairs. She works as a security guard so sometimes we get home late at night about the same …

  • So I've been looking at Word Made Flesh (the organization Phil is going to India with) more, and I'm beginning to really like what I see. Greg and Rose have both sent me links to their most recent newsletter, and I ju…

  • Great conversation. Student hanging out at my desk: "Who's that bald-headed dude?" Me not looking: "Who?" "Him, that bald-headed dude right there." (points to 10-rupee note) "That's Ghandi. Mahatma Ghandi." "Does…

  • Walked into school today to find a memo telling me about the schedule for the finals. Starting today, with a new bell schedule for classes and everything. Good thing I can tell my students about their final ahead of ti…

  • I'm returning, not departing; My steps are homeward bound, I quit the land of strangers For a home on native ground. I am rising and not setting; This is not night but day, Not in darkness, but in sunshine, Like a…

  • "To live is Christ, and to die is gain." Lily and George both knew this before. They know it with all the more assurance now. The Youssef family and the Ragheb family both know this too, which is awesome. Mourn f…

  • I have a tendency to throw some really weird things into conversations. Great conversations from the last couple weeks (condensed, and myself in italics): What should you do if you are attacked by a bear? Don't ru…

  • Of course, above everything else, I need to serve God. That is the desire that gives the answer for all my decisions. The only question becomes - how does God wish for me to serve Him? Right now I see the possibili…

  • yesterday convinced me that it was the beginning of the end of this school, where we lead up to the moment in june where the kids just spill out in the surrounding streets and terrorize the countryside like a plague of l…

  • Okay, so here goes some background info. I want to serve God. I want to serve Him in my whole life, with every facet of who I am. You can prolly do this in many jobs, but I can't. I work as hard as I can to show …

  • 0: the number of possible scenarios under which my credential could have expired on January 1, 2005. I had an internship credential that expired in 9/03, a temporary waiver that expired 1/04, and a full credential that…

  • Spring 2001: I attend an IV conference for seniors where we contemplate our future plans. While in prayer I get the distinct feeling that my transition to the world will come in three stages - a short local transitional…

  • inspired by malenkaya, a summary of last year: January: What a month! Utter despondency, followed by the most important spiritual lesson of the last four years, and then the wonderful rebirth of a wonderful friendship.…

  • "if it makes you feel better Jon (not to feed into your weakness though), I see you as special. Like Charkie said, the fact that you graduated from Mudd alone renders you, in my mind at least, a genius. I'm not kiddin…

  • I was talking to a cashier recently and I kept having to ask her to repeat stuff. I felt bad about it and thought about telling her that I have hearing problems. As I was considering that, I thought about how few of…

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