September 2011
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December 2009
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Watch“A world without love is a dangerous place.” Helen Fisher
Please watch!
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me? incompetent? are you kidding me?
leesaahh:
Today, my mom asked me (this whole conversation was in Cantonese) “If I was to die today, how would you deal with the situation and take care of the family, especially Gary, your little brother?”
And in all seriousness, I answered “Well, I’d rearrange my classes so I’d be able to make breakfast and send off Elaine and Gary to school, take up a part-time job in the afternoon, make...
so sad
i became a politics major only to learn that people with any amount of power just want more of it. well that and money. splendid!
November 2009
11 posts
singleness
Is it just me, or do you guys ever feel like parts of society, especially asian christian communities, tend to emphasize “preparing single women/men for marriage” versus emphasizing the most intimate love we could ever experience with Christ? Maybe that’s why so many people, christian or not, feel that without romance, life is bland, not worth living, etc. we get so hung up. ...
so smat
did you ever write something “smart” for class, and then go back to read it, and go, “what the heck how did i do that?” just had that moment. too bad the paper i’m writing now will not elicit the same sort of response.
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wonder
Something I’ve always wondered about, and I really shouldn’t take the time to expound on this any further because I need to study but… Why is it that people always seem so put together? Why do we have to put up that front? I mean, it’s obviously impractical to expect a society to function appropriately if all we do is focus on the not-okay part of us. But, I was just...
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haha funny that my sister in Christ blogged the second half of today’s My Utmost. Here’s the first half…and the second half.
After sanctification, it is difficult to state what your purpose in life is, because God has moved you into His purpose through the Holy Spirit. He is using you now for His purposes throughout the world as He used His Son for the purpose of our salvation....
mistakes
i’m not one to believe in coincidences.
“The problem with most people is that
we look amongst each other, searching
for...”
– (via xpassionfruit)
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Boys 2 Men
“When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me…” - 1 Corinthians 13:11
I’ve been reflecting a lot this week, partly because of personal happenings, partly because of the suicide that happened at NYU yesterday. I don’t know why Andrew Noble committed suicide, but...
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The one point to decide is— will I give up? Will I surrender to Jesus Christ, placing no conditions whatsoever as to how the brokenness will come? I must be broken from my own understanding of myself. When I reach that point, immediately the reality of the supernatural identification with Jesus Christ takes place. And the witness of the Spirit of God is unmistakable— “I have been crucified...
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Say Won't You Say
by Jennifer Knapp
say won’t you say say that you love me with love, ever, love love everlasting all my devotion put into motion by you Verse 1: every morning I have a chance to rise and give my all but every afternoon i find i have only wasted time in light of your awe isn’t love amazing i forgot how to speak knowing you are near and i am finally free Verse 2: my...
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What really matters?
Busy-ish working on paper and hyper off of caffeine. But recent events have led me to think… what really matters? And if it really matters, why are we not pursuing it with our 110%?
Beginning of the book of Ecclesiastes: “Meaningless! Meaningless!” says the Teacher. “Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.”
End of the book of Ecclesiastes: “Now...
October 2009
45 posts
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Healer Idealist
Myer-Briggs + Keirsney are tellin me what my personality is.
“Healers are introspective, cooperative, informative, and attentive. Their tranquil and reserved exterior masks a passionate inner life. Healers care deeply about causes that interest them, and they often pursue those causes with selfless devotion. They are highly compassionate and empathetic to the needs of others, seeking to...
Get Ready for .中国 →
(via stellery)
no way!
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READ IT! →
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The Components of Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
by Peter Scazzero
I am often asked, “Pete, what exactly is emotionally healthy spirituality?” The above chart describes her five different components.
1. Contemplative Spirituality (Slow Down to Be With God). EHS is a commitment to slow down our lives in order to create a rhythm to be with Jesus. It is about creating space through contemplative practices (e.g. Daily Offices,...
Top Ten Polluted Cities →
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Elephant in the Pew: Sex and the Single Adult
Sex...
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Discipline vs. Impulse
Discipleship is built entirely on the supernatural grace of God. Walking on water is easy to someone with impulsive boldness, but walking on dry land as a disciple of Jesus Christ is something altogether different. Peter walked on the water to go to Jesus, but he “followed Him at a distance” on dry land ( Mark 14:54 ). We do not need the grace of God to withstand crises—human nature...
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Push The Red Button →
instead of studying…
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When the Saints - Sara Groves
Lord I have a heavy burden of all I’ve seen and know It’s more than I can handle But your word is burning like a fire shut up in my bones and I cannot let it go And when I’m weary and overwrought with so many battles left unfought I think of Paul and Silas in the prison yard I hear their song of freedom rising to the stars And when the Saints go marching in I want to...
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“Four years ago, I was just a guy who had a crush on a girl who had a boyfriend,...”
– Jim Halpert (via tunaeverynight) (via kouks)
awwwww!
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“It was no surprise that in many places the peasants, who were supposed to have...”
– Will The Boat Sink the Water?: The Life of China’s Peasants
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Essays
As all the young, bright high school students are busy working on their college essays (yea, Veronica! yea, Tracy!), I wonder why after getting into college, I still have to write the same kind of essay for everything I apply to! Anyway, that’s a message for you high schoolers: SAVE EVERYTHING.
Here’s a sample of something I wrote last year: (i realize i don’t like it much, but...
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Love Choice
This isn’t my attempt to disprove or discount love as a feeling— I know what that feels like, and as much as I’d hate to admit its genuineness, I must. But as possible as it is to “fall in love”, “be in love”, “catch feelings” for someone, how often than not do we soon realize that this feeling is not enough?
“Love is a choice.”...
Tuesdays
Must find a way to shorten Tuesdays. Can’t function without sleep. Too old for this. Body disintegrating slowly. End of post.
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Wedding Photography →
i love this guy’s vintage style
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“You shouldn’t give up.
Fight for yourself and
who you are. You’ve...”
– post secret <3
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God's Silence-- Then What?
Has God trusted you with His silence— a silence that has great meaning? God’s silences are actually His answers. Just think of those days of absolute silence in the home at Bethany! Is there anything comparable to those days in your life? Can God trust you like that, or are you still asking Him for a visible answer? God will give you the very blessings you ask if you refuse to go any further...
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Obama. Nobel Peace Prize. →
possible discussion on political implications to come!
