A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.

Blog Assignment #8
It’s human to fear what we don’t know or understand. We experience this kind of fear daily, whether it be walking into a darkened room or meeting a new person. It’s a fear that makes us uncomfortable, uneasy, expectant of the worst, and often turns us away from a particular thought or action. Now imagine being inserted into a dramatically different and largely unknown culture. The way people in this new culture view the world and live in it is completely foreign to you, one of… Continue

Blog Assignment #7
Read through the story below. At each ‘pause moment’ write in your blog your thoughts. Write honestly and truthfully, you may be surprised at the answers you get!

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Read through the story below.

As the door of the plane slid open, the Las Vegas heat embraced every passenger with a prickly, stickly heat that didn’t feel like it was going to go away anytime soon. The lady in front of me shuffled towards the door, holding up the entire line of passengers behind her. As I… Continue

SO I had to choose a quote or verse that meant something to me but I chose one Bible verse and 2 similar quotes that touch on principles of christianity because each mean a lot to me.

Bible verse

1 Corinthians 10:13 NIV

"God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it."

Quote

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
"A coward is incapable of ex… Continue

“Following Jesus is simple, but not easy. Love until it hurts, and then love more.”

This quote is simple, primarily do as Jesus did. Its not some complicated and so much wise statement of philosophy but the one rule to change everything. This is what Jesus did, he toiled out of love until it cost him his life. If we as humanity and the body of Christ and the principals we live for cannot break through a barrier of hardship and ultimately pain then our work is nothing and we are lower than we ev… Continue

Blog Assignment #3
Post some key ideas of what you gleaned from Livermore’s book. What are some key points that may be helpful for when you are living in Malawi next summer?

Mine would be have to be the idea about insightful think. Not just having the typical and somewhat unthinking reaction to the new things around me. The things he talked about in Part 2 about how our ideas about money and simplicity can hinder our ability to properly react to what we’re seeing. Also in Part 3 the chapter abo… Continue