Acts 10...

It's interesting that the centurion is already a God-fearing man meaning that in its basic definition, he was a Christian. Centurions were Roman soldiers and was rare for Roman citizens to yet be a believer, although there was another recorded in the Bible before this (e.g. at Jesus' crucifixion). I think this chapter shows the heart of a transcultural person. Someone had to have crossed that cultural barrier to convert this Roman centurion to Christianity. And now Peter comes to confirm that call and allow the Holy Spirit to fall on everyone in that household.

lalala

Right now, we are enjoying the last night here - showering, uploading pictures, wearing things we bought and laughing hard while looking at pictures. I just want to say the times went so fast. Oh my, I feel like it was yesterday we went to Busch Gardens. Only two things left now: thankfulness and memories.

These guys are the ones I have closely kept relationships, but throughout the trip, we have got to know each other little more. Even our conversations were so fruitful: our struggles, everyday issues, studies, girls, pride, money...whatever those were - we were able to be so open to each other and challenge one another with different perspectives. Most importantly, we spent so much time talking about our spiritual lives. Actually my brother, who drove us to many places, found really interesting that we spent so much time on talking about God. Not that we are getting holier or anything but...I want to say...God has been opening our eyes to see bigger pictures in our lives.

Anyhow, I think God blessed us tremendously throughout the trips - we had no fights or anything...always able to come to agreements. I really dont want to go back to Michigan right now but...I am excited how five of us would use these memories to continue building our friendship even stronger...

I also thank my parents who have covered us so much with money, resources, food and prayers..too :-)

randomness

I just saw bo's latest entry that was written in Chinese. i thought that was super cool - so...tada

요새 한국말 많이 잊어버린것 같애. 얼마전에 샘이랑 기도하다가 한국말로 기도할려는데...말이 생각이 안나더라고..아씨 ㅋㅋㅋ 완전 모야. 난 영원한 fob 이라고 생각했는데...한 7-8년간 영어만 그래도 쓰니까 많이까먹는것은 어쩔수 없는가봐... 요새 마음이 괜히 복잡해. sophomore year 아무래도 새로운 생각들과 경험이 좀 나를 당황 스럽게 하는가봐. 예전에 크게 보이던것들이 작아 보이고, 하찮게 보이던것들이 귀하고 소중하게 느껴줘.

난 참 복 많은 사람이라고 생각해. 난 고생 안하고 좋은 가족들과 교회에서 자랐어. 하나님 단 한번도 날 실망시키지 않으셨고, 내 생각 하나하나 기억하시던걸. 가끔 요새 high school 생각이 많이 나...dorm 살면서 처음에 얼마나 외로웠던지... 엄마아빠 형이 보고싶어서 책상에서 많이 울기도 했어그때 마다 - 정말 거짓말 안치고 성경책을 내 친구처럼 생각하면서 지냈어..아빠가 항상 그러셨어..우리 조금 떨어져있더라도 아빠가 은일이 위해서 하나님께 천사를 보내서 은일이 지켜달라고...그래서 high school 힘들었지만. 너무 행복했어. 정말 주님이 보내신 천사가 날 보호했나봐...

대학교 재밌기만 하더니. 요샌 조금 힘드네....그래도 교회가서 설교를 들으면 힘이나. 친구들 보면 웃음이나고. 벌써 2학년이야..와...남은 2년간 무엇보다 주님과의 1:1 관계를 더욱 깊게 만들어야겟다고 생각해.. 아 내일 시험이다 머리아파.

곧 집에 간다... :)

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"I am not letting you go unless you bless me."
-Jacob

A lesson from chinese philosophy

"Xunzi believed that humans are essentially evil (or at least selfish) and therefore it is necessary to have ren (benevolence), li (ritual/propriety) and fa (law) to enable them to develop themselves and overcome their base urges."

dont know why this sounds so powerful to me at this moment.