Archive for January, 2010

A few nights ago, we were studying the first half of John in the small group meeting held weekly down the hall from my dorm room.   We were studying the fifteenth chapter, which was about the vine and the branches.  Upon reading the last paragraph of the passage, I came upon verse thirteen, one that I have read and many times before:  “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.”  The first thing that appears in my mind when I read this is an image of a heroic soldier sacrificing himself to save his comrades on the battlefield (or, at least, something of that nature). Read more »

A while back, there was a particular song that was the featured free single of the week on iTunes. Usually when there are good reviews and ratings for the free singles, I download them. Rarely do I ever really listen or truly appreciate them. So, when Orianthi‘s “According to You” was the free single, I downloaded it and just left it in my library, thinking that it was either another typical pop song or something ethnic, judging from the artist’s name. Read more »

Hi everyone.  It’s me again.  I know I haven’t posted anything substantial in a while, but I thought I’d do something for the new year.  I have no clue how many people actually read my writing, but I guess it’s more for me (not to be selfish or anything).  However, I don’t know, it’d be nice to know that these actually mean something to someone else besides myself.  Maybe that’s just wishful thinking, whatever.

Anyway, looking back on this year, I realize that it’s been crazy.  So much has happened.  Every new year, most people create their new year’s resolutions.  Although I do not really come up with a very concrete list things for the new year, I do usually have some goals, however abstract. Read more »