December 2010
10 posts
Christmas...
Consoling my crying mother because she couldn’t afford presents was not how I imagined spending Christmas. It was even harder because, despite what I told her, deep down inside I was disappointed. Apparently, I’m more shallow than I thought. :/ I know that Christmas isn’t about gifts, so why do I care? blah. Oh well, I still have the ultimate gift of salvation, so there’s...
Confession
Last night I finally admitted to my best friend (and myself) that I have an irrational fear of people not liking me. I really don’t understand where it came from or why I have it, but it’s there. It’s not something that I can just “snap out of” or “turn off.” It’s very frustrating because no matter how many times I tell myself that there...
“If we’re going to be a Christian nation that doesn’t help the poor we have to...”
– Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report
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“Service shouldn’t take the place of helping students learn about God and...”
– Zach Hunter from his book Generation Change
Happy :)
So last night, we had Theta Nu elections. I got elected as a coordinator for next semester! I am so very excited! Last night I was wound up for 2 hours from being excited. To some people, this might seem excessive, but let me explain exactly why I was so excited.
Being elected as an officer for Theta Nu is a big deal to me, because it is the first time I’ve ever been chosen for anything by...