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Name: Andrew
Birthday: 6/16/1982
Gender: Male
Interests: Spending time w/friends; reading; studying; sharing stories; hearing other people share their stories; music-guitar/piano/etc.; discovering important truths; taekwondo/running/swimming; deep conversations; conversations that make me laugh so hard that my stomach hurts; nature; eating; sleeping; dreaming (awake or asleep); playing basketball; walks; connecting with God in whatever way possible.
Expertise: Philosophy (some day...). Christian apologetics.
Occupation: Student
Industry: Research
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Member Since:
1/22/2003
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| I sent off my first job application to the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. My chances? REALLY low. However, God's providentially enabled me to beat the odds before, so maybe he'll do so again!
About 35 more applications to go... =P | | |
| Tomorrow, I head off to Alabama to present a paper at the Alabama Philosophical Society. The president of the society, Ted Poston, is a Mizzou alum, a smart epistemologist, a good friend, and a strong believer. He convinced me to submit a paper by saying that I could stay at his house (so I don't have to pay for a hotel). Wow! How great!
The year I came to Mizzou in 2005 was his final year before he got his PH.D. He and his wife regularly invited me over on Sunday evenings to have a home cooked meal; that was really valuable for a guy who was struggling to adjust to Mizzou after having lived in Ohio all his life. He was of great encouragement to me, and I look forward to hanging out w/him (and others) at the conference!
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| In mid-June, I was running up the concrete steps of my public library with flip-flops and banged my big toe into the step. It bled a lot, and I wrapped it up.
In mid-July, the nail started to come off. Soon, it hung by a thread, and I just took it off. It was big, and I thought I might keep it because it was cool. My Dad thought that was a good idea, but my Mom thought that was gross. Encouraged by my Dad, I kept it on my desk for a month or two. Before I left back for Mizzou, however, I threw it away (thinking about my Mom).
Anyway, when I took the nail off, there was a little baby nail underneath. It is now October, and it seems to be growing crooked, into the skin. Will it ever grow back? I looked around the internet, and I saw someone recount her story of how it takes up to a year for a big toe nail to grow back.
I'm waiting to see what happens, and I hope it grows back.
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| On the third page of our college newspaper, "The ManEater", there was an article titled: "Students find spiritual homes at MU Campus Ministry Fair", and half the article was devoted to ACF! Not only that, but we weren't even at the MU Campus Ministry Fair! We actually just set up a table outside our student union. Adam's still not sure how they found us. Anyway, the article centered around one specific acf member, Jerryl Peralta. Please read!
[article begins]
Junior Jerryl Peralta said being a part of a religious group on campus renewed his faith when it was lost.
When Peralta came to his first Asian Christian Fellowship meeting as a sophomore transfer student last year, he said he was just in it for the dinner, not the Bible study afterward. After a difficult year of two family deaths, academic struggles, alcohol abuse and a breakup with a girlfriend of three years, Peralta said he had given up on faith.
But by the end of the academic year, ACF had helped him regain his faith and find supportive friends, Peralta said.
"The year of 2008, before coming down to Columbia, was just a complete and utter hell for me," Peralta said. "I'd try to communicate with the Lord but I wasn't receiving any feeedback. Being a part of ACF slowly but surely opened up that line of communication with him."
Peralta also said he appreciated the opportunity to make genuine friends through ACF because meeting people in large classes was difficult, and he knew only a few people from his high school. ACF members were quick to start up a conversation with Peralta, as well as offer to pray for him or help him out in any way they could.
"It meant a lot to me because, other than my family, I didn't know anyone else who was willing to take time out of their busy schedule to pray for me," Peralta said. "They offered their friendship right off the bat, without asking for anything in return. Being a part of ACF has had a huge influence on my life. Without them, I doubt I would have made it as far on my own."
[end of article]
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| I have a goal to memorize the book of Ephesians in this upcoming school year. It's pretty simple. Starting next week, I plan to do five verses a week, and I plan to finish somewhen around March. Would you like to join me? If so, let me know! Trust me, this has the potential to grow your relationship w/God in amazing ways.
Pep Talk (this post is aimed toward Christians, btw)
People memorize lines from their favorite movies, facts about movie stars and celebrities, and quotes from their favorite manga (like Naruto... okay... this one probably only applies to me). If you talk to most Jehovah's Witnesses or Mormons, they will know both the Bible and other scriptures like the back of their hand, and many Muslims have memorized the entire Quran (approximately the length of the New Testament). And it's not like these are genius Muslims who have an amazing education (in Saudi Arabia); rather, they are simple people who believe that the Quran is God's word, and so they therefore value it enough to put it to heart. Unfortunately, Christians in American tend to know very little about their own holy book, and proponents of other religions are surprised at our lack of devotion to it.
So, very generally, I urge Christians to be devoted to growing in their knowledge of God's word, the Bible. I'm not saying that you're a heathen if you don't do scripture memory with me; there are many ways to grow in your knowledge of the Bible. However, I do offer an invitation to anyone to memorize Ephesians w/me as one way of doing so. Let me know if you're interested! | | |
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