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at the hotel
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When the revenant came down We couldn’t imagine what it was In the spirit of three stars The alien thing that took its form Then to Lebanon Oh, God The flashing at night, the sirens grow and grow Oh, history involved itself Mysterious shade that took its form Or what it was, incarnation Three stars…
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I really could relate to this story that Erwin McManus shares in his book The Barbarian Way. You have to ask yourself if the the way you live out your faith is perhaps a bit too civilized…and not crazy enough: I used to serve on the Board of Intercultural Studies at Biola University, mostly because…
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Christa’s birthday is on Monday (the day after Easter this year…) So as my gift to her I sent her and her friend (Marieke) to Xining’s 5-star hotel for the night tonight. I think the hotel is actually a 4-star, but I’m told in China it’s common practice for hotels to add a star if…
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A mere day after I posted about eating chicken legs, I find myself being drawn back into a discussion on the exact same topic. A friend on our team took us out to a Sichuan "hot pot" restaurant last night. I think these hot pot restaurants are China’s answer to fondue. In the restaurant, every…
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the remains of the leg
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Yesterday we had screens put on our windows in anticipation of summer. They will be turning off our radiators sometime next week, and, oh yeah, I almost forgot to say… It’s snowing right now! I was freezing on my walk to class this morning. I didn’t have long underwear on, gloves, or even a warm…
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Some days I could kick myself for not carrying my camera with me 24/7. This morning around 9 a.m. I was on a local city bus minding my own business and listening to my I-pod. Across the aisle from me was a young lady dressed in standard black business attire. I try not to stare…
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I just got a box from my college buddy Jason. Inside this bles-sed parcel was 9 books and 16 or 18 some-odd CDs. New reads, new tunes. Oh, yeah! I very much appreciate the goods, man. Very much. Christa has already started reading the Krakauer novel, Into the Wild. I am really intrigued by the…
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A common occurrence here in Xining is when our shower hose busts. What exactly is a shower hose? you might be asking yourself. Well, the plumbing situation here in China is quite interesting (as I’ve explained in detail in many posts.) Here’s a diagram of a typical shower setup: As you can see the shower…
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