I know I mentioned Kiva.org before but want to recommend it to you again. We are Kiva lenders and it is an awesome organization to which I would encourage you to become apart.
Bill Clinton does a great job of explaining it here.
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Update, break and early resolutions
Now that finals are over I wanted to give a brief update on life and then break till after Christmas with a plan for a New Years resolution of daily blog postings of sorts. First the update:
- Finished the fall semester and think I did well.
- I am looking forward to taking a couple weeks off until I have to begin the pre-work for classes in January.
- I found out recently that I am going to Vancouver in March as Taylor’s representative for the 2008 Canadian Theological Students Conference. This should be more than interesting, given the topic and speakers.
- We are going on a family road trip to Saskatchewan in February as I am taking one more class at Briercrest. Laurie and the kids are going to come with me this time and visit friends in Regina.
- Christmas shopping is almost done – the craziness is almost over.
- I am very proud of my kids at their Christmas concerts – they were awesome.
In terms of my New Years blogging resolution, I think I am actually going to try and post a question a day with some of my thoughts about it. I get the sense that we don’t ask enough good questions about things and want to grow in that area. I think it will be easy enough to do each day…watch for it beginning January 1st.
Have a great Christmas season.
The Post-Semester Reading Update
I thought this picture would give you a quick update on my reading over the last couple months. Because of the amount of reading I’m doing, I do not have time to blog about the specific books I have read. Therefore, this picture will have to suffice. The crazy reading schedule isn’t over yet as my books for next semester have already begun to arrive in the mail. The new stack is at least as big as the stack in the picture.
Kiva – Loans that change lives
I recently became aware of this great non-profit organization (Kiva.org) that matches people in need from around the world with micro-loans from people who can afford to loan as little as $25US. It is a great organization with a unique model.
I would encourage you to check it out and consider loaning someone some much needed funds to better their life. It is fun, easy and unlike many organizations, the people in need get 100% of the money you loan them.
Soundtrack To My Life
I was tagged by Mike to compile the soundtrack to my life. I was surprised by some of the song selections…I now tag James and Tammy.
The Rules:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that’s playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
Here we go (according to my iTunes):
Opening Credits
Dave Matthews “All Along the Watchtower“
Waking Up
John Butler Trio “Betterman”
First Day of School
U2 “Beautiful Day“
Falling in Love
David Crowder Band “Sing Like the Saved“
Fight Song
Jeremy Camp “Wonderful Maker“
Breaking Up
Amanda Marshall “Trust Me (This is Love)“
Prom
John Mayer “In Repair“
Life
Bruce Springstein “We Shall Overcome”
Mental Breakdown
ABBA “Dancing Queen“
Driving
Chris Tomlin “Let God Arise“
Flashback
David Crowder Band “Come and Listen“
Getting Back Together
United Live “Consuming Fire“
Wedding
U2 “Love Comes Tumbling“
Birth of Child
Collective Soul “Energy“
Final Battle
U2 “Drowning Man“
Death Scene:
Amanda Marshal “Last Exit to Eden“
Funeral Song
Evanescences “Solitude“
End Credits
Barenaked Ladies “Maybe Your Right“