Interesting Quote

From P.T. Forsyth:

"The real strength of the Church is not the amount of its work but the
quality of its faith. One man who truly knows his bible is worth more to
the Church's real strength than a crowd of workers who do not."

What are your preconceptions?

I saw this a couple days ago and it made me think about two things:

:: is being happy the most important thing in life?

:: how easy it is to tell people they are wrong because they see things different than we do.

The first thought was more rhetorical and thus I didn't spend a lot of time contemplating it.

But the second thought made me stop to think about the preconceptions I have about life that dictate the type of questions I ask and how I answer questions that are asked of me.

One week in America

Some things I've noticed/realized/been surprised by after being in America for a week:

:: i feel uneasy about having no cash in my wallet and yet can go a whole week without having a single dollar on me.

:: i really, really like cold dr. pepper

:: being around people of different cultures, who speak different languages makes me feel more at home than being with a group of people who all only speak American

:: junior mints really are quite refreshing

:: church satellite campuses are kind of weird

:: my niece Ina is probably from Whoville

:: i like discussing history