"Ambitions for God, if they are to be worthy, can never be modest. There is something inherently inappropriate about cherishing small ambitions for God. How can we ever be content that he should acquire just a little more honour in the world?

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Man on the Inside is great television. Just finished watching season 1 with my wife.

RIP Rickey Henderson. Legendary ballplayer.

Went out with about 20 other friends last night and did some caroling. Can not recommend this highly enough. Simple way to share the joy of the season with your neighbors. I dare you to try it!

One of the things that stood out from our time in Thailand was during our visit to a Karen refugee camp in NuPo. We spent part of the day with a Bible school there which had a class of about 45 or so students btw 18-50something. When we came in they were singing a song together and then later
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I am amazed/astounded/troubled by the volume of "worm theology" that I hear from Christians. We would do well to reflect on the wisdom of C. S. Lewis here: "Humility is not thinking less of yourself but thinking of yourself less."

One more day and we're heading back home from a great 3 weeks in Thailand. We went from Chiang Mai to Mae Sot to Umphang to Latongku and back. Got to see some great ministries all along the way and even better people. Food wasn't bad either! Excited to get home though!

Instant classic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4Ol...

Monks need coffee too.

This is a helpful definition:

"To my mind, conservatism is gratitude. Conservatives tend to begin from gratitude for what is good and what works in our society and then strive to build on it, while liberals tend to begin from outrage at what is bad and broken and seek to uproot it."

- Yuval Levin

Back in Thailand with our students for a 3-week missions trip. Can't wait to tuck into some Thai food!