Inklings...

Alright, time to write down all the "amazing thoughts" I had while I was stored-up inside this week.

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Oh! Did anyone else think it was amazing when the snow came, then the ice, and then more snow, and we ended up with an ice sandwich? I loved walking on it. Soft-crunch-soft.

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Some people announced their favorite album of 2008- Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago, which ironically was released in 2007, then re-released in 2008. You should check it out if you feel like some indie folk singer-songwriter stuff.

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President-elect Obama announced that he would be having Rick Warren give the opening prayer at his inauguration. Many people were in an uproar about it, seeing it as a "slap in the face of the LGBT community". It is interesting to see how the language of tolerance and openness and unification is supported by almost everyone, but when it comes to action, and these values are made into facts...well not so appreciated or taken into thought then.

...ya...

I hope you will be continually praying with me for peace and reconciliation in various areas of the world. Tension between India and Pakistan seems to be increasing there, especially after the terrorist bombings in Mumbai. The war between Hamas and Israel continues into its fourth day today, and will probably only get worse. In the US we heard of the tragic murder of several at a Christmas party, and several hundred were massacred at Christmas celebrations in the Congo.

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I miss everyone, and I pray that each of you had a wonderful last couple of weeks. Definitely looking forward to the New Year, what God is doing, and how we can join in!

-John

P.S. What amazing thoughts did you have over the last few of weeks?