an awesome vid & song:

Politicians that can give me hope.
Music that can give me hope.
Maybe this country is going somewhere good.

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So Freedom Sunday has come and gone. I didn’t hear anything on the news this morning about whether or not major changes are in the works, but I’d like to hear from the MoF crowd about this. Should churches be tax exempt or free to use their spiritual influence to exert political influence (and pay […]

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Microfinance is the lending and borrowing of (relatively) small amounts of money. Generally, the lender is a (relatively) rich Westerner and the borrower a poor citizen of a developing country. And I don’t mean relatively poor; I mean abject poverty, where $25 to buy a goat means the difference between being able to feed your […]

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I just started Law School (yesterday!) and one of the major focuses of the first classes in each course was this question. We were asked to define the law in our own words. What is the purpose of law? This question received answers like “civilizing of society”, “justice” (which was further defined as incorporating concepts […]

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I visited my parents this weekend. Although he’s in a wheelchair whenever he leaves the house, he looks a lot better than the last time I saw him (after the diagnosis). Although that may be attributable to the fact that he’d just gotten off a plane.
After seeing him that time, I had a post that […]

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Two John clones, Boss Me and Slave Boy, materialize in a great and spacious waiting room in John’s subconscious.
Boss Me: Front and center, Slave Boy, it’s time for our monthly review of your 2008 goals.
Slave Boy: “Slave Boy?” Really, who comes up with these names? Do I have an outfit that goes with […]

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Every year, I make plans to become this:

But actually accomplish little more than this:

For 2008, I’ve decided to do something a little different. I’ve decided to a) make all of my goals measurable; and b) to report to you periodically on my progress. Not that you care, but that’s besides the point. […]

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you all know the saying, “reach for the stars, but settle for the moon.” i strain for the stars, and when i make it only so far as the moon, i sulk on the dark side, lamenting that the lights have proliferated across the sky and are still so very far away. i list the […]

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new year’s resolutions:
i am constantly making lists of unattainable self-improvement goals, but there is something significant in my mind about the new year. perhaps posting these to mindonfire will empower me in their ultimate attainment.
1. family: i will spend more time with my family this year–more date nights with jana, more walks and storytime with […]

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