A Lesson in Humility
Yoga-1.The term yoga comes from a Sanskrit word which means yoke or union. Traditionally, yoga is a method joining the individual self with the Divine, Universal Spirit, or Cosmic Consciousness....
View ArticleWith every end, a beginning.
To say that a chapter of my life has ended would probably be a bit of an understatement. The past four years of my life and what happened during them... the good, the bad, the ugly... will leave a...
View ArticlePre-Departure "Things"
Travel Update:On August 23rd I will be flying up to New York for a week long orientation event. On August 30th I will be flying from New York to Mumbai and then on to Cochin.Fundraising Update: I have...
View ArticleLooking for Answers
I have decided that a fun and interactive way of keeping in touch would be that if you have any questions that you want answered. I along with my colleagues and friends in India will go about answering...
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Ode to a Schnauzer
When I was younger my father was always the one to take Chipper out on walks at night. That was, of course, until I was old enough to do it for him. I remember before being able to go out with friends...
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Arrival in India
Outside Thomas John's HouseI have arrived safe and sound in India. It took over 30 hours of traveling-- seven of which were spent in the Mumbai airport where our plane was delayed seven hours for no...
View ArticleFlesh into Bread
We have been in the Sub-Continent now for three days. This has been a time of acclimatization in every sense of the word. The sights, sounds, smells, tastes and thoughts that I have experienced have...
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Assimilation
The past couple of days has been very busy. We continue to receive lots of information from Thomas John Achen about everything under the sun-- different foods, Dos and Don'ts, how to travel,...
View ArticleArrived at site!
Just a really quick post because they are about to shut the internet off here (funny concept I know...). I have arrived at my site so a new phase has begun. Everything seems good here. A lot of bugs!...
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The Development Gospel
During our time here Thomas John Achen will be providing us with a daily bible study. Not your average, run of the mill, read through of a certain verse but a in-depth look at the bible through the...
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Kottayam, Kerala
My year will be spent in the city of Kottayam (Coat-tah-yam), Kerala. I arrived last Wednesday and was immediately welcomed into the campus life of CMS College. On Friday there was a holiday so there...
View ArticleStrikes, Holidays and difficult conversations
I apologize for the lack of blog posts. I could take the easy way out and say that I have been super busy but I don't think that would necessarily be true. I will be posting more regularly from here on...
View ArticleWWJD- One Christian's Response to Anti-Muslim Sentiment in the United States
Early Christians were seen as outlaws, punishable by law and thus sought to worship in the safety of closed community and hidden worship. But, as is so often the case, the oppressed, upon receiving...
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On a lighter note...
I assure you that this post is of a far lighter nature than the previous post so if you thought about not reading it, don't worry!This week went by without much incident. I continue to adjust and...
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Play Ball
Asides from my other responsibilities here at the college I have taken on the position of Coach of the Softball and Baseball teams as requested by the players. It started when I would join in on the...
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There's no business like show business!
The movie is called Anwar and it is the latest film from the new Super-Star Malayama Actor, Prithviraj. It was my first film in Malayalam and, as I went in with little to no expectation (admittedly...
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Dalit Reality
This past weekend we had our second retreat of the year. We were staying in Kozhencherry about two hours by bus from Kottayam. As I have mentioned before retreats are a time for us to get together,...
View ArticleNovember Retreat and the start of December
Once again I find myself apologizing for my lack of posts. It has been a busy few weeks culminating with a wonderful retreat with my whole India family.This month our retreat was in Wayanad in the...
View ArticleLatest Malayalam word: Kallan-- thief.
It was the weekend. I slept in, did a small amount of laundry, made myself some chai, read a little, took a shower and then decided where I wanted to get some lunch from: Shalimar (one of the usual...
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