Holy Skype

I usually accept Skype requests. If I know the person in name, I typically don't refuse regardless of how well I really know them. It's silly, I know.

But one day, it went from silly to highly amusing. 

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The  sound of someone coming online bubbles from my laptop speakers. I glance casually down at the right hand corner of my computer, wondering absentmindedly who's now available to Skype. Suddenly, something catches my attention; I am certain this person is not from my contacts. This isn't just a case of the ol' Facebook-friend-amnesia. No, I know for a fact that the Holy Savior does not have a Skype account. That's right - the small square reads "Jesus came online."

Book Review: Same Kind of Different as Me

Same Kind of Different as Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together by Ron Hall
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book confronts issues of racism, poverty, adultery, faith, and grace with honesty that I found refreshing. "Same Kind of Different as Me" is beautifully written by both its authors and the story was both inspiring and challenging. This book was well worth the read.


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And the Winners Are...

I am excited to announce the winners of the "You know you're a college student when..." contest! These top ten were voted on, by you as the most clever, witty, funny, and true entries. Congratulations to the winners! 

You Know You're a College Student When..

Lynley and Nicole NOT Studying

 

Dr. Dixon Quote of the Day!

That's right folks! Your amusing quotes of the day are back!

"[In Heaven], we're gonna be able to drink all the ice cold Mountain Dew we want and not gain a pound!"


"Whether or not you think your religion is crazy depends on...well...how you define crazy!"

Valentine's or Single's Awareness?

             Versus...

Which one were you? 

Book Review: Reconciliation Blues

Reconciliation Blues: A Black Evangelical's Inside View of White Christianity by Edward Gilbreath
My rating:  3 of 5 stars

I finished this book, but I couldn't decide what to write for the review so it has taken me some time to click the "finished" button. This book was a look at a whole new aspect of Christianity I have barely explored: the issue of race. I didn't know what to do with some of the things I read, that is until I went on the Civil Rights bus tour sponsored by my University. We spent 4 days traveling through Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee learning about the civil rights movement and having discussions about racial reconciliation in the church. Two things struck me: first, how little this issue is addressed, and second, how defensive and "political" people immediately get about this issue. No, I'm not a liberal because I believe that racial diversity and helping the poor are important, nor am I Republican because I believe that welfare is the wrong way to help ethnic minorities stricken by poverty. Thanks to this book and the wise words of many friends both black and white, I have discovered that I don't have to consult politics to love people or support affirmative action to make a difference. Issues of race are complex, but shouldn't the church - supposedly the finger that helps point a moral compass in society - be at the forefront of trying to solve these issues and provide reconciliation? I believe so.


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Only Passionately Curious

Albert Eistein is quoted to have said, "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious."

Only passionately curious. 

Many of us scoff when we read such a statement. After all, if a little curiosity and some passion is all it took to make world-changing scientific discoveries, then wouldn't there be a lot more Einsteins? Perhaps.

Or perhaps not.

You Know You're a College Student When - Help Choose the Winner!

So after a long break, and my first set of exams I am finally getting back to updating my blog. As you may have read, I had a contest to see who could come up with the best/funniest "You know you're a college student when..." entries. But I've decided to give it a little twist - you (yes you!) get to help decide who the winners are. Here are the entries from the college student contest! Pick your top ten and comment on this post or email my blog (labelledunord@gmail.com) to cast your vote!

You know you're a college student when...

1. The word "free" makes you salivate no matter what it is. 
2. You know you're a college student when you will attend almost any meeting, club, seminar, debate, lecture, class, workshop and/or sporting event... as long as there's free food! (Gentlemen, that would include that 2-day workshop on how to become the next domestic guru on household cleaning techniques. Ladies- for you that means the 2-day seminar on ancient and modern firearm cleaning methods.)