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Paramaswar tapai mero raja tapai mero saathi hunahuncha. Jesu tapai mero Di, tapai mero Raja, tapai mero saathi hunahuncha. Jesuko naamma. Amen.

Archive for December, 2008

Honor System

Saturday, December 27th, 2008

“Deciding whether or not to obey an honor system can be a dilemma, especially if one places his or her personal financial self interest above the interest of the institution he or she is patronizing. Honor systems are often criticized for promoting laziness and bad behavior. Some have suggested it is paradoxical to ask people [...]

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Christmas, Commercialization, and Christianity

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

What I wouldn’t give for more Americans to have experienced what we did today. Singing, dancing, and food in the name of Jesus. The last two weeks have been full of party after party. All to celebrate Jesus’ birthday. It all happened without a black Friday. Even though gifts are exchanged the holiday, Christmas, is [...]

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Dancing to Christmas Carols?

Saturday, December 20th, 2008

Yes, here we dance. It is the funniest thing to dance around in a circle of locals especially to Christmas carols! As is true with most cultural differences the songs don’t sound quite like we are used to either. In fact most music does not. Nor does the dancing seem like the dancing we’re used [...]

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