MicahJohn

Month: August 2008

  • Juan N Uther

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    A fanatic Jesus person isn’t someone who carries a gun and kills people; a fanatic Jesus person is someone who carries the good news and lives* people I recommend the whole sermon. *this word is read like the number of lives you have left in a game of mario.

  • Story Time

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    Tonight after dinner I sat and listened to about 2 hours worth of stories from the guard where I live. I learned a ton! Some of it was really sad, some of it was strange, most of it was just fun to listen to. A lot of it seems too personal to share with the…

  • Raw Pork

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    Tonight I was eating with friends. It is hard to tell what is in mashed-up-food dishes. (A lot of Isaan food is mashed fish and herbs, or mashed ants, or mashed chicken, . . .) To get a better idea of what I was eating I asked how the dishes were made. The first dish…

  • Missed

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    [display_podcast] words and music by Micah Fickett   I’m tired of missed opportunities I’m sick of wasted time I’m weary of wandering off on my own   Forbidden fruit has not satisfied Bitter waters cannot refresh My heart hungers for heaven’s bread My body cries out for flowing streams of life   I’m tired of…

  • Olympics

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    I was struck by a little piece of cultural difference today. I was watching a little weight lifting. After a successful lift the American clapped for herself. The Thai athlete gave the crowd a wai—putting her hands together, she bowed to them, showing them respect.