http://www.justandy.com/blog Sat, 27 Sep 2008 08:34:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just in case you are still wondering why in the world I would want to live on a sailboat, this was my view when I woke up the other morning. The clouds resting atop of San Diego’s downtown buildings first captured my attention. The penetrating rays from the sunrise burnt ... http://www.justandy.com/blog/2008/09/27/a-place-with-a-view/ It all started three years ago when I flew from Alaska down to San Diego to visit both the city and Bethel Seminary for potential studies. Since I was carless, I rented a bike and took a 26 mile ride that took me all over the city. One of my ... http://www.justandy.com/blog/2008/08/12/a-story-about-a-boat/ I had the privilege of meeting my new little nephew Tristen, this week! My sister Rebekah gave birth to Tristen on Sunday, April 13th. He was 8 pounds 4 ounces and 21 inches long. Although we live half a country apart, it's great to be able to see the ... http://www.justandy.com/blog/2008/04/17/meeting-tristen/ I’ve been reading through the writings of the early Church fathers for an independent study that I am doing at Bethel Seminary. While reading through Clement’s Epistle to the Corinthians, I have been struck by how carefully he bases everything he writes on the Scriptures. His basic style is to ... http://www.justandy.com/blog/2007/08/20/the-church-fathers-and-the-scriptures/ I wrote an article about Sudan during my recent visit to this country. This article is featured today, July 30th, on the homepage of Helium.com under the Politics in Africa section. If you would like to read the article, click here and let me know what you think! http://www.justandy.com/blog/2007/07/31/my-article-on-sudan-featured-on-heliumcom/ “For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.” (Romans 15:26) The regions of Macedonia and Achaia, or modern-day Greece, were some of the most wealthy areas of the New Testament world. It is likely that many of ... http://www.justandy.com/blog/2007/03/27/giving/ When confronted with the needs of countless children suffering from AIDS, poverty and the death of parents, what can one do? Isn't the need to large and overwhelming to address? Wouldn't it require too much time, energy and resources to reach out to such a helpless multitude of little ones? ... http://www.justandy.com/blog/2007/03/27/called-to-the-children/ I just noticed that Paul emphasizes the importance of "one" six times in Romans 5. He repeatedly affirms that it was the offence of one many that caused sin and death to come upon all. Contrasting Adam's failure with Christ's perfection, he also states that it was the righteousness of ... http://www.justandy.com/blog/2007/03/06/one/ While walking along one day, with my camera hanging from my shoulder, I was abruptly approached by a man who named Henry. Eyeing my camera, he asked if I was a journalist. As I described my work as a photographer and filmmaker, he asked if I would be willing to ... http://www.justandy.com/blog/2007/02/21/rakwaro-a-portrait-of-neglect/ Taking advantage of a rare lull in our schedule, we took brief trip to Jinja. Famous for its location at the source of the Nile, Jinja is one of the most popular destinations in Uganda. We arrived at our hostel just in time to join a truck full of rafting ... http://www.justandy.com/blog/2007/02/21/kayaking-the-nile/