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Things to do:
1. Personal statement. AAARRgh. I mean how on earth can a residency director tell from a personal statement what kind of individual you are? Hello, I'm John. I'm a med student. I take care of sick people. I make them better. I'm a really nice guy. Really. (Not exactly my personal statement, but pretty close.)
2. Study for boards.
The nice thing about boards is that it has helped me consolidify (that's right!) my knowledge base over the past 4 years.
3. Honeymoon research
Ok, I've got the perfect place. Things to pack: warm sweaters, my infamous speedos.
Favorite song of the moment
"Traveling Light" by Joel Hanson and Sara Groves.
John
Saturday, September 27, 2003
Tuesday, August 12, 2003
I'm ENGAGED!!!!!!!
Ok, so I've got 10 minutes to write about my engagement but I've been practicing my spiel to my friends. Here goes.
On Thursday afternoon my parents arrived at the airport however they didn't know where my gate was. Fortunately they were able to find me :) Anita's parents then graciously took us to the hotel (Wyndham suites in Addington), and then we went to Anita's favorite Japanese restaurant Tokyo One. I made sure I had a full plate with sushi, tempura, beef teriyaki, all the good stuff before I talked to Anita's parents (Definitely can't ask for a blessing on an empty stomach :). When I was almost done with asking Anita's parents, my parents piped in and said "We support our son." Then Anita's parents gave us our blessing.
Friday, I had to fix the fiasco that is Sam's club. They promised to have the ring resized in 2-3 weeks, but they reneged on their order, On top of that they threatened to have a 25% surcharge. DON'T BUY JEWELRY AT SAMS'S CLUB!!!!! So I went to Zales and got a really good deal on a cute princess cut diamond on a Tiffany setting. Alright, so I still had to figure out where I had to propose. My initial plan was to go to a gondola ride in Minnesota, however since I was planning on surprising Anita in Dallas I had to nix that idea. The good news is that there is a gondola ride in Irving Texas approx. 15 minutes from the airport. Usually the gondolas are booked 2 weeks in advance, but I was able to book it for Saturday night :)
Saturday is the big day, but it was raining all day long. At noon, my future in laws and I went to meet a missionary couple. We prayed together that God would stop the rain for us. Meanwhile, Anita still has no clue that I'm in Dallas because she went to a conference in Atlanta. At 7:45 pm, I surprised her by putting my hands around her eyes. She wasn't able to scream because she was eating her dinner (her parents' delaying tactic :). We then spent an hour just talking with each other by the docks. The gondola then arrived at the scene and we had a very romantic serenade in Mandalay canals. I thought it was a good moment to propose. However I put the ring on the right hand instead of the left. Anita started laughing hysterically and I was wondering what I did wrong. She told me, and the best part was that she said YES!
I'm completely overjoyed! It was definitely a weekend to remember!
John
Ok, so I've got 10 minutes to write about my engagement but I've been practicing my spiel to my friends. Here goes.
On Thursday afternoon my parents arrived at the airport however they didn't know where my gate was. Fortunately they were able to find me :) Anita's parents then graciously took us to the hotel (Wyndham suites in Addington), and then we went to Anita's favorite Japanese restaurant Tokyo One. I made sure I had a full plate with sushi, tempura, beef teriyaki, all the good stuff before I talked to Anita's parents (Definitely can't ask for a blessing on an empty stomach :). When I was almost done with asking Anita's parents, my parents piped in and said "We support our son." Then Anita's parents gave us our blessing.
Friday, I had to fix the fiasco that is Sam's club. They promised to have the ring resized in 2-3 weeks, but they reneged on their order, On top of that they threatened to have a 25% surcharge. DON'T BUY JEWELRY AT SAMS'S CLUB!!!!! So I went to Zales and got a really good deal on a cute princess cut diamond on a Tiffany setting. Alright, so I still had to figure out where I had to propose. My initial plan was to go to a gondola ride in Minnesota, however since I was planning on surprising Anita in Dallas I had to nix that idea. The good news is that there is a gondola ride in Irving Texas approx. 15 minutes from the airport. Usually the gondolas are booked 2 weeks in advance, but I was able to book it for Saturday night :)
Saturday is the big day, but it was raining all day long. At noon, my future in laws and I went to meet a missionary couple. We prayed together that God would stop the rain for us. Meanwhile, Anita still has no clue that I'm in Dallas because she went to a conference in Atlanta. At 7:45 pm, I surprised her by putting my hands around her eyes. She wasn't able to scream because she was eating her dinner (her parents' delaying tactic :). We then spent an hour just talking with each other by the docks. The gondola then arrived at the scene and we had a very romantic serenade in Mandalay canals. I thought it was a good moment to propose. However I put the ring on the right hand instead of the left. Anita started laughing hysterically and I was wondering what I did wrong. She told me, and the best part was that she said YES!
I'm completely overjoyed! It was definitely a weekend to remember!
John
Saturday, July 26, 2003
Bonhoeffer
One of the most influential theologians in my life has been Dietrich Bonhoeffer. For those who do not know him, he was one of the earliest people to oppose Hitler's regime. One of his most famous quotes (I'm paraphrasing now) "When Christ calls us to follow Him, He bids us come and die." Ok, so I've always intrepreted his statements to mean that we should shed on our old nature behind and to put on Christ. But what if, a big if, God actually called you to take his command literally? In fact that is what happened to him, when he died in a concentration camp about a month prior to the liberation of Germany. Another interesting thing is his comment about a Christian for others in the context of a community. I sincerely believe that it is impossible to be a Christian outside of a community of faith. Another concept is the concept of cheap grace and costly grace. Since God gave His own Son to die on the cross, then there can be no question that our grace comes at a cost.
More thoughts about grace later,
John
One of the most influential theologians in my life has been Dietrich Bonhoeffer. For those who do not know him, he was one of the earliest people to oppose Hitler's regime. One of his most famous quotes (I'm paraphrasing now) "When Christ calls us to follow Him, He bids us come and die." Ok, so I've always intrepreted his statements to mean that we should shed on our old nature behind and to put on Christ. But what if, a big if, God actually called you to take his command literally? In fact that is what happened to him, when he died in a concentration camp about a month prior to the liberation of Germany. Another interesting thing is his comment about a Christian for others in the context of a community. I sincerely believe that it is impossible to be a Christian outside of a community of faith. Another concept is the concept of cheap grace and costly grace. Since God gave His own Son to die on the cross, then there can be no question that our grace comes at a cost.
More thoughts about grace later,
John
Monday, July 21, 2003
Ok, it's been awhile since I blogged.
Things to do
1. Bike to Stillwater from North St. Paul (25 mile loop)
2. Swim in a lake
3. Finish the stupid Clin Med projects
Sometimes people who claim to be Christian get hung up on all these nonessentials of faith. Let me elaborate.
Am I an postdiluvian rube or a flat earth preterist? Ok, so I'm b.s.ing again. I'm neither, in fact I'm an amillienial nonpreterist and a 4.5/5 point Calvinist. Do you know what that means? Neither do I, although I'm pretty sure I'm well within the realms of orthodoxy. When you just read the above sentences, you can see that none of those terms are in the bible. Sometimes you gotta explain things in really simple terms. More of that to come.
A few days ago Bill Bright, the founder of Campus Crusade passed away. I'm really saddened by that loss, but he is with Jesus now.
John
Things to do
1. Bike to Stillwater from North St. Paul (25 mile loop)
2. Swim in a lake
3. Finish the stupid Clin Med projects
Sometimes people who claim to be Christian get hung up on all these nonessentials of faith. Let me elaborate.
Am I an postdiluvian rube or a flat earth preterist? Ok, so I'm b.s.ing again. I'm neither, in fact I'm an amillienial nonpreterist and a 4.5/5 point Calvinist. Do you know what that means? Neither do I, although I'm pretty sure I'm well within the realms of orthodoxy. When you just read the above sentences, you can see that none of those terms are in the bible. Sometimes you gotta explain things in really simple terms. More of that to come.
A few days ago Bill Bright, the founder of Campus Crusade passed away. I'm really saddened by that loss, but he is with Jesus now.
John
Saturday, June 21, 2003
New Favorite Thing
Ah, I just decided that I love to smile at unknowing veterans. It is really nice to see them beam back a smile at me even though they've gone through so much more pain and anguish than me. Another cool thing is listening to them pronounce medications. Here is this old Swede trying to pronounce lisinopril. He ended up saying I take my Lipril at night. It is also fascinating to hear him talk about his new lady friend, and just listening him describe how he is trying to get her to learn English (she's from Ukraine). After she went to adult school, she was able to tell him that she can do anything his late wife could have done. Hmmmm ....
Life is good, especially if you're nice to one another :)
John
Ah, I just decided that I love to smile at unknowing veterans. It is really nice to see them beam back a smile at me even though they've gone through so much more pain and anguish than me. Another cool thing is listening to them pronounce medications. Here is this old Swede trying to pronounce lisinopril. He ended up saying I take my Lipril at night. It is also fascinating to hear him talk about his new lady friend, and just listening him describe how he is trying to get her to learn English (she's from Ukraine). After she went to adult school, she was able to tell him that she can do anything his late wife could have done. Hmmmm ....
Life is good, especially if you're nice to one another :)
John
Friday, June 13, 2003
More quotes
"I believe ... when I ... I feel .... pleasure."
Ok, boys and girls. Where is this quote from?
Here is a few hints:
1. His favorite song is set to the tune Finlandia.
2. He has a sister.
3. He majored in biology.
4. He loves China.
Give up?
Well, I've decided to put a very Johnesque spin to this quote.
"I believe the Lord made me for a purpose; he made me to be a doctor, but he also made me a little bit quirky, and when I tease Anita and make awesome puns I feel the Lord's pleasure."
As for puns, you can tell that the answers to the 4 questions almost fit me to a tee, but it actually refers to Eric Liddell. You see that I've just made an extended pun comparing me to Eric (I did that to feel the Lord's pleasure ;). Eric is actually one of the greatest runners ever. He won the 400 meter Olympic race after withdrawing from 100 meters (his best race) due to principle. Yet he gave his life serving the Lord in China, despite having the chance to receive all the accolades in this world. You see receiving the Lord's pleasure is better than any pleasure in this world.
Here is the actual quote from my favorite movie of all time, Chariots of Fire:
"I believe the Lord made me for a purpose; he made me to be a missionary in China, but he also made me fast, and when I run I feel the Lord's pleasure."
"I believe ... when I ... I feel .... pleasure."
Ok, boys and girls. Where is this quote from?
Here is a few hints:
1. His favorite song is set to the tune Finlandia.
2. He has a sister.
3. He majored in biology.
4. He loves China.
Give up?
Well, I've decided to put a very Johnesque spin to this quote.
"I believe the Lord made me for a purpose; he made me to be a doctor, but he also made me a little bit quirky, and when I tease Anita and make awesome puns I feel the Lord's pleasure."
As for puns, you can tell that the answers to the 4 questions almost fit me to a tee, but it actually refers to Eric Liddell. You see that I've just made an extended pun comparing me to Eric (I did that to feel the Lord's pleasure ;). Eric is actually one of the greatest runners ever. He won the 400 meter Olympic race after withdrawing from 100 meters (his best race) due to principle. Yet he gave his life serving the Lord in China, despite having the chance to receive all the accolades in this world. You see receiving the Lord's pleasure is better than any pleasure in this world.
Here is the actual quote from my favorite movie of all time, Chariots of Fire:
"I believe the Lord made me for a purpose; he made me to be a missionary in China, but he also made me fast, and when I run I feel the Lord's pleasure."
Quotes from Internet surfing (Anita should find this funny)
He continued to dry my car and said, "We Presbyterians believe in predestination, don’t we?" I said, "Well, some of us do." He asked, "How do you understand Romans 8:28 where it says ‘Those whom He foreknew, he predestined’?"
I thought, "Whoa!" I said, "Well, I don’t understand it to be double predestination. I don’t believe that God has predestined some people to go to hell and some people to go to heaven. Romans 8:28 is primarily about the security of the believer in Christ." That was okay for him. He kept going.
He said, "Our Presbyterian eschatology is amillennial." I thought, "Am I on ‘Candid Camera’?" He said, "The great thing about being amillennial is that we believe that Jesus Christ is already Lord. The Fundamentalists believe that one day Jesus will come back and be made Lord, but we believe Jesus when he said "all authority on heaven and earth has been given to me." We are already in the kingdom spiritually, and some day we will be in the kingdom physically." I said, "I know that; I know that."
He asked if there were a big vault above the pulpit in my church. "Is there a lot of empty space above your head when you are preaching so that people can look up into that empty space?" I said, "Yeah." He said, "Yes! Yes!" I asked why that was so good. He said, "Because that’s where Christ is, and only Christ should be the center of worship."
We are here with Christ at the center of our sanctuary, the center of our worship, the center of our work, the center of our business, the center of our leisure, the center of our sports, the center of our lives.
John
He continued to dry my car and said, "We Presbyterians believe in predestination, don’t we?" I said, "Well, some of us do." He asked, "How do you understand Romans 8:28 where it says ‘Those whom He foreknew, he predestined’?"
I thought, "Whoa!" I said, "Well, I don’t understand it to be double predestination. I don’t believe that God has predestined some people to go to hell and some people to go to heaven. Romans 8:28 is primarily about the security of the believer in Christ." That was okay for him. He kept going.
He said, "Our Presbyterian eschatology is amillennial." I thought, "Am I on ‘Candid Camera’?" He said, "The great thing about being amillennial is that we believe that Jesus Christ is already Lord. The Fundamentalists believe that one day Jesus will come back and be made Lord, but we believe Jesus when he said "all authority on heaven and earth has been given to me." We are already in the kingdom spiritually, and some day we will be in the kingdom physically." I said, "I know that; I know that."
He asked if there were a big vault above the pulpit in my church. "Is there a lot of empty space above your head when you are preaching so that people can look up into that empty space?" I said, "Yeah." He said, "Yes! Yes!" I asked why that was so good. He said, "Because that’s where Christ is, and only Christ should be the center of worship."
We are here with Christ at the center of our sanctuary, the center of our worship, the center of our work, the center of our business, the center of our leisure, the center of our sports, the center of our lives.
John
Alright, alright.
Ok, I fess up for being too lazy to write a blog. Much has happened over the past few months, but since I havn't written about it I'll leave it unblogged.
Doing research
I'm really excited about starting research again. I will probably work with Dr. Rosenberg or Dr. Sagal on kidney stem cells or a transgenic mice. I still don't know all the details yet, but I'll certainly write more about it. For my previous research, check out sivb.org and click on the article about ecotropic murine leukemia virus.
Applying for residency
I've got to be more on the ball with my application. So far, I've narrowed it down to UT Southwestern, HCMC, U of M, and maybe UCLA. It is just a major pain to apply to all of these programs. At least it is better than applying to medical school.
John
Ok, I fess up for being too lazy to write a blog. Much has happened over the past few months, but since I havn't written about it I'll leave it unblogged.
Doing research
I'm really excited about starting research again. I will probably work with Dr. Rosenberg or Dr. Sagal on kidney stem cells or a transgenic mice. I still don't know all the details yet, but I'll certainly write more about it. For my previous research, check out sivb.org and click on the article about ecotropic murine leukemia virus.
Applying for residency
I've got to be more on the ball with my application. So far, I've narrowed it down to UT Southwestern, HCMC, U of M, and maybe UCLA. It is just a major pain to apply to all of these programs. At least it is better than applying to medical school.
John
Tuesday, April 01, 2003
My goodness, my share of all my blogs has disappeared. Hmmm .... maybe I havn't blogged in awhile.
I had a really awesome time doing Medicine II and HCMC, and now I'm pretty sure I'll go into internal medicine. On the other hand, Ob has been kinda easy, but not too terribly interesting. The only thing is that they require a ton of reading assignments. Probably gonna skim it, and do the questions instead. Just spent over a couple of hours reading, and I'm only on page 60 (very depressing, 600 pages total).
Back to work.
John
I had a really awesome time doing Medicine II and HCMC, and now I'm pretty sure I'll go into internal medicine. On the other hand, Ob has been kinda easy, but not too terribly interesting. The only thing is that they require a ton of reading assignments. Probably gonna skim it, and do the questions instead. Just spent over a couple of hours reading, and I'm only on page 60 (very depressing, 600 pages total).
Back to work.
John
Monday, February 17, 2003
Dearest Anita,
Thanks for
Always Being Caring
Deliciously Exquisite Face
Gracious Hostess
Illuminating John
Loving Kiwi
Many Nights Of Phonecalls
(Thought of using something that starts with P and rhymes with fashion)
Quiet Radiance
Sweetness
Thoughtfulness
Understanding
Very Worthwhile eXhortations
Your Zeal
John
Thanks for
Always Being Caring
Deliciously Exquisite Face
Gracious Hostess
Illuminating John
Loving Kiwi
Many Nights Of Phonecalls
(Thought of using something that starts with P and rhymes with fashion)
Quiet Radiance
Sweetness
Thoughtfulness
Understanding
Very Worthwhile eXhortations
Your Zeal
John
Monday, January 13, 2003
Sorry for not updating in such a long time. My excuses are that I wanted to spend more time with my beloved one, instead of updating the blogs. Yup, that is such a sorry excuse but I'm sticking with it. She is such an amazing person and time passes by so quickly, sigh .... I can't wait until the next time we meet.
New stuff:
Internal medicine.
I am going to be an internal medicine doc, but somehow it's been hard to not get involved emotionally about the patient. Confidentiality won't allow me to disclose any info, but I've been coming home fairly depressed each day. Gotta learn to be more detached. Gotta go back to the lessons I've learned since I was a child.
For I am not my own ..... Heidelberg Question #1.
John
New stuff:
Internal medicine.
I am going to be an internal medicine doc, but somehow it's been hard to not get involved emotionally about the patient. Confidentiality won't allow me to disclose any info, but I've been coming home fairly depressed each day. Gotta learn to be more detached. Gotta go back to the lessons I've learned since I was a child.
For I am not my own ..... Heidelberg Question #1.
John
Tuesday, December 10, 2002
I'm back home in warm California, escaping the bitter winters in Siberia. OOps I mean Minnesota.
So far this has been really cool. The highlights
1. Talking to a bunch of my friends from high school, college, and church
2. Seeing my cousin and his family
3. Watching ping-pong videos with Dave
4. Playing ping-pong
5. Going to In-N-Out
6. Going to Donutman
7. Getting a French cookbook from Dave
John
So far this has been really cool. The highlights
1. Talking to a bunch of my friends from high school, college, and church
2. Seeing my cousin and his family
3. Watching ping-pong videos with Dave
4. Playing ping-pong
5. Going to In-N-Out
6. Going to Donutman
7. Getting a French cookbook from Dave
John
Thursday, December 05, 2002
Drat ... just lost a blog.
Oh well, it was only about me getting a brain scan. No, I'm not sick but I just wanted to get the experience of getting inside an MRI scanner. It is a little bit creepy with all the shrill magnetic sounds and the feeling of being entombed inside this machine. I'm just waiting to get hard copies of my brain. Cool ....
John
Oh well, it was only about me getting a brain scan. No, I'm not sick but I just wanted to get the experience of getting inside an MRI scanner. It is a little bit creepy with all the shrill magnetic sounds and the feeling of being entombed inside this machine. I'm just waiting to get hard copies of my brain. Cool ....
John
Monday, December 02, 2002
I had the most amazing trip to Dallas over the Thanksgiving Holidays. Everything was perfect, even the travel during the peak Holiday season. Believe it or not:
1. I didn't get searched
2. The plane left on time
3. The plane arrived early
4. A really beautiful Texan girl came to pick me up
5. Went to see my favorite hockey team on my birthday
Unfortunately, my favorite team (The Wild) did lose to the Stars. I did hedge my bets against that possibility, so it was actually a very special night.
One of the best things that night was spending time with my girlfriend. We were underneath the Stars (no pun intended), and we did a lot of things together. Her parents also made the night special by getting a fruit torte from La Madeleine's. What a way to end the evening :)
The next day, we spent the day at White Rock Lake. It was just nice to just sit and watch the ducks glide on the water. At times, we were completely oblivious to the world around us. We then went home for a Thanksgiving meal with her parents. It was a semitypical Thanksgiving meal with beef tongue, turkey, oxtail, lettuce and mushrooms, and sweet potatoes. I can't think of a more diverse Thanksgiving combo, but the food was definitely very tasty. The next day, I got to meet some of Anita's friends from church. They were very nice people, and I got to see a lot of them at church later in the evening.
The next morning Anita and I studied over at the SMU library. What struck me the most was the number of studious law students on a Thanksgiving Saturday weekend. I'm the epitome of slackerness, so I just wasted my time doing nonradiology reading. We then went to a TexMex place. I'm still confused by TexMex, because it is similar to SoCalMex. Oh well, the food was good but it was very hot. It was definitely not a Minnesotan hot dish (Although, I'm probably one :).
Sadly I had to go back home to Minnesota, but I'm already making plans to come back to Texas.
John
1. I didn't get searched
2. The plane left on time
3. The plane arrived early
4. A really beautiful Texan girl came to pick me up
5. Went to see my favorite hockey team on my birthday
Unfortunately, my favorite team (The Wild) did lose to the Stars. I did hedge my bets against that possibility, so it was actually a very special night.
One of the best things that night was spending time with my girlfriend. We were underneath the Stars (no pun intended), and we did a lot of things together. Her parents also made the night special by getting a fruit torte from La Madeleine's. What a way to end the evening :)
The next day, we spent the day at White Rock Lake. It was just nice to just sit and watch the ducks glide on the water. At times, we were completely oblivious to the world around us. We then went home for a Thanksgiving meal with her parents. It was a semitypical Thanksgiving meal with beef tongue, turkey, oxtail, lettuce and mushrooms, and sweet potatoes. I can't think of a more diverse Thanksgiving combo, but the food was definitely very tasty. The next day, I got to meet some of Anita's friends from church. They were very nice people, and I got to see a lot of them at church later in the evening.
The next morning Anita and I studied over at the SMU library. What struck me the most was the number of studious law students on a Thanksgiving Saturday weekend. I'm the epitome of slackerness, so I just wasted my time doing nonradiology reading. We then went to a TexMex place. I'm still confused by TexMex, because it is similar to SoCalMex. Oh well, the food was good but it was very hot. It was definitely not a Minnesotan hot dish (Although, I'm probably one :).
Sadly I had to go back home to Minnesota, but I'm already making plans to come back to Texas.
John
Monday, November 25, 2002
More quiz results
How Spiritually Intelligent Are You?
You scored 24, on a scale of 9 to 27. Here's how to interpret your score:
23 - 27 Spiritually Adept: You consistently act with spiritual intelligence, through sensitivity, compassion, and understanding
Which Bible Hero Are You?
You scored 28, on a scale of 10 to 40. Here's how to interpret your score:
25 - 34 JOSEPH. Self-assured and proud of it, you're leadership material through and through. Hey, can you help it if other people think you know it all? You do!
They wrote that I was a Mainline to Conservative Protestant. Already knew that, but took the quiz anyway.
John
How Spiritually Intelligent Are You?
You scored 24, on a scale of 9 to 27. Here's how to interpret your score:
23 - 27 Spiritually Adept: You consistently act with spiritual intelligence, through sensitivity, compassion, and understanding
Which Bible Hero Are You?
You scored 28, on a scale of 10 to 40. Here's how to interpret your score:
25 - 34 JOSEPH. Self-assured and proud of it, you're leadership material through and through. Hey, can you help it if other people think you know it all? You do!
They wrote that I was a Mainline to Conservative Protestant. Already knew that, but took the quiz anyway.
John
Radiology is totally a self-motivated rotation, unfortunately I havn't been feeling that motivated for this past week. I'm making up for that by doing call tomorrow evening :)
Right now I'm wasting time by taking quizzes at Beliefnet.com
For my spiritual type quiz, I got a score of 90 (25-100) which makes me a "Candidate for Clergy."
Here's a description for what type of Christian I am. I completely disagree with the "Jerry Falwell" descriptor, and it was somewhat inaccurate. Rebuttal in Italics.
Jerry Falwell Christian
(a.k.a. "Historicist" or "Literalist")
You view the Bible as historically accurate and divinely inspired (Agree with this). You go to church every Sunday (Yup, sometimes twice), with the Good Book in a Bible cover (Three bible versions: RSV, TEV, and NKJV. No cover though, will get the Message and NIV sometime later in my life), and Wednesday night (Thursday night)for Bible study. You've read at least one of the books in the apocalyptic "Left Behind" series (completely disagree with the eschatology behind Left Behind), prefer your iced tea very sweet (prefers Chinese tea), and suspect Bill Clinton has murdered (had intimate relatons with) somebody somewhere in Arkansas. You watch "Touched by an Angel," even though you think it's not Christian enough (too saccharine for my tastes). You may watch Mother Angelica's Eternal Word Television Network, and you adore Dr. Laura (Yeecch!), Chuck Colson (Great guy), James Dobson (Has good points), and Rush Limbaugh (pretty good). If you're Catholic, you go to Latin Mass and weekly confession, though you don't have much to confess. You think homosexuals are sinful but try periodically to love them. You think the surrounding culture is so polluted that you shop at Christian bookstores (Hey, Northwestern is the best bookstore ever!!!!), listen only to Christian radio (I have 3 Christian radio stations on my dial, but I also listen periodically to Cities 97)and send your kids to Christian or parochial schools--or homeschool them. You give generously to your church and Christian charities. The Bible provides you not only a direct connection to God but a roadmap for how to lead your life (Can't argue with that).
John
Right now I'm wasting time by taking quizzes at Beliefnet.com
For my spiritual type quiz, I got a score of 90 (25-100) which makes me a "Candidate for Clergy."
Here's a description for what type of Christian I am. I completely disagree with the "Jerry Falwell" descriptor, and it was somewhat inaccurate. Rebuttal in Italics.
Jerry Falwell Christian
(a.k.a. "Historicist" or "Literalist")
You view the Bible as historically accurate and divinely inspired (Agree with this). You go to church every Sunday (Yup, sometimes twice), with the Good Book in a Bible cover (Three bible versions: RSV, TEV, and NKJV. No cover though, will get the Message and NIV sometime later in my life), and Wednesday night (Thursday night)for Bible study. You've read at least one of the books in the apocalyptic "Left Behind" series (completely disagree with the eschatology behind Left Behind), prefer your iced tea very sweet (prefers Chinese tea), and suspect Bill Clinton has murdered (had intimate relatons with) somebody somewhere in Arkansas. You watch "Touched by an Angel," even though you think it's not Christian enough (too saccharine for my tastes). You may watch Mother Angelica's Eternal Word Television Network, and you adore Dr. Laura (Yeecch!), Chuck Colson (Great guy), James Dobson (Has good points), and Rush Limbaugh (pretty good). If you're Catholic, you go to Latin Mass and weekly confession, though you don't have much to confess. You think homosexuals are sinful but try periodically to love them. You think the surrounding culture is so polluted that you shop at Christian bookstores (Hey, Northwestern is the best bookstore ever!!!!), listen only to Christian radio (I have 3 Christian radio stations on my dial, but I also listen periodically to Cities 97)and send your kids to Christian or parochial schools--or homeschool them. You give generously to your church and Christian charities. The Bible provides you not only a direct connection to God but a roadmap for how to lead your life (Can't argue with that).
John
Sunday, November 10, 2002
Friday, October 25, 2002
Pediatrics has been going really well, and I have a really cool team. All my patients have been doing very well -- they are simply adorable. I still think that I will like to go through a medicine subspecialty, but I'm really excited about somehow incorporating kids in my practice.
Tomorrow, I'm going to pay my respects for a dear friend. He has inspired me to become the doctor I'd like to be.
John "A Wild-Stars Wars" Fan
P.S: Thank you Anita!!!
Tomorrow, I'm going to pay my respects for a dear friend. He has inspired me to become the doctor I'd like to be.
John "A Wild-Stars Wars" Fan
P.S: Thank you Anita!!!
Sunday, October 13, 2002
A suffering Minnesota sportsfan
Ok, I admit that I'm originally from California. However, I've been rooting against my hometeam Angels in favor of my newly adopted team the Twins. Aargh ... the pain, the agony. Only a page can save me now. Wait a sec ... I just got a page. I hope it's not another admission. Nope, it's for dinner. Cool.
Dinnertime,
John
P.S.: I really dislike the rally monkey!!!!
Ok, I admit that I'm originally from California. However, I've been rooting against my hometeam Angels in favor of my newly adopted team the Twins. Aargh ... the pain, the agony. Only a page can save me now. Wait a sec ... I just got a page. I hope it's not another admission. Nope, it's for dinner. Cool.
Dinnertime,
John
P.S.: I really dislike the rally monkey!!!!
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