August 2011
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While we were on a historical tour of Aachen, Germany yesterday, we came to a very large cathedral.  It was here that I saw the downfall of Christianity.  The building was incredible.  Ancient. Beautiful. Massive. Over the top. Just a few words that would describe the cathedral. Before we went inside, Aaron stopped us at the front door to tell us a story behind the constructing of this large...
Aug 26th
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Aug 24th
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I am happy.
            Something I have noticed about the American culture is that happiness is circumstantial.  We are “happy” when we eat a piece of cake, but then we are not happy anymore once we gain weight from it.  We are “happy” when we buy a new car, but are instantly unhappy again as soon as we go to put gas in it.  To us, happiness is not a state of being, but rather certain things cause us to feel...
Aug 19th
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The last three weeks in Honduras..
Disclaimer: This post is super long and somewhat dramatic. I shortened it a lot and left out much more, so this is as good as it gets. I apologize. Week 8             This week was definitely one of the most emotion-filled weeks I have experienced this summer.  There were many people I met this week that worshipped much differently than I have been taught to worship.  At first, I was somewhat...
Aug 9th
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