My name is Glen Davis, a Nationally Appointed US Missionary with the Assemblies of God. I lead Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship at Stanford University. This is my blog, where I talk about things that interest me. I also maintain a database of quotes that I've found stimulating.
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Seven Things We’re Thankful For
This has been a great year for Paula and I–we’ve had a lot of fun changes to process! Thinking back, here are seven things we’re thankful for:
the students back in Springfield, MO!
move west (and especially for the friends we were able to visit with as we drove across America).
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Some things just don’t mix…
In a thoroughly disgusting incident, A customer in an international hamburger chain outlet in western Sweden lost his appetite when he discovered the restaurant’s toilet seats were being washed in its dishwasher alongside the kitchen utensils. (source)
Yuck. Some things just don’t mix.
Reminds me of James 3.10–12, And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? Can you pick olives from a fig tree or figs from a grapevine? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty pool. (NLT)
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Now You Can Give Online!
In breaking news, our ministry can now receive donations online!
Elsewhere on our site, we’ve also got a brief overview of the missionary funding process in the Assemblies of God, along with a look at what the Bible has to say about missionaries and money.
So take a look and consider giving online via our secure server!
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Whew–What A Whirlwind
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything on this site (although look over at the Chi Alpha @ Stanford site and you’ll realize that I’ve been quite active online).
Still, this is the site that bears my name and all…
Here are a few little tidbits:
- I voted today. It was worthwhile, but it really wrecked my schedule.
- I have a bone to pick with the California political system: what’s up with statewide referendums? Don’t they defeat the purpose of a representative democracy?
- And why do we use plurality voting to select public servants? There are much better ways!
- I broke the 10,000 mile marker on our car yesterday. I’m getting quite familiar with California’s interstate system…
- Also yesterday I had a chance to meet with a really neat pastor named Paul. He has eleven children. All by the same wife. Who still looks like a model (his words). Wow.
- While I was meeting with Paul, he gave me a free ticket to a remarkable cave in Volcano, CA called Black Chasm. Creepy name, gorgeous cavern. I was the only person on the tour when I visited the cave, so it was really cool. If you’re ever near Volcano, you should really try to visit the cave–it’s well worth the time and money.
Anyway, I’m still working at raising our full missionary budget (hence all the miles on the car and the meeting with said pastor). Keep us in your prayers!
Incidentally, I am giving about two hours a week of ministry time on Stanford’s campus. We’ll be having our sixth meeting of the year this Wednesday (Paula will be speaking), and we’re expecting around 20 students to show up. Roughly 1/3 of them will be Singaporean graduate students.
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Home, home on the web, where the bytes and the binaries play…
You might find this interesting: some of our very own have websites!
Jimmy Lim’s website is You ALWAYS Sing the First Line of a Blues Song Twice
Shaowei Lin’s website is BananaWorld
Paula and I share a site: Glen & Paula Davis (although it’s more of a professional than a personal site)
Anyone else out there with a home on the web?
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Legal Rights Are Rooted In Divine Laws
Michael Novak has an interesting column arguing that it’s in our national self-interest to realize that there is an intrinsic connection between the widespread sense of religious conviction in America and the freedoms we enjoy.
Specifically, Novak argues that Christianity provides a unique foundation for the concept of individual rights. Read all about it
(I should mention that it’s in the context of an anti-ACLU polemic).
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