12 For 2012
12 things I’m looking forward to in 2012
1. the birth of our son
2. Halle talking
3. sitting in panera or starbucks or B&N, reading a book, journaling, talking with friends
4. Following up Freshmen contacts
5. Christmas Conference… and to a lesser degree Fall Retreat
6. Seeing our parents enjoy their grandchildren
7. One on one hang-outs with old friends + Getting phone calls from friends and not having to talk at midnight or 10am
8. Having a car: n more buses or waiting for taxis
9. watching football, espn, pti
10. Leading a Men’s Bible study & doing ministry in english
11. No more classes in the morning
12. Eating Good Food
12 Goals
1. Pray for 100 countries (and maybe another 100 people group)
2. Write 12 notes to Soo, Halle and the new baby
3. Outline 12 books of the Bible
4. Write at least one blog entry a week
5. Write out 500 things I am thankful for ( real goal is 1,000)(real goal is to write 3 things I am thankful for each day)
6. Memorize 12 verses(passages)
7. Take Soo on 12 unique dates (different than a meal or a movie)… (of course plan for a date every week)
8. Share the Gospel with 12 people
9. Get to point I am playing basketball (or some other sport) weekly
10. Get to point of doing hamstring & back stretches 3/wk
11. Learn a few (12) Korean phrases or words
12. Buy a house
12 themes for 2012
1. Eternal Perspective
2. Wisdom
3. Attentive to God, attentive to needs of others
4. Transition
5. Passion
6. Fun
7. Hope
8. Friendship
9. Humility & Grace
10. Keep myself in the love of God
11. Service/servanthood & Generosity/Giving
12. Growing… Love Jesus… Full of Faith
12 ways I want to grow in God’s Word
1. Proverbs:
I should have done this long ago, living in Asia. I should take advantage of wisdom here, and figure out ways to share Gospel using the book. I want to ask people questions, consider Confuscious & other philosophers
Big Goal: read thru the book 12 times… more realistic: 5… Soft Goal: 3 times
I should have done this long ago, living in Asia. I should take advantage of wisdom here, and figure out ways to share Gospel using the book. I want to ask people questions, consider Confuscious & other philosophers
Big Goal: read thru the book 12 times… more realistic: 5… Soft Goal: 3 times
2. Colossians + Tullian Talks
Long interested… I want to study & meditate and listen to Tullian’s talk series on Colossians (24 talks) Jesus+ Nothing=Everything
Long interested… I want to study & meditate and listen to Tullian’s talk series on Colossians (24 talks) Jesus+ Nothing=Everything
3. Study the life of Josiah
2 weeks? Look online and stuff
2 weeks? Look online and stuff
4. Study life of Samuel
5. Micah
Soo loved the book + these 3 are potential names
Soo loved the book + these 3 are potential names
6. Study on the END TIMES (Revelation, Daniel, etc… but more topical)
if 2012 is the end… or if people are thinking about it, I want to be more informed and be able to share the Gospel… + I want to have more of an eternal perspective & live with a greater sense of urgency
if 2012 is the end… or if people are thinking about it, I want to be more informed and be able to share the Gospel… + I want to have more of an eternal perspective & live with a greater sense of urgency
7. Study Galatians
more and more entrigued by this book
more and more entrigued by this book
8. Study Sermon on the Mount
9. Read Judges as a story, maybe write it out
10. Read Philippians several times, rememorize stuff
11. Look at I or II Peter – just because I need to get something other than Paul
12. Consider some stuff from I Corinthians or Titus or I John
12 books I own I want to read/finish
1. Marriage-builder
2. Starting your marriage off right
3. The Good News we almost forgot
4. Divine Conspiracy
5. eat, pray, love
6. Managing God’s money
7. Now, you’re speaking my language
8. God’s Big Picture
9. Rescuing Ambition
10. The Deep things of God
11. What Wives wish their husbands knew about sex
12. The Gospel is for Christians or Bonhoffer? Or Redeeming Love?
12 books I’ve yet to buy I want to read
1. It All goes Back in the Box
2. Grace-based Parenting
3. Generous Justice
4. Thirsting for God
5. Ancient Word, Changing worlds
6. The Love Dare
7. Note to Self
8. Disciple
9. A Million miles in a thousand years
10. The Naked Gospel or As far as the curse is found
11. Faith is not a feeling or A long Obedience in the same direction
12. FNL or Hunger Games or Harry Potter
12 movies I want to see
1. The Dark Knight Rises
2. Thor
3. 30 minutes or less
Aziz Anzari & Jesse Eisenberg: need I say more
4. Infernal Affairs
Aziz Anzari & Jesse Eisenberg: need I say more
4. Infernal Affairs
I need to watch this before I leave Asia
5. Mummy 3
another we own here and is about Asia
another we own here and is about Asia
6. Moneyball
baseball, Brad Pitt and the guy who did the Social Network- what else could I ask for?
baseball, Brad Pitt and the guy who did the Social Network- what else could I ask for?
7. Taxi Driver… or Airplane
Classics, and we own it here
Classics, and we own it here
8. Terminator: Salvation
9. United 93
10. Godfather movies
Best movies ever right?
11. Rio
12. The wrestler or Ali
* The Hobbit
12 people I want to invest in
1. Marc
2. Sean
3. Brack
4. Ken
5. Varkey
6. Corey
7. B
8. Kevin
9. Jack
10. Halle
11. My son
12. Soo
12 people I haven’t seen/talked to in a while to try to connect with one time
1. Matt H
2. Paul Mann
3. Will story
4. erik Mellquist
5. Jon Leazenby
6. Tim VanFossen
7. Brandon Sammut
8. Adam Anderson
9. Trepod
10. Berg
11. A Smyly
12. dario
12 things to try to make
1. PB fudge
2. Chocolate fudge
3. Bacon wrapped crackers
4. Chocolate chip & bacon cookies
5. Buffalo dip
6. Pho for Soo
7. A Turkish dish
8. Twice-baked potatoes
9. Kao tudou pian
10. Tudou jiding
11. Orange chicken
12. Ziran yang rou
12 words/phrases I want to describe me in 2012
1. Growing
2. Full of Faith
3. Faithful
4. Loving
5. Humble
6. Servant
7. Caring/Compassionate
8. Good friend
9. Hard-working
10. Joyful
11. Patient & forgiving
12. passionate
12 things I’m not looking forward to
1. Having to decide what to keep and what to leave
2. Packing
3. Trying to make some big decisions such as where to live and car to buy
4. Traveling across the world with a one year old & pregnant wife
5. Trying to sell things
6. Saying goodbye to friends
7. MPD
8. All the logistical things we’ll need to figure out concerning taxes and insurance, etc
9. Sticker shock
10. Not having a baomu
11. Sleepless nights
12. Trying to figure out how to spend time when students aren’t around
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