http://www.jspiers.org Random musings from the mind of a wanna be philosopher, theologian, psychologist, sociologist, author, english teacher, computer geek, and anything else that crosses my mind. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:58:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_487" align="alignnone" width="331" caption=""][/caption] By "imperfect angel" do they mean "fallen angel"? "Demon"? What exactly does "imperfect angel" mean? All I know is that whatever she (it?) is, I don't want her memoirs. I try to stay away from fallen angels. http://www.jspiers.org/general/shes-an-angel So I'm sitting at work today. It's kind of slow, and I'm thinking about what I could do to pass the time. Let's see...I could study for my TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) certification, or I could work on two different Web sites that I'm developing, or I could ... http://www.jspiers.org/general/update-to-blog-and-other-miscellaneous-thoughts Today I was reading in the Gospel of John and I came across this verse: "No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God [Jesus Christ] who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him." (John 1:18, NASB) Another translation puts it like this: "No one has ... http://www.jspiers.org/musings/want-to-know-god-look-at-jesus My friend Zhou Li Ming (Jessica) also sent me these different scenic pictures from different parts of China: [gallery=2] http://www.jspiers.org/china/scenic-pics-from-china My friend Zhou Li Ming recently sent me these pictures. She took them in Yun Nan province while on vacation. They are beautiful pictures, she is a great photographer! This is Jessica (Zhou Li Ming) and I at English Corner at one of the universities in Shanghai, where we met: Pics from ... http://www.jspiers.org/china/pics-from-yun-nan-province These pictures were sent to me by a friend named Zhou Li Ming (her English name is Jessica). I met her in English Corner at one of the universities. She is in the picture below. These pictures were taken in Su Zhou city, which Jessica says is close to Shanghai. They ... http://www.jspiers.org/shanghai-2008/ancient-chinese-architecture Hey, folks! As promised, here are the final pics from the last few days. As I mentioned before, on day 6 I only took a few pics because I was not with the main group. On day 7 we went site seeing and I took some pics, but unfortunately many ... http://www.jspiers.org/shanghai-2008/shanghai-final-post Hey folks! Sorry that I was not able to post pics for the last couple of nights. Last night I was packing, and the night before that I was just exhausted. The Internet connection over there is so slow that it was taking me until about 1 a.m. each morning ... http://www.jspiers.org/shanghai-2008/shanghai-sitting-in-ohare-on-the-way-home Hey folks! Just a quick note to let everyone know that everything is going smoothly! I do not have any pics *yet* from today because I am going to use the pictures that were taken by one of the guys in our group, who happens to be a professional photographer. ... http://www.jspiers.org/shanghai-2008/shanghai-day-6 Ni hao! It's almost 11:30 Shanghai time right now, and I'm exhausted after a long day on my feet. So I'm not going to write much in this post; I'm just going to post some pics instead. We went to a university campus today and played ball and then went ... http://www.jspiers.org/photos/shanghai-day-5