something i learned this saturday at a special worship service on saturday(which was great btw):

main lesson was john 21:15-19

interesting pointer: 1st time jesus asks peter whether he loves him, he uses the term "agape" to ask whether he loves him; peter responds with the love "phileo" an affectionate, but not unconditional love, ditto w/the 2nd time.
3rd time, jesus finally uses the term "phileo" to ask whether peter loved him; THAT'S why peter was hurt; some ppl think it's because he was asked 3 times, which somehow reminded him of his triple denial. that's quite possible, but this is also another meaning. it's as if jesus finally asks, "so this is where you admit you're at?" what's great is that, despite peter responding affirmatively, jesus still bestows the charge he gave peter after the 1st or 2nd time; take care of my sheep.

interesting pointer: sheep were taken care of in the past so that they could be USED; specifically for meat and clothing. that's what we have to become to others; when we take the term of proverbial christian sheep, we choose to sacrifice ourselves in order to serve others.

woodpecker...
female duck with 8 baby ducks waddling behind her...
female peacock...

seen them all on campus this week... they're all beautiful... the male peacock i saw freshman year though is unbeatable... i've never seen shades of blue and green clash and marinate together so well... along some shades of gray... female peacocks are still rare finds though, so you gotta enjoy it while they're in front of you.

so i'm thinking, i saw a billboard for real life and campus crusade for christ, and it's saying "prayer at the flagpole noon, monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, and friday, rain or shine." and i'm starting to really think, yeah i'm just involved at msm, but what if we could turn this into a real blessing with all christian organizations at ucdavis gathering together at the flagpole every school day at that time to pray for this nation?(and there are a LOT... go to spac.ucdavis.edu and look up religious organizations, and don't see if what i've said is true) when prayer and unity amongst fellow believers gather together, i really believe, with our sincere hearts, god will make something to happen. what if? i gotta convey this idea to someone else... a revival could be sparked... and then there's howard, at intervarsity... what if i could hook up w/him sometime before the end of spring quarter and convey this to him?

i don't really hate the wizards...

but man, why you gotta break my heart arenas...

though i'm kinda hoping celtics win(against the pacers, dur), you gotta admire the heart that the pacers have been showing this entire season... though i'm a celtic fan and jerm's a pacers fan, i keep telling him that these two teams match up very well against each other... having it go to game seven is just great... the "rivalry" between these two teams has finally reached a point where you can say they're almost each other's equal(compared to the last two years)... of course, with artest, it's a different story, but who knows; maybe celtics will get a good off-season deal as well.

matchups i'm looking forward to:

winner of washington and chicago vs miami
winner of boston and indiana vs detroit
detroit vs miami(hopefully)

sonics and spurs IMO also match up well... both teams give each other problems...