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the personal blog of paul vernon

Thank you for taking the time to view humblethorn. The purpose of this blog is to have an outlet to share my thoughts, quotes, ramblings and the occasional item of interest as I serve as a missionary to the Akha in Northern Thailand. Mostly, this is an outlet (in English!) for me to feel like someone out there is listening. So, to whoever you are, thank you for being my listening someone.

Many people have asked about the name "humblethorn". I would love to explain it, but I honestly don't fully understand it myself. In very simple terms, it is an identity that I have come to realize in Christ. I do not claim to be humble, rather that I am often humbled by my own weakness.

Feel free to navigate through the links on the top of this site to read more about me or just to view the photo galleries, videos, podcasts and journals about our lives with the Akha. Now... on to the posts!

Currently Listening to ...

Sunday, January 29, 2006

Nothing like the snow in the mountains and long drives to pull out the headphones and have some "peaceful" time inside my head... here's what is currently streaming through my mind

Sermons on my iPaq (no iPod for me)

Curt Chanda - Why Missions (audio no longer available)
Pastors George and Gary - Value Driven Life (it's great when churches make their sermons available online)

Music on my iPaq

Eclectic mix of artists, heavy on
Louis Armstrong
The Violet Burning
Pedro the Lion

On CD

Our most recent additions (although we haven't cracked the cellephane yet) are a trifecta from David Crowder Band
A Collision
Sunsets and Sushi and
Illuminate

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