There are 35 days until Halloween. 58 days until Thanksgiving. 90 days until Christmas. And 97 days until 2007.

In 42 days we elect new Senators, Congressmen, and Governors. In 771 days we elect a new President of the United States.

In 95 days, I will be 22 years old.

It has been 1,285 days since the start of the Iraq War. 5,379 days since the fall of the Soviet Union. 22,308 days since V-J Day, the end of World War II.

9,238 days ago, the CDC released a report on a new disease: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

On September 26, 1580, Sir Francis Drake completed the first British circumnavigation of the Earth. Johnny Appleseed, T.S. Eliot, George Gershwin, and Olivia Newton-John were all born on September 26th.

Yesterday, Governor Arnold Schwarzeneger signed a bill that would prevent government pension funds from investing in Sudan. California, he said, “does not stand for murder and genocide”.

Since a couple people were wondering what it meant, and why I chose it, this blog explores the word from a Christian perspective:

“Namaste.”

We don’t have a word like it in the English language, and I suspect that this may be the cause of much of our hardship.

Roughly translated, it means “I honor the Holy One who lives in you.”

This phrase, I think, captures the essence of the love which Christ has shown us, and by his work on the cross, enabled us to express. It means looking into someone’s soul and recognizing that they are a creation of God — not only that, but also that they bear His image (per Gen 1:27).

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Mind you, this was written the day after I chose my new journal title.