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• Thomas Nelson is about to release the NT of the Expanded Bible -- which appears to be something like the Amplified Bible of previous generations -- allowing "the reader to see multiple possibilities for words, phrases, and interpretations. Rather than opting for one choice, it shows many." The core translation is the New Century Version. Nice tool. ~ link

• "Swine flu" is milder than most strains of seasonal influenza and is not as common. ~ link | link

• "At the same time that the ranks of the unaffiliated have grown, the Landscape Survey also revealed that the unaffiliated have one of the lowest retention rates of any of the major religious groups, with most people who were raised unaffiliated now belonging to one religion or another." ~ Pew Forum Faith in Flux Report

• The new search function in Twitter is a winner! ~ link

• The Greenfield Congregational Covenant Church (Greenfield, New Hampshire) will hold its final service in the building that they've used for the last 214 (!) years. I think the town would have been more open to renewing the lease it they had not turned "conservative." It will be a good move for them and allow then to grow. ~ link

• Exxon Mobil profits have taken a dive. Their first quarter net was only $4.55 billion -- compared to $10.89 billion in Q1 2008 (when they were really gouging us at the pump). ~ link

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• Rick Mansfield has another prodding post on how Zondervan is neglecting the development of the TNIV -- creating an orphan out of one of the best Bible translations available in English (a subject which I've ranted about numerous times). Preach it, Rick! ~ link

• Two physicians from San Diego have funded a patristics center at Wheaton College -- a new program to "encourage interaction between Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and Protestantism over their mutual legacy from the early church." Now if they'd move the program to someplace warm, like San Diego, it would be perfect. ~ link

• "North Korea is 'Unique' Rights Abuser, Says Expert" -- I knew that there were personality cult issues but I didn't realize that "all North Koreans are forced to worship Kim Jong-Il and his deceased father..." ~ link

• Time Warner is again thinking about spinning off AOL. If I had an extra $20 or $30 I'd think about buying the company. ~ link

• The Dallas Morning News, which used to have the best religion coverage of any daily newspaper in the US, has reassigned its last two religion reporters to other beats. I'm sure that the paper will continue to cover some religious events but there is no longer a religion section nor anyone focusing on that angle. ~ link

• It appears that the Egyptian government is using the swine flu crisis as an excuse to kill off the pigs in the country. (Muslims find pigs repulsive and the Egyptian elite are mostly Muslims. Pigs all belong to non-Muslim minorities.) Of course, the fact is, according to the WHO, pigs are not the carriers of the H1N1 influenza virus. But the Egyptian government is probably not all that interested in the facts. ~ link

• Am I sounding overly snarky tonight? Don't answer that. I'm just blowing off a little bottled-up steam.

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• Most Twitter users quit the utility after about a month says Nielsen. Hmmm... I haven't seen that. ~ link

• The goats are not just cute but they're useful -- and revenue producing. If Cheryl would let me I'd get a whole herd. ~ link

Korean trip pictures

Options to adjust the speed and captions become visible when you move the cursor over the slideshow.

Another silly sign

This one is from an upscale coffee shop in Seoul -- just in case you can't remember what you're supposed to do after drinking the coffee.

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• Turn your short and manageable url into something unruly and absurd with GiantURL.com. It really works. ~ link

• I'm seeing more harm in flu-panic than the flu pandemic. Relax. Just wash your hands more often and replace the handshake with a Thai wai.

• We've been talking about Chris Wright's book Mission of God in my Evangelism and Discipleship class -- trying to establish the biblical and theological framework for the course. To bring it down to earth I had us listen to a good sermon on "singing a new song" that he did (based on Psalm 96) at All Souls Church. ~ link (Registration is free -- lots of good downloads in their library)

• A new report says that the military buildup on Guam will help the economy on the island. Maybe we should raise the price of the condo. ~ link

• India is buying 250,000 OLPCs for school children. Of course, there are 200 million school age children in India. 250,000 computers is not even a single drop in the bucket. But you've got to start somewhere. ~ link

• Family finds crashed plane using Google Earth ~ link

Suburban movements

The suburbs have been on my heart recently, too. We need to be developing some radical, new-approach, truly mission-driven congregations which embrace and challenge the suburbs. Here's a quote from Dave Gibbons:

...However in light of the emphasis on cities have we forgotten the importance of the burbs and the rural communities. Sure we give respect and homage to the small towns, villages and even large suburbs but the truth is the honest perception of these places to many of us is often secondary in importance to the big city lights and sounds. Because we are caught up in the consumerism of bigger and better (again big isn’t bad just overrated), we can negate the importance of the suburbs and rural places around our cities. In reflecting upon how we prioritize initiatives with our denominations and church movements perhaps we need to capture again the equal importance of creatively launching similar grassroot movements in our burbs and beyond. Rather than pining after those who minister in the city, take some courage in the place God has placed you in the burbs or in the places way outside our cities. ~ Dave Gibbons

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• We're back on Guam, where we belong -- at least for now. Smooth sailing from Seoul to Narita to Guam. PTL!

• Okay, Shrek is one of my favorite movies -- no news to the people around me. It's silly, great animation, full of terrific lines -- and full of my favorite shade of green. But does one really want Shrek (or any other fairy tale) to be the defining story of one's marriage? ~ link

• The Anglican scholar Peter Toons has died. While I disagreed with him and his more rigid approach to liturgy I always appreciated his faithful voice and heart for Christ. ~ link

• Dan Whitmarsh has a "I love the Covenant" post. ~ link

Random thoughts on Korea

We've been in South Korea for three full days (and head back to Guam tomorrow). So, I'm now pretty much an expert on all things Korean. Here is how I'm sizing up this place:

• Koreans have a genetic stampede instinct. Anytime they get near a bus or metro stop they break into a run, which causes all others to attempt to over-take them. It doesn't make much sense because you never have to wait long for another train.

• The metro train system pretty much goes everywhere, runs every three minutes, and is almost always packed with wall-to-wall people -- literally. Anyone whose primary experience in mass-transit is American will consider this to be one of the great wonders of the world.

• O, and it costs about $1 to ride the train -- a little more if you're going a distance. A comparable distance on BART in the SF Bay Area would be about $3+ -- and you'd spend a long time standing around waiting for a train.

• The fully equipped Korean is never alone on the train -- he or she (regardless of age) is plugged into an MP3 player, a portable television, or a cell phone. They don't engage in loud obnoxious phone conversations -- the kind of which people in other places (which I shall not name) tend to do. Perhaps with so many people packed together it would be hard to hear anything, anyway. They're more likely to be texting and I'm sure that they're all going to have carpel tunnel issues by the time they're 35.

• Koreans have more of a sweet-tooth than Americans. Even the pizza is sweeter.

• Soooo many young adults! Everywhere!

• Attire is diverse -- somewhat distinctive -- not as much influence from the global urban grunge movement. I've only seen one sideways baseball cap the whole time I've been here -- probably a foreigner.

• We worshiped with an English speaking congregation this afternoon -- over 300 people packed into a second floor office building with two narrow stairways at each end. Pray for God's protection on this congregation. I can't imagine that the assemble space would meet the fire codes in any US municipality.

• People here smoke way too much.

• In the 1960's our family sponsored a World Vision child from Korea. (He actually toured with the WV children's choir at one point so we got to meet up with him a couple of times. And he spent a night in our home once.) Things have changed, though. Korea is prospering and World Vision Korea now enlists Koreans to sponsor children in impoverished places around the world.

• While I've always enjoyed Koreans, Korea was never high on my list of places I'd like to visit. But it is now high on my list of places to which I'd like to return.

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• More pictures of Korea later but here's one from the changing of the guard at the old palace -- fun touristy stuff.

• Still not much happening on the sale of our condo. If we don't see some action pretty soon we're going to have to go to transition plan B. I don't know what transition plan B is. Thanks for praying.

• Yahoo is planning to close down GeoCities. GeoCities was the first serious attempt to put personal websites in reach of ordinary computer users. It was originally set up with neighborhoods and the idea was that people would connect with others in cyber proximity. Things went a slightly different direction but GeoCities was sitll an important step in making the Internet accessible. ~ link

• My old GeoCities site -- not much happening there -- ghost town. ~ link

Doing Korea

Not much time for reading these next few days -- we're in Korea visiting Kent -- touring Seoul and beyond. Went into the DMZ today -- crawled through some tunnels reportedly dug by North Koreans wanting to invade the south -- and at one point we actually were in North Korea for a few minutes. Opening the zone to tourists must be of some political benefit.

Seoul is an great city -- reminds me most of Seattle in the States.

Koreans are single-handedly trying to keep the tobacco industry solvent.

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• As this posts we should be taxiing down the runway in Narita (Tokyo) on the last leg of travel to Seoul.

• St Mark's Academy is a new national online Christian school opening this fall. I'm liking everything I see about this school. ~ link

• The Origins Project website is starting to take shape. ~ link

• Origins is also now tweeting. ~ link

• The online travel sites have temporarily dropped their airline booking fees. ~ link

• UK residents with incomes of $200,000+ are now going to be paying 50% in taxes. Ouch. That could start an economic brain drain. ~ link

• "The Fuller Youth Institute is releasing a new resource to help make short-term mission trips for youth more than just a week-long experience..." ~ link

• Bookmark: PBS video on demand ~ link

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• John Tierney, writing in the NY Times, says, "The richer everyone gets, the greener the planet will be in the long run." What do you think? Is there anything to what he's saying? What I'm seeing as I travel about is that there is at least some correlation between poverty and environmental disaster zones. That's on one end of the spectrum. ~ link

• I wish I could get Firefox and Chrome to open new tabs to my homepage rather than to the history/bookmark page. I don't always find that feature helpful. Suggestions?

• We're flying to Seoul tomorrow morning -- arriving in the evening -- meeting up with Kent. Should be a fun weekend thanks to Frequent Flier miles. Korea is in our zone so it didn't really cost that many miles.

• Preachin' Toddler -- cute for about 3 seconds -- troubling on so many levels thereafter ~ link (YT)

• Purdue College of Technology is offering a two-year accelerated bachelor's degree targeted toward displaced auto and manufacturing workers. The program starts in June with the first graduates receiving their bachelor's degrees in organizational leadership and supervision (with a concentration in industrial technology) in spring 2011. I've heard of three-year accelerated programs but I don't know of any other schools with a two-year accelerated program. ~ link (via)

• Cheryl noticed a real estate agent and client in the condo next door. So she invited them into ours. It turns out that they already had printed copies of our listing in hand so they were happy for the opportunity. So were we.

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• Kudos to the East Valley Tribune which won a Pulitzer Prize for local news coverage. Ryan Gabrielson and Paul Giblin did a five-part series on how local law enforcement suffered because Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio was focusing so much energy on the capture of illegal immigrants. The real story, though, is that they did it while the paper itself was struggling to keep the doors open. The Trib has now cut back from a daily to two editions a week. They do run a fairly robust website. ~ link

• Harnessing the strength of their international brand the Walt Disney Company has jumped into the English teaching business in China. I have this terrible image of millions of Chinese graduates with Mickey Mouse voices. ~ link

• Ebooks are changing the way we read -- and ultimately write. This is probably one of the most realistic assessments of the trend that I've read. ~ link

• Shaheen Jafargholi is the 12-year-old who is giving Susan Boyle a run for the gold. ~ link

• The fifth estate -- "In America today, there are almost as many people making their living as bloggers as there are lawyers. Already more Americans are making their primary income from posting their opinions than Americans working as computer programmers, firefighters or even bartenders..." ~ E. Kinney Zalesne in the WSJ

What we'll miss about Guam #10

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• The "New Perspective on Paul" is once again the subject of discussion. See Scot McKnight's summary. ~ link

• Somebody absconded with the little battery that powered our wireless doorbell system. Bizarre.

• The Worldwide Church of God (founded by Herbert W. Armstrong in 1934) has changed its denominational name to Grace Communion International. That's a turn-around. ~ link

• The ice throughout most of Antarctica is growing -- not shrinking -- contrary to popular perception. I'm sooooo confused! And I bet that I'm not alone. ~ link (via)

• Predicted high tomorrow in Queen Creek, Arizona? 101°. Afternoon humidity? 4%.

What we WON'T miss about Guam

While Guam is a place of great beauty and our experience here has been quite positive, there are a few things we will really NOT miss.

1. The monuments to environmental and aesthetic indifference -- Abandoned and picked-apart cars (as well as heaps of trash and discarded appliances) are common and can be found on most streets. This car has been sitting in a parking lot down the street from us for over a month. Each day there is less and less of the car as people come by and take pieces. Eventually, once it is completely picked apart and there is nothing left but the shell, people will ignore it for a year or two. At some point the village mayor will call for a clean-up day. Then they'll fight over which government entity should pay to haul it off.

2. The infrastructure issues -- inadequate sewer control, potted and poorly designed roads, and unreliable electricity. Power outages, such as the one we had while I was typing this, are a regular occurrence.

3. Dumpy and dirty concrete buildings -- or shells thereof -- many blocking beautiful views. Many are schools.

4. The high cost of food and lack of fresh produce. "Island fresh" means anything but.

5. The smell of burning garbage -- especially since there are other options.

6. Most everything associated with GovGuam tends to annoy people -- locals and mainlanders alike -- but not enough to implement radical systemic changes.

As I continue to post the pictures of what we WILL miss about Guam I don't want to project an over-romanticized image of island life. Don't get me wrong, I really do like Guam, but there are at least a few things which keep the island out of the paradise category. None of these issues are insurmountable. There just needs to be a will to address them.

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• Who put the navel in navel oranges? NPR story on the history of this incredible citrus. ~ link

• "Gov Rick Perry has touched off a political uproar by expressing sympathy for Texans who want to secede from the United States..." Texas pomposity. ~ link

• I confess! I like Comic Sans. I don't really understand why it has become such an object of disdain. There are times when it is a fun and appropriate font. ~ link

Good news, eh!

We just learned that Cheryl, whose parents immigrated to the US from Canada, is a Canadian citizen. We're not sure of the implications but we're hoping that we can get the local discount at Tim Hortons the next time we're in the old country. ~ link

What we'll miss about Guam #9

PIBC car washers

PIBC students were washing cars today to raise money for the Thai mission trip. It hasn't been raining much on Guam this past week -- nothing in 3 days. That all changed just as they finished with our car.

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This is an unusually long list for a Saturday. It's been an interesting day -- lots of activity worthy of note.

• Happy birthday to Gary -- my youngest brother -- who is still 40-something -- for another year.

• The mangoes are ripe. Guamanians should expect shortages of dental floss in all the stores.

• We listed our condo last evening and it's now available through MLS ~ link

• Tomorrow is Pascha (Easter) for our Eastern Orthodox brothers and sisters. I'd love to join them for the celebration but at this point there are no EO congregations on Guam.

• Our friend Miriam Notehelfer spoke at the Fuller Women’s Legacy Award Luncheon. Miriam was one of the first women to study at Fuller Theological Seminary. She earned a MRE degree in 1959. ~ link

• New study: People with the biggest smiles in their high school yearbook pictures divorced less later on. It's interesting research but it sounds like a spurious correlation. I'd like to see a larger sampling. ~ link

• You know the world has changed when the Wall Street Journal launches a social networking site. ~ link

• Cold Stone Creamery experienced a double-digit sales spike after it added ice cream cupcakes to its menu in February. ~ link

• The Mail has an informative story on Susan Boyle, the world's most popular woman this week. ~ link

• The Atlantic Bluefin Tuna population could be wiped out three years from now. Good-bye sushi. ~ link

• If I have adjusted my Skype settings so that I "Allow IMs only from people in my contact list" -- why do I occasionally get random IMs from people I don't know and prefer not to know?

• CT has a story on Doug Wilson, the somewhat shrill voice from Moscow, Idaho. At one point Doug's family and I were a part of the same small bookstore ministry, which Elmer and Jean Hiebert started. I was working in the store in Tempe, Arizona and Doug was, I believe, helping at the store in Pullman, Washington. (It's all fuzzy -- lots of Wilsons in the operation back then -- 30+ years ago.) Subsequently he's developed a bit of a reputation. ~ link

• Yes, you can grow calamansis on the mainland US. That's good news because I've become fond of them. Calamansi is the Filipino word for what Americans call calamondin -- a small tart citrus. ~ link

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• That haze hanging over Guam is vog from a volcano about 350 miles north of us.

• The vog made for a pretty twightlight over the bay. Cheryl and I bought some pad thai from our favorite Thai restaurant and stepped out onto the beach to enjoy the show.

• There is no upper limit on the Richter scale. ~ link

• My favorite online theological seminary, South African Theological Seminary, has awarded its first DTh degree. The school is accredited by the South African government and awards BTh, MTh, and now DTh degrees. They have a reputation for service, rigor, and accessibility (including cost). ~ link

• PIBC was featured last night on the KUAM News Extra show. Sonya Artero interviewed fourth year student Elilai Haruzi and President Dave Owen. The video is online. ~ link

• There are two SCHEDULED power outages tomorrow. ~ link

• Chris Guillebeau has written and published online (.pdf) the story of how he created a new career in social media -- 279 Days to Overnight Success: an Unconventional Journey to Full-Time Writing. It's a little heavy on formula but it is stimulating and free. ~ link (thx)

• Is the sign of the cross enjoying a resurgence among Protestants? ~ link

Money talks

• They earn $250,000/yr, live in a 2,500 sf home -- and see themselves as the victimized middle-class. ~ WSJ

• I am not in the least bit bothered when people earn lots and lots of money (especially if through the process they are directly and indirectly benefiting others in significant ways). Some people actually seem gifted and called to that. However, we're being dishonest with ourselves, the rest of world, and history when we think of ourselves as the victimized poor. Yes, the economy is sluggish. Yes, government spending is out of control. Yes, the tax dollars are poorly managed. Yes, yes, yes -- but -- we're still blessed beyond what Solomon could have imagined. And yes we are still in a position to be a great blessing to others.

• "Don't wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit. In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, for it will sprout wings and fly away like an eagle." ~ Proverbs 23:4-5 (nlt)

• The recession could be long and severe, says the IMF, unless governments spend more money that they don't have. ~ BBC

• "Despite the economic downturn, more than half of actively religious donors plan to give the same or more to charitable causes in 2009 as they did last year, a new survey shows." ~ USA Today

What we'll miss about Guam #7

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• "I am an American and I am not participating in this recession." ~ Dave Ramsey. His "Town Hall for Hope" is coming to a church near you, Thursday night, April 23rd. Be viral. ~ link

• General Growth, the second-largest US mall owner, with more than 200 malls, has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. ~ link

• We heard today that some friends and financial supporters in Washington State have experienced a lay-off after 27 ½ years at the same company. That's got to feel like a 2 x 4 over the head! Ouch! But God will provide for them -- just as he continues to do so for us

• Today's power outage had nothing to do with the economy (it was doing this even before the financial dive) but was brought to you by a baseload generator that tripped offline. We survived. It probably reduced the lifespan of all the electronics by a few months -- but we survived. ~ link

• Google now has a centralized profile page. ~ link

What we'll miss about Guam #6

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• YouTube is losing money big time and appears to be doomed. ~ link

• I spent the day on "Big Navy" attending a seminar on pastoral care issues related to military personnel. Those guys do a great job. My appreciation of the Navy and Air Force chaplains with whom we work grows daily. During the lunch break we toured the Coast Guard Cutter Assateague.

• No comment Department: Tyndale Oops, make that -- Thomas Nelson is getting ready to release a new edition of the NKJV Bible -- The American Patriot's Bible: The Word of God and the Shaping of America.

• 60 scholarships for online learners ~ link

• Surprise! Eccentric Susan Boyle can sing! ~ link (YT)

What we'll miss about Guam #5

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• In-N-Out Burger: A Behind-The-Counter Look at the Fast-Food Chain That Breaks All the Rules -- now available in hardcover ~ link

• Police agencies are starting to broadcast info via Twitter ~ link

• Even the ATMs in the Vatican are into Latin -- just one more reason to be grateful for the Reformation. ~ link

• Rev magazine is asking whether seminary education is relevant today. The answer is, generally speaking, yes (depends on the seminary). Perhaps, though, the bigger question has to do with whether uneducated (or untrained) pastors can provide solid long-term leadership. The answer is, generally speaking, no. This is why so many ministers without rigorous formal education enroll in the degree programs after they've been in pastoral ministry for awhile. Of course, seminary isn't the only training model. It's just the one which has worked the best in the North American context. ~ link

What we'll miss about Guam #4

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• A Swedish church has unveiled a depiction of Jesus made from Legos. It's probably about as accurate as every other depiction. So, why not? Just don't let a blasphemous 2-year-old near it or there will be Legos to the ends of the earth. ~ link

• Nearly 50% of Twitter users are over age 40 according to poll ~ link

• I never realized how many personal coaches, internet coaches, entrepreneurs, consultants, and market network trainers existed until they all decided to follow me on Twitter. And why are they all stalking me? Smell of fresh fish? They all seem harmless enough -- just trying to leave their calling cards -- no real spam. But still, is everyone in America a consultant? Who's working? ~ link

• A new study from Ohio State suggests a negative correlation between Facebook use and grades. ~ link

• Cheryl's persistence paid off and she was finally able to book a room for us in Seoul next week. I think we got "no vacancy" replies for the first 5 or 6 places we tried. Thanks to all who suggested hotels and guest houses.

• Now we could use some good news on our condo. ~ link

• I went on a walk through the Micronesia Mall this evening and counted 20 empty store-fronts (not counting all the space on the end where Macy's is reported to be finishing out an addition). There was one empty food spot. There were three new stores and one that looks like it will open soon. None of the new stores really captured my imagination. We still don't have a regular toy store on Guam.

• Rainbow finch -- only 2,000 left ~ link

• We're making a cultural shift into the snarky zone. Is it too snarky to suggest we blame Al Gore for inventing the internet? ~ link

• The Washington Post has taken note of the shortcomings in Guam's infrastructure. ~ link

• New Barna survey: 40% of Americans who self-identify as Christian strongly agreed that Satan "is not a living being but is a symbol of evil." Most do not believe that the Holy Spirit is a living entity. ~ link

What we'll miss about Guam #3

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• I recently discovered Kay Kindall's blog Joy to You. Kay is a painter (she is also my sister-in-law's mother) who is incredibly colorful. This is the piece that she put up this week. You really have to click on the image and view the full screen version to get a sense for the what she does. ~ link

• "A new University of Denver study that suggests a couple's happiness takes a nosedive within a year after the birth of their first child. The 8-year study of more than 200 Denver-area couples found that those who had a child experienced an immediate dip in marital satisfaction." ~ link

I suppose it depends on which well we're drawing our "satisfaction" from for life. If we're so self-absorbed that children are seen as interruptions then, of course, life will be less than satisfying.

• The Swedes have recently really gotten into eating the Easter Bunny. ~ link

• I don't know how they can afford to do it. Last evening we bought a u-bake, 3-topping, double-layer pizza ("the rock") from Mama Titas in Mangilao for $12.99. It's essentially two pizzas on top of each other (I was stuffed with two pieces). And they have one of the better pizzas on Guam.

What we'll miss about Guam #2

However you say it...

Al Maseeh qam!
Haqqan qam! - Arabic

Qristos haryal y merelotz!
Haverzh ordnyal harutiune Qristosy! - Armenian

Krishti Ungjall!
Vertete Ungjall! - Albanian

Helisituosi fuhuole.
Queshi fuhuole. - Chinese

Kristus vstal zmrtvy'ch!
Skutec~ne~ vstal! - Czech

Crist is arisen!
Arisen he sothe! - Chaucerean Middle English

Christos T'ensah Em' Muhtan!
Exai' Ab-her Eokala! - Ethiopian

Kristus nousi kuolleista!
Totisesti nousi! - Finnish

Taw Creest Ereen!
Taw Shay Ereen Guhdyne! - Gaelic

Christus ist Auferstanden!!!
Wahrhaft auferstanden! - German

Christ ist Erstanden!
Wahrlicht Erstanden! - German

Christos Anesti!
Alithos Anesti! - Greek

Ha-Mashiah qom!
Be-emet qom! - Hebrew

Kristur reis upp!
Sannlega reis han upp! - Icelandic

Krestos a uprisin!
Seen, him a uprisin fe tru! - Iyaric Patw

Harisutosu Fukkatsu!
Jitsu Ni Fukkatsu! - Japanese

Kristo Gesso!
Buhar ha sho Nay! - Korean

Christus resurrexit!
Vere resurrexit! - Latin

Christus er Oppstanden!
Sandelig Han er Oppstanden! - Norwegian

Chrystus zmartwychwstal!
Zmartwychwstal prawdziwie! - Polish

Christos a Inviat!
Adeverat a Inviat! - Roumanian

Christos voskres!
Voistinu voskres! - Russian

Christos aftooun.
alethos aftooun. - Sahidic Coptic

Kristo'pastitaha,
Satvam Upastitaha! - Sanskrit

Christos Voskrese!
Voistinu Voskrese! - Church Slavonic

Kristus vstal zmr'tvych!
Skutoc~ne vstal! - Slovak

Cristo esta resucitado!
En verdad, esta resucitado! - Spanish

Meshiha qam!
Bashrira qam! - Syriac

Kristos Ame Fu Fuka!
Kweli Ame Fu Fuka! - Swahili

Kristus ar Upstanden!
Sannerligen Upstanden! - Swedish

Christ est ressuscite !
En verite il est ressuscite ! - French

Ukristu Uvukile!
Uvukile Kuphela! - Zulu

Christ is risen! He is risen, indeed!