the profound irrational

Suitsupply in Philly!

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:13:35 -0400

Suitsupply in Philly!: I’ve never been there but I’ve heard good things about it, and...

Man of Sorrows - Hillsong A song of triumph.

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 00:53:14 -0400

Man of Sorrows - Hillsong

A song of triumph.

The enemy of faith is forgetfulness. Even after He saves you from that storm, how easily you forget...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 23:02:07 -0400

The enemy of faith is forgetfulness. Even after He saves you from that storm, how easily you forget...

If I have You, nothing else matters.

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:41:24 -0400

If I have You, nothing else matters.

A student at a Q&A with Billy Joel asks if he can accompany...

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:54:27 -0400

A student at a Q&A with Billy Joel asks if he can accompany him, he says OK

This is so great. I love this song!

Snuggled down and sleeping soundly in my bed,

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:03:27 -0500

whatshouldwecallmedschool: the night before Step 1… deathly afraid of this happening. Taking the...

9 Things You Should Know About C. Everett Koop

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:58:29 -0500

9 Things You Should Know About C. Everett Koop: Former Surgeon General and pediatric surgeon at CHOP

A New Documentary on Orphan Care: The Drop Box The Drop...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:21:30 -0500

A New Documentary on Orphan Care: The Drop Box

The Drop Box:

In December 2009, a Korean pastor named Lee Jong-rak built a wooden “drop box” on the outer wall of his home. But the box wasn’t intended for clothing, food, or school supplies, it was meant to collect unwanted babies.

When “the drop box” “or “baby box” was constructed a few years ago, it flew completely under the radar of Korean government officials. However, as more and more children arrive in this box every week, the nation is starting to take notice.

Lee knows that his little wooden box isn’t the best solution, but his plight points to a much larger issue of abandonment, both in Korea, and across the globe.

As a simple man, with little education and no public notoriety, Lee was voiceless, much like the children he has sworn to protect.

Soon, the whole world will know his story.

http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2013/02/18/a-new-documentary-on-orphan-care-the-drop-box/

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Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:09:28 -0500

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Are You Content with Weaknesses?

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 15:28:40 -0500

Are You Content with Weaknesses? : “Knowing how Paul’s indwelling sin might respond to the...

"If you wait until your motives are pure and unselfish before you do something, you will wait..."

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:34:37 -0500

“If you wait until your motives are pure and unselfish before you do something, you will wait...

Jesus

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 22:07:35 -0500

Who are You? Who the heck keeps on coming back when I punch and kick you away? You’re like...

"For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do good..."

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:35:00 -0500

“For what credit is it if, when you sin and are beaten for it, you endure? But if when you do...

"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to..."

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:30:05 -0500

“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to...

lukeykim: How Deep the Father’s Love for Us Man, this song is...

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:32:34 -0500

lukeykim:

How Deep the Father’s Love for Us

Man, this song is so old. 1995. I think I remember listening to this song in the late 90’s and the early 2000’s but I never thought much of it. Recently, however, this song has gone on to take on so much more significance, cause after a decade of living life I’m starting to truly appreciate each verse.

How deep the Father’s love for us,
How vast beyond all measure
That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure
How great the pain of searing loss,
The Father turns His face away
As wounds which mar the chosen One,
Bring many sons to glory

How painful must it have been to be forced to forsake what you truly love? When that one is crying out to you, asking for help, for salvation, and you have all the power to do so but choose not to? That is what God has done for me. He has taken a wretch, someone who was so undeserving of His love, and chose to make me His own at the cost of someone as blameless as His own Son. And what a sacrifice that is, that God would take the emotional pain to forsake His son, and that Jesus would replace us as the forsaken. I can just visualize God’s face in utter despair as He has to endure giving up His son, literally turning His face away as the tears stream down His face just so I could be restored.

Behold the Man upon a cross,
My sin upon His shoulders
Ashamed I hear my mocking voice,
Call out among the scoffers
It was my sin that held Him there
Until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life
I know that it is finished

Not only did Jesus take everything that was on my shoulders, but He did so while I mocked Him, spit on Him, and blasphemed His name. Through my actions, my thoughts, and my life, I have laughed in His face as He struggled to walk up the hill, as each nail pierced His hand, as He cried out to the Father that forsook Him. And He did such things because of me. What reason do I have to mock Him? What reason does He have to take this from me? Because of His grace. Because of His mercy.

I will not boast in anything
No gifts, no power, no wisdom
But I will boast in Jesus Christ
His death and resurrection
Why should I gain from His reward?
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom

Time and time again I have placed my hope, my desire, my life in the hands of things that do not satisfy, in things that are here today and gone tomorrow. I have looked to these things to give me security, comfort, to give me an identity. But these things will FAIL. They will fail again and again and again. There is only one constant that I can find my hope, only one rock that I can solid ground. And why should I gain from His sacrifice? Why can I place my life in His hands? Because of grace. Beautiful, undeserved grace. There is no rational reason why I can say these things. But because of His grace, I am changed.

I’m reblogging myself cause this is, more than ever, still true.

Conan O’Brien reviews Just Dance 4 with Alex Morgan Oh,...

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:17:23 -0500

Conan O’Brien reviews Just Dance 4 with Alex Morgan

Oh, Alex Morgan.

"23 Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! 24 And see if there be any..."

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 08:06:31 -0500

“23 Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! 24 And see if there...

Wisdom

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:38:50 -0500

One of the things I’ve come to realize about wisdom is that I don’t really have all that...

"Repentance out of mere fear is really sorrow for the consequences of sin, sorrow over the danger of..."

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 08:08:24 -0500

“Repentance out of mere fear is really sorrow for the consequences of sin, sorrow over the...

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Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:28:46 -0500

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sorry for all the silly posts they’ve been accumulating on my reader