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Tuesday, October 13, 2015
i need thee every hour
Oh dear... work has been quite stressful. Despite my best efforts to accomplish tasks and finish projects, things have still been out of my control and that frustrates the overachiever in me. Then I get depressed and feel like I'm in grad school again.
But instead of praying (which is what I really need to do), I let my stress and anxiety take over and I end up being more overwhelmed because I don't pray. Nasty cycle.
I read a fitting and timely article from Desiring God today about desperately needing God all the time. My thoughts: "Yeah, going to have more epic prayers!" While it was an encouraging read for me, I also felt a little guilty thinking about needy prayers.
This past weekend, my church talked about starting up devotional/prayer accountability pairs and we briefly went over the ACTS (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) prayer method. One thing I remember from the discussion is that we should adore and thank God because prayer is not all about asking God for things. I don't disagree with that at all because 1.) God deserves it, 2.) it keeps our focus God-centered, and 3.) I have personally experienced how praising God in prayer draws me closer to Him.
So, is it selfish (and me-centered) if all I can do sometimes is unload my problems before God? It's not that I don't want to adore and thank God, it's just that sometimes my heart is so heavy that all I can do is cry out, "God I need help." Sometimes I wonder if I'm just using God. Maybe this is some sort of weird Christian guilt, kind of like "quiet time guilt." I'll call it... "thankless prayer time guilt."
While I do think that it is possible to be so disconnected from God that prayers become a mundane list of requests, I do believe that God is pleased when we plead to Him with a childlike trust in His sovereignty and power. This is something that a truly needy soul adores and is thankful for.
Still kind of struggling, but my hope (and prayer) is that I will always turn to God first, whether in sorrow or in joy. God is good not because He can give us things, but because He gives Himself to us, and that is what we need, desperately.
But instead of praying (which is what I really need to do), I let my stress and anxiety take over and I end up being more overwhelmed because I don't pray. Nasty cycle.
I read a fitting and timely article from Desiring God today about desperately needing God all the time. My thoughts: "Yeah, going to have more epic prayers!" While it was an encouraging read for me, I also felt a little guilty thinking about needy prayers.
This past weekend, my church talked about starting up devotional/prayer accountability pairs and we briefly went over the ACTS (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) prayer method. One thing I remember from the discussion is that we should adore and thank God because prayer is not all about asking God for things. I don't disagree with that at all because 1.) God deserves it, 2.) it keeps our focus God-centered, and 3.) I have personally experienced how praising God in prayer draws me closer to Him.
So, is it selfish (and me-centered) if all I can do sometimes is unload my problems before God? It's not that I don't want to adore and thank God, it's just that sometimes my heart is so heavy that all I can do is cry out, "God I need help." Sometimes I wonder if I'm just using God. Maybe this is some sort of weird Christian guilt, kind of like "quiet time guilt." I'll call it... "thankless prayer time guilt."
While I do think that it is possible to be so disconnected from God that prayers become a mundane list of requests, I do believe that God is pleased when we plead to Him with a childlike trust in His sovereignty and power. This is something that a truly needy soul adores and is thankful for.
Still kind of struggling, but my hope (and prayer) is that I will always turn to God first, whether in sorrow or in joy. God is good not because He can give us things, but because He gives Himself to us, and that is what we need, desperately.
Monday, August 10, 2015
reflections on jude
Things have been a bit strange lately. Mostly because of health issues that lead to paranoid thoughts about my mortality. I know I'm probably being a drama queen, but if I die, I die, right?
Well, until then, more sleep and less coffee.
Anyway, some good things that have been on my mind from reading Jude continuously this month:
Well, until then, more sleep and less coffee.
Anyway, some good things that have been on my mind from reading Jude continuously this month:
- Contend earnestly for the faith. Do not take God's grace for granted or use it as an excuse to live licentiously. God's wrath is no joke!
- "Behold, the Lord came... to convict all the ungodly of all their ungodly deeds which they have done in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him. These are grumblers, finding fault, following after their own lusts..."
- Pray in the Spirit and do not be worldly-minded - current circumstances should not dictate our attitudes because our hope is not in this fallen world.
- Love the closing doxology: "to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen."
Monday, June 22, 2015
life as of june 2015
Sorry blog, I haven't forgotten about you. Here's an update, in bullet form:
- Spent Memorial Day weekend up in norcal for a wedding, which basically turned into a much needed class reunion. Lots of good boba and road trip adventures.
- It's summer! And I officially have no more summer breaks. Many would say that's unfortunate, but I think being in an office all day makes the heat more bearable. I'm also thankful that I'm in San Diego... working in Alabama for a summer was pretty miserable, even with office time.
- Just realized I left for my two month solo Europe trip last year around this time. Oh how time flies!
- Trying to plan a trip to Asia with a friend. Kind of amused/thankful that the boyfriend is so adamant on forbidding me from going to Korea because he doesn't want me to get MERS haha.
- Sin, sin, sin :( It's scary and sad and humbling to know how sinful I am and what I'm capable of. All the more reason to depend on God! Had a fairly difficult week related to this, but this past Sunday was the first time in a while that I actually clung to every word during worship...because I desperately needed to and because I believed every word.
- Accepting grace from God? Easy. Accepting grace from others? Not so easy, because my prideful heart wants to earn love. Still learning, but thankful for challenging opportunities to do so.
- Haven't been very good at taking photos and documenting life in general... I shall work on this. Stay tuned for pictures next time :D
Monday, May 4, 2015
towards Christ
I had a discussion a few days ago with a friend about edifying relationships and he mentioned something about encouraging people by pointing them towards Christ.
"What does that even mean? How does that play out?" I asked.
Prior to this conversation, I don't think I ever thought too critically about what "pointing someone towards Christ" meant. It is a phrase that is used a lot, and can perhaps be thrown around casually because it sounds truthful and is supposed to make people feel better. And without some meditation on the meaning, it can easily end up becoming a set of empty words.
My instinctive answer was relational: pointing someone towards Christ means showing them that Christ is (and should be) their most beloved, their priority, and their sole source of salvation and security. When something bad happens, depend on Christ. When something good happens, praise Christ. When life is ordinary, love Christ. Turn your eyes upon Jesus, right?
But I really liked my friend's answer: pointing someone towards Christ is not just about showing them Christ and telling them to look at Christ, but also about helping them move towards Christ by growing in holiness and becoming like him. We can look at something beautiful and admire it, but it's so much more powerful when it changes us. We should definitely adore Christ, but there is also much growth to be had.
Good stuff! Challenges me to be intentional, and helps give me a more practical idea of what "intentional" means. Yup, totally defining one Christianese word with another.
(Heh... I also chose to write about this conversation because it's kind of amusing how it highlights the differences between male and female brains. My answer was about relationships and his was about doing things.)
"What does that even mean? How does that play out?" I asked.
Prior to this conversation, I don't think I ever thought too critically about what "pointing someone towards Christ" meant. It is a phrase that is used a lot, and can perhaps be thrown around casually because it sounds truthful and is supposed to make people feel better. And without some meditation on the meaning, it can easily end up becoming a set of empty words.
My instinctive answer was relational: pointing someone towards Christ means showing them that Christ is (and should be) their most beloved, their priority, and their sole source of salvation and security. When something bad happens, depend on Christ. When something good happens, praise Christ. When life is ordinary, love Christ. Turn your eyes upon Jesus, right?
But I really liked my friend's answer: pointing someone towards Christ is not just about showing them Christ and telling them to look at Christ, but also about helping them move towards Christ by growing in holiness and becoming like him. We can look at something beautiful and admire it, but it's so much more powerful when it changes us. We should definitely adore Christ, but there is also much growth to be had.
Good stuff! Challenges me to be intentional, and helps give me a more practical idea of what "intentional" means. Yup, totally defining one Christianese word with another.
(Heh... I also chose to write about this conversation because it's kind of amusing how it highlights the differences between male and female brains. My answer was about relationships and his was about doing things.)
Saturday, March 21, 2015
the necessity of prayer
I've recently begun reading Tim Keller's Prayer because... I struggle a lot with prayer. I lack the discipline, desire, passion, joy, and consistency.
The first chapter, on the necessity of prayer, begins with an analogy about a pill: imagine that you have a lethal condition and you must take a pill every night before you sleep or else you die within hours. There's no way you're going to forget about it. In the same way, that's how badly we need to pray; if we don't pray, we're not going to make it.
That paints a good picture of why prayer is needed, but if it's really that important, why don't we feel the urgent need? I think two possible reasons are:
Oh, sin, you make it so hard to have faith. I find myself neglecting to pray because of the first category much more often, where I tend to forget about my dependence on God because it seems like "I got it all together."
Personal reflection/application:
The first chapter, on the necessity of prayer, begins with an analogy about a pill: imagine that you have a lethal condition and you must take a pill every night before you sleep or else you die within hours. There's no way you're going to forget about it. In the same way, that's how badly we need to pray; if we don't pray, we're not going to make it.
That paints a good picture of why prayer is needed, but if it's really that important, why don't we feel the urgent need? I think two possible reasons are:
- Things are going well, so we don't feel the need for God.
- Things are going badly, so we don't believe God is good or capable of helping.
Oh, sin, you make it so hard to have faith. I find myself neglecting to pray because of the first category much more often, where I tend to forget about my dependence on God because it seems like "I got it all together."
Personal reflection/application:
- Even when things are "good," remember that there is always a battle with sin. I know I often turn a blind eye to my sin because it's more comfortable to not think about it. Prayer is needed to both reveal sin and to fight it.
- Be thankful for seasons of blessedness. It's never a question of if trials will come, but rather when.
- Something I've enjoyed learning over the past few years is how to be honest with God in prayer. This includes telling Him that I don't have the desire to pray as I should, and that I want to have that desire. Or even that I want to want that desire.
- Be disciplined in praying regularly.
Sunday, March 8, 2015
testimony shame
I'm sure most of us who have grown up in the church have, at some point, thought about "testimony envy." This is where we kind of wish we had a more dramatic and radical conversion story to share with our nonbelieving friends to shock them into accepting the gospel. Very silly. Let us remember that every conversion is a miracle and that God was gracious to save us (or at least protect us) at a young age.
But what about... "testimony shame?" Where you don't want to talk about the shameful things you've done, especially when these things happened after accepting Christ. It's super easy to say, "I did all these terrible things because I wasn't saved." It's embarrassing to say, "I messed up big time even though I have been saved." You tell yourself that you should have done better, known better, been better.
Well thankfully (thankfully!) life is not about us and what we accomplish and achieve or how well we keep the commandments and live a good life. No, it's about God and God's work and God's love and grace and mercy towards us. What a relief that we do not have to bear the burden of attaining perfection (Gal 3:3). God, who loved us and sent His only son for us when we were yet sinners, still loves us passionately despite our failures.
But what about... "testimony shame?" Where you don't want to talk about the shameful things you've done, especially when these things happened after accepting Christ. It's super easy to say, "I did all these terrible things because I wasn't saved." It's embarrassing to say, "I messed up big time even though I have been saved." You tell yourself that you should have done better, known better, been better.
Well thankfully (thankfully!) life is not about us and what we accomplish and achieve or how well we keep the commandments and live a good life. No, it's about God and God's work and God's love and grace and mercy towards us. What a relief that we do not have to bear the burden of attaining perfection (Gal 3:3). God, who loved us and sent His only son for us when we were yet sinners, still loves us passionately despite our failures.
Monday, March 2, 2015
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
every good thing
Hello, February.
So there's this job that I started about 3 weeks ago, that I'm so, so, so incredibly thankful for. Maybe it's not even the job itself, and more so the fact that I just like working in general. But whatever the case, I am really thankful that I have a fun job where I get to learn a bunch of things and work with cool people. And then there's the church and all of the blessings associated with that! New things are happening and some more change is coming, but I'm excited to see what God will do, and how He will create and continue to grow fantastic relationships. Oh, I bought my first pair of expensive work shoes (totally worth it).
At the same time... I've been challenged by a chapter in Bonhoeffer's Cost of Discipleship book called "Single-Minded Obedience." It starts off with Jesus' encounter with the rich young ruler who, though he "kept" all the commandments and expected eternal life as a reward for his good deeds, walks away sad because he cannot part with his wealth. Bonhoeffer says the point is not that we must sell all our possessions (lest someone prides themselves in an ascetic lifestyle or "gives allegiance to himself and to an ideal"), but to live as if we had no possessions so that it is no consequence to us whether we have wealth or not. We must have a sort of "inward detachment" to the world and instead be wholeheartedly fixated on Christ.
At first glance, it kind of feels like those two concepts are in opposition with one another. Enjoy the nice things in life... but don't enjoy them too much. But really, being thankful and prioritizing Christ go hand in hand.
I believe that James 1:17 ("Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above.") is kind of like the "glue" that holds the two ideas together. When we know that we will not always have things (possessions, jobs, relationships, health), we are more thankful to God when we have them. But prioritizing Christ protects us from idolatry because our greatest need and desire has already been fulfilled, to an extent way beyond our expectations, that we no longer need to cling to our earthly treasures.
So there's this job that I started about 3 weeks ago, that I'm so, so, so incredibly thankful for. Maybe it's not even the job itself, and more so the fact that I just like working in general. But whatever the case, I am really thankful that I have a fun job where I get to learn a bunch of things and work with cool people. And then there's the church and all of the blessings associated with that! New things are happening and some more change is coming, but I'm excited to see what God will do, and how He will create and continue to grow fantastic relationships. Oh, I bought my first pair of expensive work shoes (totally worth it).
At the same time... I've been challenged by a chapter in Bonhoeffer's Cost of Discipleship book called "Single-Minded Obedience." It starts off with Jesus' encounter with the rich young ruler who, though he "kept" all the commandments and expected eternal life as a reward for his good deeds, walks away sad because he cannot part with his wealth. Bonhoeffer says the point is not that we must sell all our possessions (lest someone prides themselves in an ascetic lifestyle or "gives allegiance to himself and to an ideal"), but to live as if we had no possessions so that it is no consequence to us whether we have wealth or not. We must have a sort of "inward detachment" to the world and instead be wholeheartedly fixated on Christ.
At first glance, it kind of feels like those two concepts are in opposition with one another. Enjoy the nice things in life... but don't enjoy them too much. But really, being thankful and prioritizing Christ go hand in hand.
I believe that James 1:17 ("Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above.") is kind of like the "glue" that holds the two ideas together. When we know that we will not always have things (possessions, jobs, relationships, health), we are more thankful to God when we have them. But prioritizing Christ protects us from idolatry because our greatest need and desire has already been fulfilled, to an extent way beyond our expectations, that we no longer need to cling to our earthly treasures.
Monday, January 26, 2015
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Thursday, January 15, 2015
time is an ingredient
The title of this post comes from a chapter in Dominique Ansel's book where he expounds on the importance of patience in creating the perfect cannelé: the copper molds have to be seasoned with beeswax multiple times, the ingredients have be mixed slowly, the batter has to rest for 24 hours, and the molds have to be rotated every 15 minutes during baking. You can't take shortcuts.
In the same way, I have to keep reminding mind myself that God's timing is perfect. Just as He is sovereign over what happens, He is also sovereign over when and how things happen. Not so fun for the insecure control freak in me.
But if I had my way, I would be fulfilling all of my desires right now, and not learning how to cherish the present moment and to have a thankful heart.
In the same way, I have to keep reminding mind myself that God's timing is perfect. Just as He is sovereign over what happens, He is also sovereign over when and how things happen. Not so fun for the insecure control freak in me.
But if I had my way, I would be fulfilling all of my desires right now, and not learning how to cherish the present moment and to have a thankful heart.
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
7 reasons not to worry
I like to think of myself as a pretty easy going anxiety-free person, especially in comparison to my parents, who can be insanely paranoid. How's my life? It's great, thanks for asking. It's alllll good. Of course, it just occurred to me right now that I've been stressing out all week over how I'm going to budget my income for life, taxes, retirement, insurance, travel, loans, family, savings, and church, and whether or not I will be able to buy a plane ticket a few days before I potentially leave because I still have no idea when I'm starting work. Ah! Denial can be sneaky like that. The real truth is I am a fallen selfish sinner prone to practical atheism.
So here's a fantastic article I found recently about worrying. I was going to quote a line or two, but I think it's better enjoyed in it's entirety.
So here's a fantastic article I found recently about worrying. I was going to quote a line or two, but I think it's better enjoyed in it's entirety.
Sunday, January 4, 2015
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
2014: best of
I love my Osprey Porter 46 L backpack so much that I am declaring it my favorite item of 2014. I originally purchased it just for backpacking in Europe, but I've ended up using it for just about every other trip I've made. It's very well made, comfortable, deceptively spacious, and fits easily in all overhead compartments. Sure there were some occasions when I didn't want to run around with a heavy backpack on in the summer heat, but the incredible ease with which I could hop off a plane and navigate through stony alleyways and steep stairs was well worth it. Thanks Osprey Porter, you're the real MVP.
Honorable mention goes to Orson Scott Card's "Speaker for the Dead." Yeah, yeah, it was written in the 80s, but I read it this year so it's going in the 2014 category. When I first started reading it, I was expecting a direct sequel to "Ender's Game," not a completely different sort of story set 3000 years in the future with the same characters. But it is fantastically written - that character and background development, tension building, and political and military philosophy analysis. The second time I read it this year, I also read Card's introduction where he mentioned that he wrote "Ender's Game" because he was ultimately trying to eventually write "Speaker." Everything eventually points to the concept of a speaker for the dead who speaks on behalf of the deceased, not necessarily with a nice eulogy, but with an honest life biography that explains motivations and intentions rather than just actions. Highly, highly recommend this book.
Lastly, here are some of my favorite pictures from the year.
2014: in review
What an exciting year it has been!
January
Jan 1-3: Started off the new year with my dearest SNK, playing Takoyaki roulette with a few of her kendo friends. Takoyaki roulette?? Yes, possible options included tako (duh), kimchi, cheese, mochi, and Chinese mustard... Then I spent the rest of my new year watching the third season of Sherlock and the Doctor Who Christmas Special with SNK and her gentleman friend. There was also a giant fruit strudel involved.
Jan 11: E&K wedding!
February
Feb 1-28: Work work work.
March
Mar 24-25: Presented at the Western States Section of the Combustion Institute (WSSCI) spring meeting at Caltech. Enjoyed my first mashed potato martini bar (so many topping choices!) and used the conference as an excuse to hang out with my fabulous college roommate.
April
Apr 1-3: APEP's 14th annual International Colloquium on Environmentally Preferred Advanced Power Generation (ICEPAG). Helped with the computer system this year, which was interesting.
Apr 4-6: CrossLife retreat. Learned about the importance of fellowship and was challenged to love Christ's bride as Christ loves his bride.
April 11: APEP's 4th annual Talent Show. Lots of awesome talent, hilarious "most sustainable man in the world" videos, and a shameless banana phone dance (oh my).
April 13: Beloved International's Huruma at UCI, featuring Tim Be Told. I don't think I've ever heard a better live performance in my life. Tim's voice is incredible.
May
May 12: Turned in my thesis three weeks early. Hooray!!
May 16-21: Portland, Oregon :D Spent the first two days hanging out with old high school friends, then presented at the Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems (ILASS) Conference and got the opportunity to co-chair a session. Also found out when I came back that the delicious tap water I was drinking was possibly contaminated with E. coli.
May 31: Took my last final ever, which was a weird one-on-one oral exam with my professor on turbulent flow. Alas, I was unable to escape prelim style examinations after all. I was delighted and terrified at the same time to realize that oral exams go by a lot faster if you keep saying "I don't know..." (But surprisingly I got an A!)
Also, CrossLife Senior banquet on on the same night.
June
June 9-13: Conquered Boston, Massachusetts with SNK on an epic YOLO trip, during finals week for everyone else...
June 14: Graduated and saw the POTUS speak at my graduation with KLee. No big deal.
June 20-23: Anchored conference in Phoenix, Arizona with some RGC people. It was very dry and hot there.
June 28: L&PJ wedding!
June 29: Off to Europe :O
July
First month of my travels: Paris, Brussels, Ghent, Amsterdam, Rome, Venice, Ljubljana, Vienna, Budapest, and Krakow.
August
Second month: Prague, Berlin, Potsdam, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, and London.
September
Back in the States, living it up in funemployment.
October
Continued unemployment... cooked a lot of food with friends, did some campus EV, and spent a lot of time at my pastor's place playing with his cute kids.
November
Waited around a lot for jobs to call me back. Is this what one-sided dating feels like? But I had a really fun 6 hour interview that was essentially a time for me to nerd out and ask all the gas turbine questions I've ever had in my entire life.
December
Dec 2-6: Went to Denver, Colorado to visit a few NASA friends. Thankful that the awesome Maddog gave me a place to crash and was willing to show me around the city. I was also offered a job during this time - Praise the Lord!!
Dec 20: B&R wedding!
Dec 26-30: SJ/SF - some catching up, some sightseeing, and some time spent as a DIY craft slave for an engaged friend. My flight back to SD was cancelled due to extreme weather so I ended up spending the night at SFO. Sadly I did not channel my inner Tom Hanks in the Terminal.
January
Jan 1-3: Started off the new year with my dearest SNK, playing Takoyaki roulette with a few of her kendo friends. Takoyaki roulette?? Yes, possible options included tako (duh), kimchi, cheese, mochi, and Chinese mustard... Then I spent the rest of my new year watching the third season of Sherlock and the Doctor Who Christmas Special with SNK and her gentleman friend. There was also a giant fruit strudel involved.
Jan 11: E&K wedding!
February
Feb 1-28: Work work work.
March
Mar 24-25: Presented at the Western States Section of the Combustion Institute (WSSCI) spring meeting at Caltech. Enjoyed my first mashed potato martini bar (so many topping choices!) and used the conference as an excuse to hang out with my fabulous college roommate.
April
Apr 1-3: APEP's 14th annual International Colloquium on Environmentally Preferred Advanced Power Generation (ICEPAG). Helped with the computer system this year, which was interesting.
Apr 4-6: CrossLife retreat. Learned about the importance of fellowship and was challenged to love Christ's bride as Christ loves his bride.
April 11: APEP's 4th annual Talent Show. Lots of awesome talent, hilarious "most sustainable man in the world" videos, and a shameless banana phone dance (oh my).
April 13: Beloved International's Huruma at UCI, featuring Tim Be Told. I don't think I've ever heard a better live performance in my life. Tim's voice is incredible.
May
May 12: Turned in my thesis three weeks early. Hooray!!
May 16-21: Portland, Oregon :D Spent the first two days hanging out with old high school friends, then presented at the Institute for Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems (ILASS) Conference and got the opportunity to co-chair a session. Also found out when I came back that the delicious tap water I was drinking was possibly contaminated with E. coli.
May 31: Took my last final ever, which was a weird one-on-one oral exam with my professor on turbulent flow. Alas, I was unable to escape prelim style examinations after all. I was delighted and terrified at the same time to realize that oral exams go by a lot faster if you keep saying "I don't know..." (But surprisingly I got an A!)
Also, CrossLife Senior banquet on on the same night.
June
June 9-13: Conquered Boston, Massachusetts with SNK on an epic YOLO trip, during finals week for everyone else...
June 14: Graduated and saw the POTUS speak at my graduation with KLee. No big deal.
June 20-23: Anchored conference in Phoenix, Arizona with some RGC people. It was very dry and hot there.
June 28: L&PJ wedding!
June 29: Off to Europe :O
July
First month of my travels: Paris, Brussels, Ghent, Amsterdam, Rome, Venice, Ljubljana, Vienna, Budapest, and Krakow.
August
Second month: Prague, Berlin, Potsdam, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, and London.
September
Back in the States, living it up in funemployment.
October
Continued unemployment... cooked a lot of food with friends, did some campus EV, and spent a lot of time at my pastor's place playing with his cute kids.
November
Waited around a lot for jobs to call me back. Is this what one-sided dating feels like? But I had a really fun 6 hour interview that was essentially a time for me to nerd out and ask all the gas turbine questions I've ever had in my entire life.
December
Dec 2-6: Went to Denver, Colorado to visit a few NASA friends. Thankful that the awesome Maddog gave me a place to crash and was willing to show me around the city. I was also offered a job during this time - Praise the Lord!!
Dec 20: B&R wedding!
Dec 26-30: SJ/SF - some catching up, some sightseeing, and some time spent as a DIY craft slave for an engaged friend. My flight back to SD was cancelled due to extreme weather so I ended up spending the night at SFO. Sadly I did not channel my inner Tom Hanks in the Terminal.
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Surely our griefs He Himself bore,
And our sorrows He carried;
Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten of God, and afflicted.
But He was pierced through for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him,
And by His scourging we are healed.
All of us like sheep have gone astray,
Each of us has turned to his own way;
But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all
To fall on Him.
Isaiah 53:4-6
Merry Christmas! There is no other savior.
And our sorrows He carried;
Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten of God, and afflicted.
But He was pierced through for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him,
And by His scourging we are healed.
All of us like sheep have gone astray,
Each of us has turned to his own way;
But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all
To fall on Him.
Isaiah 53:4-6
Merry Christmas! There is no other savior.
Wednesday, December 24, 2014
"But he is curiously limited. He is a mechanic of the brain. He has cut it to pieces with his scalpel and found no soul. Therefore there is none. Like the Russian astronaut who circled the earth and did not see God. It is the empiricism of the mechanic, and a mechanic is only a child with superior motor control."
-Stephen King, The Dead Zone
-Stephen King, The Dead Zone
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