Restless Pursuit

11.1.2011 — Leave a comment

Switchfoot’s song “Restless” is an incredible song. The moment I first heard it (“Restless” is track number four on their latest album, Vice Verses – you can buy it here) I knew it had quickly become a favorite Switchfoot song of mine.

Just a few days ago they released a music video for the song AND just today I stumbled upon a short interview with Jon Foreman (lead singer) giving explanation to the lyrics.

Below is the music video, the interview, and the lyrics. Enjoy!

MUSIC VIDEO:

INTERVIEW:

“Restless” by Switchfoot

I am the sea on a moonless night
Calling falling, slipping tides
I am the leaky, dripping pipes
The endless, aching drops of light

I am the raindrop falling down
Always longing for the deeper ground
I am the broken, breaking seas
Even my blood finds ways to bleed

Even the rivers ways to run
Even the rain to reach the sun
Even my thirsty streams
Even in my dreams

I am restless, restless, restless
Looking for you
I am restless
I run like the ocean to find your shore
Looking for you

I am the thorn stuck in your side
I am the one that you left behind
I am the dried-up doubting eyes
Looking for the well that won’t run dry

Running hard for the other side
The world that I’ve always been denied
Running hard for the infinite
With the tears of saints and hypocrites

Oh, blood of black and white and grey
Oh, death in life and night in day
One by one by one
We let our rivers run

I can hear you breathing
I can feel you leading
More than just a feeling
More than just a feeling

I can feel you you reaching
Pushing through the ceiling
Til the final healing
I’m looking for you

Until the sea of glass we meet
At last completed and complete
Where tide and tear and pain subside
And laughter drinks them dry

I’ll be waiting
Anticipating
All that I aim for
What I was made for

With every heartbeat
All of my blood bleeds
Running inside me
Looking for you

Restless

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Stevan’s Latest Favorite Videos

11.1.2011 — Leave a comment

Mr. Bergmann is quite an awesome chemistry teacher. He carves a pumpkin for his class using SCIENCE:

NPR explains the world’s population and “how we got so big so fast”:

Movie Trailer – Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax – in theaters March 2nd, 2012 – I love that The Polyphonic Spree’s “Reach for the Sun” is on this soundtrack!

The Ministry of Defense of Japan has developed a spherical flying machine that is very cool:

We have already purchased all of the supplies to give this home-craft a shot in the near future:

If I would’ve known about “stick bombs” at an early age, there’s a chance I could have become famous:

Which video is YOUR favorite?

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The Nature of Science

10.25.2011 — Leave a comment

Observational science vs. Historical science

I love these videos from AiG!

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Illegal Immigration, the Church, and grace

10.24.2011 — 2 Comments

I enjoyed this short (9-minute) documentary about a family working through the issues of illegal immigration.

There are a few powerful quotes and perspectives featured in this short film. The danger each of us has is adapting an instant perspective on subjects such as illegal immigration based on politics, media, and water-cooler chat. As Christians we must ALWAYS view issues through Biblical lenses!

I think when we put faces and real-life stories on subjects like this we gain new perspective on the matter and perspective can mean all the difference in the world!

More great resources available at UnDocumented.tv

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Deer Diary | Entry 1

10.22.2011 — Leave a comment

Today was a historic day for me! At the age of 32, I turned from simply a deer ‘hunter’ to a deer ‘harvester’, after successfully taking down a doe around 6PM this evening.

I was by myself and had already seen a handful of deer through my scope, but never well-enough or long-enough to pull the trigger. Today was the final day of muzzleloader season, so it was my last chance. As I was working out the details of my “sob story” about not being able to shoot at any of the deer I had seen tonight, three more appeared out of nowhere. I thought they were barely within range and just as I was about to second-guess myself for the 8th time in a split-second, I fired my Knight inline muzzleloader and kept staring through the scope waiting for the smoke to clear (and for my heart to slow down, too). After the smoke cleared I saw only two white tails waving goodbye as they pranced up the steep bank, now more than 100 yards away.

After I was sure my chances of a heart attack were minimal, I re-slung my gun and headed towards where I hoped would be my prize. Sure enough, the young doe lay just where I shot her. The shot looked ugly and I was fearful about the possibility of a gut-shot, but was still very excited as I called Jim, whose property I was on and who had told me he would come back out and help walk me through the dressing process.

After the call I had to figure a way to drag the deer back to my truck! I was never more glad to have my paracord survival bracelet than I was today! I quickly untied it and used it to drag my deer the few hundred yards back to my truck. It worked perfectly!

I was ready to take a few pictures, but first needed to call my Grandpa Sheets. He is the one who gifted me the rifle this year and I knew he would be pleased at my success! He was, but immediately following the call my phone battery ceased to exist.

Jim taught me the in’s and out’s (bad pun intended) of deer-dressing and we were both pleasantly surprised at the placement of my shot and lack of gut-damage! I drove the deer to a local butcher and will pick up the finished product in a few days!

What a treat! To have shot my first deer with a single shot from my muzzleloader at 80+ yards is a story that I won’t soon be forgetting!

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