Forgiven Geek

• 2011-07-29

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  Riding Bikes in The D

• 2011-07-15

  Christ’s Love

  “Being in anguish, He prayed more fervently, and His sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.”
  -Luke 22:44

  “Those great drops of blood that fell down to the ground were a manifestation of an ocean of love in Christ’s heart.”
  -Jonathan Edwards

• 2011-07-05

  This is almost as good as a Mute Math show! (almost)

  mutemath:

  THE MOST FUN BAND OF ALL TIME WAS INDONESIA’S TIELMAN BROTHERS.

  I love this video! Watch it. Six years before Hendrix astounded audiences with his onstage antics The Tielman Brothers were doing some crazy stuff. I found out about this band from The Monk’s (another great 60’s band) website.

  Be fun.

  -Darren

  Source: mutemath

• 2011-06-21

  

  Atlantic (Taken with Instagram at Ocean View Beach Park)

• 2011-03-14

  

  Perfect view of the blue sky from my desk (Taken with Instagram at Work)

• 2011-03-09

  To know that nothing hurts the godly, is a matter of comfort; but to be assured that all things which fall out shall co-operate for their good, that their crosses shall be turned into blessings, that showers of affliction water the withering root of their grace and make it flourish more; this may fill their hearts with joy till they run over.

  — Thomas Watson (via drquote)

  Source: drquote

• 2011-03-02

  I’ve been waiting for this. Incredibly beautiful music, great for reflection, studying, working, praying, or simply enjoying! You should buy Dustin O’Halloran’s Lumiere

• 2011-02-22

  

  olddetroit:

  Detroit, 1952. Evening rush hour traffic along Second Avenue.

  Source: The New York Times

• 2011-02-16

  In case I don’t see you… good afternoon, good evening, and good night

  

  This photo reminded me of my favorite movie of all time: The Truman Show. I’ve seen the movie a dozen times; but for whatever reason, this image triggered a lot of Biblical parallels (not to mention, it is quite an amazing image).

  In the movie, Truman (played by Jim Carrey) is the star of the most popular TV show in the world. The show is filmed in the world’s largest studio, however, that’s not what sets it apart. What sets it apart is the fact that Truman has no idea he’s the star of a TV show, he’s just been living his daily life, not realizing it’s all been filmed and broadcasted since his infancy. All of his friends and family are simply actors who are fed lines and scenarios. His life has been completely controlled by executive producer Christof and his team.

  Though he seemingly has a nice life, a good marriage, and a well-paying job, Truman has been manipulated and exploited his entire life without a clue. He witnessed his father’s staged drowning at an early age while they were on a boat. This was in order to make him afraid of the water so he would never want to travel and also to ensure he would never want to take a boat out and mistakenly discover the end of the studio. The studio is a large dome that emulates the sky and all of its elements. Truman was the only one real in his world, and recent events have set him off to realize something’s awry.

  His wife has left him after a breakdown, he knows his friends and family are fake, and now he’s devising a plan. Truman pretends to fall asleep, and while cameras are watching, he manages to sneak out of his house. Christof sends Truman’s best friend Marlon to his house, only to find he left a stuffed toy and a tape recording of snoring under the blanket and pillow which they believed him to be sleeping. World broadcasting is cut and the search for Truman is on. “Cue the sun!” says Christof to his team. Time has now gone from late night to mid day at the press of a button and every actor on the set is searching for Truman.

  Christof has his team searching every camera for Truman, and to their surprise, he’s spotted on a boat sailing towards the sky. “There’s our hero shot,” says Christof as he tells his team to resume broadcasting. The world cheers for him, they want him to escape! Christof tells his team to call in the worst storm possible, which they hesitantly do, expecting Truman will turn around and they’ll call it off. Truman, nearly drowned, doesn’t give up, and Christof’s team calls off the storm. The sky has cleared up and the boat hits the edge of Truman’s known universe, presenting him with a staircase to climb and a door to walk out of.

  For the first time, Christof opens a direct channel of communication to Truman, speaking to him as though he were God himself, trying to convince him of all the benefits he’ll have and how much it will benefit the world if he stays. Truman, unconvinced says his signature phrase, “In case I don’t see you… good afternoon, good evening, and good night,” as he opens the door leading out of his false world with false gods manipulating him into the real world. Truman is free!

  He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,
  (Colossians 1:13 ESV)

  I began thinking of this verse and how before knowing Christ, I too was completely subject to the manipulation of a false world with the false gods it presented. Though it was Christ who saved me and made this “transfer” process, not a door I walked through like Truman, I remember how my eyes were opened to the fact that I needed to be saved from sin (this world) and how liberating it was for me to know that there was a better, more meaningful life (the Kingdom of God)!

  Faith in Christ has lead to taking many risks, like Truman taking a sailboat to the edge of the universe in the midst of a terrible storm… but each risk has only caused me to deny the false gods of this world and trust Him more and more.

  For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.
  (1 John 5:4 ESV)

  This post is dedicated to my brother, Dan Fogarty. We quote lines from this movie pretty much all the time. He’s moving to Norfolk, VA and you can read more about that here.

  Keep sailing, Mr. Fogarty!

• 2011-02-09

  Jesus’s message, which is “the gospel,” is a completely different spirituality. The gospel of Jesus is not religion or irreligion, morality or immorality, moralism or relativism, conservatism or liberalism. Nor is it something halfway along a spectrum between two poles—it is something else altogether.

  The gospel is distinct from the other two approaches: In its view, everyone is wrong, everyone is loved, and everyone is called to recognize this and change.

  — Tim Keller, The Prodigal God, p.45