Category: misc

Worth It All

the encounter band played this song Sunday morning and it’s been on random rotation in my head ever since.
Mary really nailed the vocals on it. I only wish I had a little more time to put together a better background video to play along with the words. I think I would have used clips from the Visual Bible’s Matthew DVD, similar to what I did for Third Day’s King of Glory a few years back. Either way, this message is ringing true in my head today.

Here are the words:

I don’t understand Your ways
Oh but I will give You my song
Give You all of my praise
You hold on to all my pain
With it You are pulling me closer
And pulling me into Your ways

Now around every corner
And up every mountain
I’m not looking for crowns
Or the water from fountains
I’m desperate in seeking, frantic believing
That the sight of Your face
Is all that I need
I will say to You

It’s gonna be worth it
It’s gonna be worth it
It’s gonna be worth it all
I believe this
It’s gonna be worth it
It’s gonna be worth it
It’s gonna be worth it all
I believe this

You’re gonna be worth it
You’re gonna be worth it
You’re gonna be worth it all
I believe this
You’re gonna be worth it
You’re gonna be worth it
You’re gonna be worth it all
I believe this

We got a recording of it but not a very good one – either way I’m attaching it below.
[audio:http://www.casadeblundell.com/jonathan/wp-content/uploads/worthitall.mp3]

Fly free in Russia

The food and beverage service probably wasn’t the greatest, but I’m sure he had plenty of legroom:

A 15-year-old boy from the Urals suffered acute frostbite after riding the wing of a Boeing-737 plane on a two-hour flight from Perm to Moscow, Russian radio station Mayak reported on Monday.
After clinging on for the entire 1300-kilometer (808-mile) flight to Vnukovo Airport, the boy, named Andrei, collapsed onto the tarmac. His arms and legs were so severely frozen that rescuers were at first unable to remove his coat and shoes, the radio station said.

Seems he could have found an easier way to ride as a stowaway but then again I’m sure the views were terrific.
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iTunes U

Just found that Apple offers university classes online for free through iTunes U.

Tunes U has arrived, giving higher education institutions an ingenious way to get audio and video content out to their students. Presentations, performances, lectures, demonstrations, debates, tours, archival footage — school is about to become even more inspiring.

Granted, you’re not going to get any college credit hours but looks like there’s a lot to learn.