Urban Rescue is releasing their 7 track EP on April 21!
Check out their single "Symphony"
http://www.myspace.com/urbanrescue
lovegarrett
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Urban Rescue EP!!
I just got back from my friend Jordan's house after listening to his new EP and it is incredible! They wrote some really fun songs and did such an awesome job in the studio with them. I want to encourage you to support them as much as possible because they are two of my favorite people who I met in my first year here at Point Loma. They deserve every success they accomplish and I think you'll really enjoy their music!
Urban Rescue is releasing their 7 track EP on April 21!
Check out their single "Symphony"
http://www.myspace.com/urbanrescue
lovegarrett
Urban Rescue is releasing their 7 track EP on April 21!
Check out their single "Symphony"
http://www.myspace.com/urbanrescue
lovegarrett
Sunday, March 29, 2009
The Second Word
In Friday's chapel, appropriately during this season of Lent, we focused on the seven last words of Jesus as he made his way to the cross and eventually the point of his last breath. After the scripture was read, a reflection was read in response to the word of Jesus. I spoke to second word:
THE SECOND WORD
One of the criminals hanging there threw insults at him: "Aren't you the messiah? Save yourself and us!" The other one, however, rebuked him, saying: "Don't you fear God? Here we are all under the same sentence. Ours, however, is only right, for we are getting what we deserve for what we did; but he has done no wrong." And he said to Jesus, "Remember me, Jesus, when you come as King!" Jesus said to him, "I tell you this: Today you will be in Paradise with me."
Luke 23:39-43
Reflection:
When we carry pride like a disease, we are placing the burdens of this world on our shoulders even when we feel certain that our way of living is of greater value than that of a humble King who came before us. This lifestyle is one that walks through life’s consistent rhythms without ever considering why we move and find our being in Jesus refusing to recognize that we are worshiping the created and not the creator. Even during those moments when one’s world seems to crumble before one’s eyes, losing everything and feeling lost and alone. What does hope look like for those who continue to clench tightly to their pride? Does this pride simply disappear when the prideful are no longer filled with the confidence that they once carried with them or does it take full surrender to a life that is in Christ?
Until we fully recognize that we are all simply children, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, living under the same roof, under the same rules, loved by the same father, treated equally for the ways we live, we will never be able to fully fulfill the life that Jesus Christ came to save us from.
When we place ourselves in postures of arrogance or forms of idolatry we are setting ourselves up to live similar to that of the criminal hanging there next to Christ, insulting him in his very nature and hindering our ability to grasp the fullness of a life of humility and humbleness.
When we remember the hope that rests in a King who carried the cross in order for our hearts to be radically transformed, we will be ready to receive the greatest gift of all … that the Son of Man would lay his life down for his children in order for us to one day walk with him in Paradise.
THE SECOND WORD
One of the criminals hanging there threw insults at him: "Aren't you the messiah? Save yourself and us!" The other one, however, rebuked him, saying: "Don't you fear God? Here we are all under the same sentence. Ours, however, is only right, for we are getting what we deserve for what we did; but he has done no wrong." And he said to Jesus, "Remember me, Jesus, when you come as King!" Jesus said to him, "I tell you this: Today you will be in Paradise with me."
Luke 23:39-43
Reflection:
When we carry pride like a disease, we are placing the burdens of this world on our shoulders even when we feel certain that our way of living is of greater value than that of a humble King who came before us. This lifestyle is one that walks through life’s consistent rhythms without ever considering why we move and find our being in Jesus refusing to recognize that we are worshiping the created and not the creator. Even during those moments when one’s world seems to crumble before one’s eyes, losing everything and feeling lost and alone. What does hope look like for those who continue to clench tightly to their pride? Does this pride simply disappear when the prideful are no longer filled with the confidence that they once carried with them or does it take full surrender to a life that is in Christ?
Until we fully recognize that we are all simply children, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, living under the same roof, under the same rules, loved by the same father, treated equally for the ways we live, we will never be able to fully fulfill the life that Jesus Christ came to save us from.
When we place ourselves in postures of arrogance or forms of idolatry we are setting ourselves up to live similar to that of the criminal hanging there next to Christ, insulting him in his very nature and hindering our ability to grasp the fullness of a life of humility and humbleness.
When we remember the hope that rests in a King who carried the cross in order for our hearts to be radically transformed, we will be ready to receive the greatest gift of all … that the Son of Man would lay his life down for his children in order for us to one day walk with him in Paradise.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Spring Break:: Boise, ID - San Diego, CA
It has been some time since I last visited this outlet to share my life but as I reflect on the past month or so the only excuse I can think of is that I've been sharing my life in other areas outside of the tech world. But here I find myself sitting in Panera ready to indulge in some tasty food and highlight some good times I've had lately!
As a student taking 17 units, working 20 hours a week, trying to maintain healthy relationships, and participant of extracurricular activities/ministries I struggle to decide what is a better way to live, upholding a full plate of busyness feeling overwhelmed yet accomplished and proud of achieving that which I do or living simply with a busy-less lifestyle that is free of crammed calendars and open ended giving room to unexpected opportunities that might come my way. Whatever that balance looks like... I'm looking for it... call it a search for happiness, a discovery to find your self, a fight for fullness.
Spring Break was my outlet of rest, freedom from busyness, my journey of discovery. Allison and I flew to Boise, Idaho on Friday March 6 out of San Diego Airport (the easiest freggin' airport west of the mississippi). Her parents picked us up that night on we hit the slopes via inner tubes the next day. Boise is located in a valley surrounded by mountain ranges and leading up to this trip, I was tempted to bring my snowboard and gear but it was too tricky. Anyways, toobing was a blast because there was snow everywhere and we were surrounded in God's beautiful creation but part of me wanted to go find a punk teenage boy and strap into his snowboard to take in a few runs down the powdered slopes at the ski resort because the snow looked great! The week consisted of a lot of driving around the city of Boise, eating at good restaurants (my favorite was sushi night!), sleeping in & making breakfast (acai bowls, bacon, chocolatechip pancakes, eggs etc... we went all out!) going to the movies, and hanging out with old friends.
Here are some shots throughout the week:
As a student taking 17 units, working 20 hours a week, trying to maintain healthy relationships, and participant of extracurricular activities/ministries I struggle to decide what is a better way to live, upholding a full plate of busyness feeling overwhelmed yet accomplished and proud of achieving that which I do or living simply with a busy-less lifestyle that is free of crammed calendars and open ended giving room to unexpected opportunities that might come my way. Whatever that balance looks like... I'm looking for it... call it a search for happiness, a discovery to find your self, a fight for fullness.
Spring Break was my outlet of rest, freedom from busyness, my journey of discovery. Allison and I flew to Boise, Idaho on Friday March 6 out of San Diego Airport (the easiest freggin' airport west of the mississippi). Her parents picked us up that night on we hit the slopes via inner tubes the next day. Boise is located in a valley surrounded by mountain ranges and leading up to this trip, I was tempted to bring my snowboard and gear but it was too tricky. Anyways, toobing was a blast because there was snow everywhere and we were surrounded in God's beautiful creation but part of me wanted to go find a punk teenage boy and strap into his snowboard to take in a few runs down the powdered slopes at the ski resort because the snow looked great! The week consisted of a lot of driving around the city of Boise, eating at good restaurants (my favorite was sushi night!), sleeping in & making breakfast (acai bowls, bacon, chocolatechip pancakes, eggs etc... we went all out!) going to the movies, and hanging out with old friends.
Here are some shots throughout the week:
Downtown Boise at sunset
Spending a day in the city!
Boise River
BSU has faithful fans
The famous BLUE turf
Happy to be home
With every week of rest requires a little exercise... adventuring through the hills! 
Road Trip :: Boise to Point Loma= 4 Days, 1250 Miles, 24 hours in car, domination of 2 cross word puzzles and unlimited conversations/laughes/stories about life.
Day 1 :: Boise, ID - Elk Grove, CA
On the road again
First time to Tahoe!
Day 2 :: Elk Grove - San Fransisco - Monterey - Big Sur - San Luis Obispo
Al and I decided to reroute and see what the city of San Fran had to offer! We took the 80 west from Sacramento to the bay area and enjoyed the sights.
Al and I decided to reroute and see what the city of San Fran had to offer! We took the 80 west from Sacramento to the bay area and enjoyed the sights.
The fog rolling in through green hills 
San Fran Bridge to the city
Where the Giants play... GO DODGERS! 
The Embarcadero (tourist hotspot)
Pier 39
The Boardwalk
This one's for my left wing friends!
If you want to know a fun fact about Allison, know that she has a huge fear of whales (specifically the Narwal, but don't tell her I blogged about this haha). When we were walking back to the car across the bridge, I strategically waited to take this picture until this good looking mural popped up in the background. It wasn't long until she realized why I was laughing hysterically after I snapped this shot... she wasn't too happy about my stealthy placement!
Before:
After:
From San Fran, we drove through San Jose to Monterey and drove down CA-1 through Big Sur. If you haven't heard much about this drive, you need to know that it is easily the most beautiful parts of the west coast with towering mountains overlooking the ocean. We went 3 hours out of the way for a reason!
It got a little windy...
Morro Bay
Adventures with Uncle Joe
From San Luis Obispo, we drove to LA and San Diego the next day. By far, it the longest road trip I've ever taken and such a great Spring Break, I won't forget it! Thanks for reading friends.
I hope your days are full of grace and peace as you continue to journey in the creation of our Lord!
Blessings,
Garrett
I hope your days are full of grace and peace as you continue to journey in the creation of our Lord!
Blessings,
Garrett
Thursday, February 19, 2009
It's that time of the year.
The last month has been an interesting one with classes keeping the pace of life consistently continual and the balancing act of planning worship sets, working for the Admissions office, and being a good boyfriend has been challenging but good in so many ways. Honestly, the month of February has been a blur for me personally but overall, I've been enjoying life. I've come to see that that is ideally what's most important.
Two Mondays ago (feb. 9), my girlfriend started campaigning for the office of Vice President. This position would ideally represent the whole student body through a student forum held once a week along with facilitating the voice of us students through different channels of communication. So it's kind of a big deal and can be stressful to think about sometimes.
I helped make her posters which have been among the sea of eye catching advertisements around campus. Here are a few:
This one is my friend Molly
The concept behind her poster was to show a representation of students who agreed would support her campaign. We made a total of 45 different posters and each one had a new person on it that said "I'm voting for Allison."
The polls close today and we'll find out tomorrow if she got it. Basically she's running against a well known Junior named John Penner who is similar to Allison in some ways but they are both very different in their ways of leadership. If you are a political junky, (like my friend Justin) you can read more at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=62950448472&ref=ts
Here are some absolutely classy shots that I got during this process that I thought you would enjoy. Many of them are our friends. If you're reading as a perspective student, this is what Loma is like on an average day...
Grant taking the vespa out for a ride
Casey enjoying a college kids' energy drink on a rainy day
Taylor is my RA. He lays it down on the drums.
Austin listening to some tunes as he heads into chapel
Cammi has many talents
Billy looking awesome amongst the pine needles
Garrett
Two Mondays ago (feb. 9), my girlfriend started campaigning for the office of Vice President. This position would ideally represent the whole student body through a student forum held once a week along with facilitating the voice of us students through different channels of communication. So it's kind of a big deal and can be stressful to think about sometimes.
I helped make her posters which have been among the sea of eye catching advertisements around campus. Here are a few:
This is the one with me on it
This one is my friend Molly
The concept behind her poster was to show a representation of students who agreed would support her campaign. We made a total of 45 different posters and each one had a new person on it that said "I'm voting for Allison."
The polls close today and we'll find out tomorrow if she got it. Basically she's running against a well known Junior named John Penner who is similar to Allison in some ways but they are both very different in their ways of leadership. If you are a political junky, (like my friend Justin) you can read more at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=62950448472&ref=ts
Here are some absolutely classy shots that I got during this process that I thought you would enjoy. Many of them are our friends. If you're reading as a perspective student, this is what Loma is like on an average day...
Grant taking the vespa out for a ride
Casey enjoying a college kids' energy drink on a rainy day
Taylor is my RA. He lays it down on the drums.
Austin listening to some tunes as he heads into chapel
Cammi has many talents
Billy looking awesome amongst the pine needles
Volpi's uniqueness never lets me down
Ben Tiner. This kid never sleeps.
Hope you are having a great week!
Garrett
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Oh Enero!
January... has been an interesting month and yet a good way to start a new semester. It's weird to think this is my fourth semester of college already... it's going by FAR too fast! Anyways, let's talk about the month of enero (january). I feel like listing them in bullet points simply because most people like bullet points right? I will elaborate from there on...
January 4-11 ::
- Snowboarding in Mammoth
This picture was too good to leave out from your blogging eyes: My brother in a gondola in mammoth.
- Picked up Allison at LAX after 3 weeks in Boise
- Went to an art show in Fullerton: My brother plays stand up bass with a few friends who have started their music career through their songwriting and this night he played with his friend Ryan Welch, Tim, Cory Adams, and my Dad in front of a full house are artsy friends. The room was honestly packed. Fun night!
- Drove to San Diego to start school...
January 11-18 ::
- Started classes: This semester I'm taking 17 units. First time for everything! Here are my classes... World Literature (at 7:30am.. ), Christian Tradition (with an awesome prof), World History (my class looks out at the ocean!), Spanish II (Se habla espanol?), Voice Class (time to brush up on the pipes).
- Gave my first tour of PLNU on monday in over a month. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays at 10:30am. I'll give you folks a tour!
- Drove a van to The Salvation Army in Downtown SD to feed hungry people
- Lead worship in Time out for the first time in 4 weeks.. really nice to be back in the swing of things.
- Played in Chapel on monday and got the call to play on friday at 7am that morning...
January 18-25 ::
- Kayaking: Rented Kayaks from the Rec Room on Sunday and made a day of it in the La Jolla Cove. Allison and I rented a double Kayak and right before I went to purposefully tip us over at the end of the day, she yelled, "GARE, SHARK!" We were floating above 8 Leopard Sharks within 40 feet of the shore in the cove. They were at least 4 feet long! Glad I didn't tip us ;)- We drove all the way to downtown and realized that I left the ors on the shore in La Jolla Cove
- I had a really raw and genuine experience of worship in the Time Out service on wednesday night. A full band played with me and the set was:
1) You're Beautiful- Phil Wickham
2) Hosanna- Hillsong
3) Beautiful Lord- Leeland
4) Glory In The Highest- Chris Tomlin
5) Beautiful One- Tim Hughes
6) Rain Down- Delirious
Obviously the theme of the night had an element of God's beauty and seeing Him through the eyes of our Creator. My friend Kasey just returned from studying abroad in Costa Rica last semester, which I highly recommend in college and something that I really want to do, and he spoke on the love that God has for us and how we are shown that love through the natural world everyday.
- Allison and I ate at a really great Thai Restaurant called Spice and Rich Thai Kitchen in La Jolla the next weekend and after saw Slum Dog Millionaire after. It was really well done. Deserves many awards.
- Skating = Sprained Ankle. Went long boarding with some friends on Saturday and the first hill we bombed, I went straight down, getting WAY too much speed and took a wide turn before hitting a major street because there was a good amount of loose gravel on the inside turn. I couldn't make the turn in time and ended up running into a curb that launched me across the divider. The bottom of my foot took a pretty bad hit against the edge of the curb seeing that it was the first point of contact to cause any type of slowing down. So this past week I've been either on crutches or hobbling around but nonetheless, I'll make it past the bruising and swelling.
This week has been tough academically, physically (FOR SURE!), and spiritually. God has been teaching me about His character through life and wise people sharing their wealth of knowledge with me. And here I am on Friday afternoon so thankful for the weekend. My friend Kyle came down to visit for the day so we're going to do some exploring so I gotta run but I hope you're all doing well :)
grace and peace
G
Ps: if you are lactose intolerant or know someone who is, tell them not to eat pizza even if they take lactose pills beforehand. Es no bueno por el estomago!
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