"After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations."
--Oscar Wilde
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
Talents
What does it mean to be humble? Is it simply someone who does not boast? Now I know there are many different talents in this world, but the sake of this post it’s all about art!
I was thinking about the difference between a friend of mine and myself. She very artistic, she paints, and she draws, she takes pretty cool pictures too. But when it comes down to putting a price on those things she’s so passionate about she can’t bring herself to do it. I on the other hand am practically minded, it cost me this much to buy the frame, this much to print the picture, this much for the mat it, I’m still not so great at “turning a profit” on it, but I can put a dollar amount on what I’m showing.
When I have the opportunity to take a picture I get so excited, but in the end when it’s shown to other people I see it as blessing that I was allowed to be a part of it… that one fraction of it was captured for a short time… because what is more amazing, what is more thrilling than being a part of and seeing the works of our Lord? Please know that any time I show you a picture, mine or someone else’s I see it as God’s beauty revealed, that any artist whose heart belongs to God is simply an instrument being given gifts to share with other people…
Share your gifts--you weren’t given that talent, or gift to stuff it in a closet, someone else can be touched by the great big AWESOME, take-your-breath-away God that we serve! And guess what... He is willing to do that through you. Now that’s humbling.
I was thinking about the difference between a friend of mine and myself. She very artistic, she paints, and she draws, she takes pretty cool pictures too. But when it comes down to putting a price on those things she’s so passionate about she can’t bring herself to do it. I on the other hand am practically minded, it cost me this much to buy the frame, this much to print the picture, this much for the mat it, I’m still not so great at “turning a profit” on it, but I can put a dollar amount on what I’m showing.
When I have the opportunity to take a picture I get so excited, but in the end when it’s shown to other people I see it as blessing that I was allowed to be a part of it… that one fraction of it was captured for a short time… because what is more amazing, what is more thrilling than being a part of and seeing the works of our Lord? Please know that any time I show you a picture, mine or someone else’s I see it as God’s beauty revealed, that any artist whose heart belongs to God is simply an instrument being given gifts to share with other people…
Share your gifts--you weren’t given that talent, or gift to stuff it in a closet, someone else can be touched by the great big AWESOME, take-your-breath-away God that we serve! And guess what... He is willing to do that through you. Now that’s humbling.
Thursday, January 03, 2008
How Many Kings
Follow the star to a place unexpected
Would you believe after all we’ve projected
A child in a manger
Lowly and small, the weakest of all
Unlikeliness hero, wrapped in his mothers shawl
Just a childIs this who we’ve waited for?
{Chorus}
Cause how many kings, stepped down from their thrones?
How many lords have abandoned their homes?
How many greats have become the least for me?
How many Gods have poured out their hearts
To romance a world that has torn all apart?
How many fathers gave up their sons for me?
Bringing our gifts for the newborn savior
All that we have whether costly or meek
Because we believe
Gold for his honor and frankincense for his pleasure
And myrrh for the cross he’ll suffer
Do you believe, is this who we’ve waited for?
It’s who we’ve waited for
{Chorus}
Only one did that for me
~Downhere
Would you believe after all we’ve projected
A child in a manger
Lowly and small, the weakest of all
Unlikeliness hero, wrapped in his mothers shawl
Just a childIs this who we’ve waited for?
{Chorus}
Cause how many kings, stepped down from their thrones?
How many lords have abandoned their homes?
How many greats have become the least for me?
How many Gods have poured out their hearts
To romance a world that has torn all apart?
How many fathers gave up their sons for me?
Bringing our gifts for the newborn savior
All that we have whether costly or meek
Because we believe
Gold for his honor and frankincense for his pleasure
And myrrh for the cross he’ll suffer
Do you believe, is this who we’ve waited for?
It’s who we’ve waited for
{Chorus}
Only one did that for me
~Downhere
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