Hey Genius, on second thought...

I was reading a University update and found out that a professor had just won the MacArthur genius grant. I watched a video about her. (I had actually done a paper about her work for a writing class, once, and interviewed her lab manager. It was really cool).

So I perused the genius page. Then, wasting my Friday afternoon away (I should be grading tests right now, actually!) I posted the link on facebook, cause I thought it was cool. I wanted to share it with others. Cause then they would think I was cool. Cause I care about geniuses. (And apparently bad grammar, too, but it's my blog, and I can write how I wanna, just cause.)

Anyway. Then, continuing the facebook face melt, I watched a video a friend had posted by a Pastor in Seattle-- this little known dude named Marc Driscoll. And his video was about the gospel, basically how "we don't do things to get right with God. We don't need religion, and works, and good deeds, or GENIUS. What we need is Jesus. Jesus makes us right with God. HE forgives us, HE makes us acceptable, and HE is our hope.")

That made me feel pretty lame caring so much about geniuses. And about what people on facebook think of me. So I thought I'd blog about it. Which is lame, too. However, moving my focus from worshiping at the feet of geniuses and the world of academia (another form of religious works) is something worth sharing. It's worth praising God.

So I thought, rather than erasing my now regretted facebook newsfeed post, that I would repent and share. All glory to him, whenever I stop looking at my own pile, and looking to Him.

What more can you ask for?

Being rather unmarried myself doesn't mean I don't enjoy God's design in marriage, and hope I will enjoy it someday. I just enjoyed a brief article by Justin Taylor about 4 Lessons from Luther on Married Life. Luther was single most of his life, but when it came time to be married, he enjoyed it. How great is that.

"Luther’s faith was simple enough to trust that after a conscientious day’s labor, a Christian father could come home and eat his sausage, drink his beer, play his flute, sing with his children, and make love to his wife—all to the glory of God!" -William Lazareth

Lyrical Visions

The 'Age of Adz' has been on repeat since encountering Sufjan Steven's wonderful performance in Minneapolis last week. I just keep sinking into the world that the songs creates. I wanted express the beauty and power of the lyrics and enjoyed playing around in Adobe InDesign. There are really endless possibilites. In my dream world I would turn these lyrics into a music video featuring only the words. I'm hoping to creatively assemble all of the lyrics for this album as a little fall project. Here is the first song, Futile Devices.

Love is the Consuming Fire that Burns Away Anxiety and Fear

"We must know that we have been created for greater things, not just to be a number in the world, not just to go for diplomas and degrees, this work and that work. We have been created in order to love and to be loved. Love does not measure. It just gives.” Mother Teresa.

And thank you, Kela, for encouragement at the right moment.
Now, to continue.
One day at a time.