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Hmm, I'm guessing "craftster" comes from the word "crafty," meaning deceitful... almost cunningly evil. I'm not a craftster. I'd say I'm puckish, which is still mischievous but vastly more whimsical.
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I do know that, and I almost wrote a status update about it but refrained. Quick someone take a photo of me! ;)
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Well, I find it hard to answer any question that is a hyperbole... so I'll give you my Top 3 (as of right now):
Starry Night by Van Gogh (http://twitpic.com/1lx6k5) Yes I know it's cliche, and I used to HATE this painting because everyone I know has a postcard or cheap calendar with this work on it... but when I saw it in person it actually made me cry and I stood staring at it for a good 30 minutes.
I don't recall the name, but this Yves Klein (http://twitpic.com/1lx6id) Klein was a badass, and so horribly ridiculous that I would have loved to be his friend and attend the "art parties" he threw. I just love the story behind the International Klein blue and the fact that he used nude models as his paintbrushes. This painting makes me laugh.
Again, no title, but this Degas (http://twitpic.com/1lx6fb) I love ALL of Degas' pieces, but I'd never seen this one before. The linework and overall tone really struck me, and I returned to it several times while I was visiting the Getty. -
Yes and No. Yes, I give God credit for giving me the ability and the reason to love people and be "good natured." But also No, because I have to choose everyday to love people more than I love myself and act accordingly. It's tough and sometimes I fail, but I try to love people when I screw up by apologizing and not making the same mistake again. Without God I might have still been a "good" person, but I would have been doing it for some pretty terrible reasons... to match my idea of "perfection", to blindly adhere to the generally accepted social order, or maybe as a ploy to manipulate people to get what I wanted. With God, being good-natured isn't about being good to get something or being good out of fear — it's about serving people and elevating their needs above my own, to follow the example of how Christ sacrificed for us.
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No. I say this because I see a pretty even distribution of people with "crappy" and "happy" childhoods in every religious subset I come across. I think a lot of Christians like to talk about their crappy childhoods to show how much their lives have been redeemed by Jesus. But I know plenty of Christians who had perfectly happy upbringings in Christian, Atheist, Agnostic, Buddhist, and Islamic homes.
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Well, curious colleague, I'm doing some freelance work for one company and various individuals. Nothing contracted yet. Hmm, but I'm very open to ideas right now... You should call me! Let's talk!
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I hope I can answer this question adequately! Being a Christian is about understanding the reality of the depravity of mankind (including myself), knowing that it separates us from God, and understanding and accepting the grace from God, through Jesus Christ, that allows us to be reconciled with Him. What this means is that I have a fundamental shift of understanding regarding the reality of my existence. It changes everything. Nothing I have is mine, but is God's. So the decisions I make are out of love and obedience to God. Life becomes about loving God and loving people.
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Well, the jury is still out on whether I believe that Satan has a "body," but I do believe the scriptures when it speaks of the existence of Satan, devils and angels. It's not relevant to salvation that I know the exact details regarding these entities, so I don't stress about it. But even if Satan and devils are metaphorical... they're metaphors for some pretty dark forces. Satan has the ability to tempt and give me opportunities to screw up my life. But by no means am I saying that Satan makes me make bad decisions. My bad decisions are my own. I do believe in possession, however. I know some people think that's weird, but I have to believe that it exists because of scripture as well as various personal experiences with spiritual warfare, as well as first hand accounts from others. I'd suggest checking out Pastor Mark Driscoll's take on http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/FaceOff/ It's an interesting debate between him and Deepak Chopra on the issue. Scroll down and look for the "Does Satan Exist?" clips. I'd suggest watching them all and discussing it with someone.
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They change as my style evolves and as projects are completed (when I work with one typeface too long, I start to get sick of it). Right now, my 5 favorites are:
Trade Gothic
Baskerville
Bickham Script
Didot
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I had a pretty crappy childhood, so I don't miss much. But I will say that I do miss our family dog, Henry. He was a great pet, but it was definitely his time to go when he got pretty old. Now that I've moved on and have Duncan (my corgi) I don't think it would be quite fair to bring back Henry... Thankfully, zombie dogs aren't much of a problem yet.
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I can honestly say I've never eaten an apricot. I'm without an opinion! They look quite lovely, but I can only say what I think of apricots based on aesthetics, not experience from taste.
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I guess sarcasm doesn't translate well on formspring ;)
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Ooo... I like this question. I'll give an example. When I was very involved in the tango community, taking classes and going out dancing 5 nights a week, I didn't just outright tell anyone about that fact that I was a Christian. I just loved people, worked hard, helped people with private instruction if they needed it, and kept a positive attitude. My encouraging attitude and joy came out naturally because of my beliefs, not as a means to "prove" my beliefs to my tango partners.
Slowly people asked me why I was always available to help, why I was so joyful, why I loved people even when I didn't agree with their decisions or lifestyles... and I was able to say it was because of my belief that Jesus came to reconcile each of of with God. That because I was given a chance to reconcile with God, I can treat people with that same love and grace, even when it's difficult, inconvenient or unwarranted.
I think people can tell Christians in two ways — a "Christian" can beat someone over the head with the bible and wear "Got Jesus?" t-shirts... or a Christian can love and serve people the way Jesus asks us to in the Bible. It matters to me that people notice the way I love and serve and ask me why... not that they just know my title as a "Christian." -
I would like to oust Gutenberg as the maker of the printing press. It would suck living in a time period where I would probably have to moonlight as a designer while I worked days in a brothel or as a beer wench... but I would just have to make that sacrifice while engineering the greatest thing to hit the literary, design, and art worlds. That's right, Gutenberg... I'm coming for you!
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UGH. No sparkles. I'm all about the traditional vampires.
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First, thank you for the compliment! That's very kind of you to say.
I wasn't raised a Christian, but became one near the end of high school. Even after making that decision, I delved into my reasoning for several years and continue to do so. I think that having and retaining my faith isn't about living it blindly, but about moving forward, through questions and assertions, with the hope that I will deepen my understanding. Because of that conviction, I challenge myself to learn about God's role in regards to areas of life including truth, ethics, anthropology, theology, science, history, sociology, law, community and more. Consistently looking at God's ability to create, organize and move these areas of life has been a great way to approach my beliefs intellectually.
Along with this, is reading. Google doesn't have all the answers, and I don't just arrive at my beliefs out of reading short blog posts and isolating my mind. I read the Bible. One of my pet peeves is talking to someone who says the Bible is crap when they've never opened it to actually read what it says and talk about it with a Christian. I'd recommend starting there if you have even an inkling of wanting to check out the belief structure of Christianity. After reading the Bible, I also have taken time to read some great Christian authors like Tim Keller and John Piper, as well as those of non-Christians, such as Stephen Hawking, Lucretius, Plato, Hume, Chekhov, and Gandhi.
I have also compared several religions and worldviews to Christianity. I don't think it's blasphemy or anything to ask questions of other worldviews. I've even spent a week at a Buddhist temple in Phoenix to experience their religion ask questions. That's right, I ask questions! It's a great and necessary way to find out exactly why I believe what I believe... and whether what I believe is really true. I look at the historical and sociological basis for my metanarrative and compare it to the belief structures of Buddhism, Taoism, Nihilism, Humanism, Islam and others. I find that when studying, questioning and looking at other worldviews in addition to my own, I can uncover important questions and deeper reasoning for my belief in Jesus as my Lord and Savior.
I know that some people would say that all the emotional, mushy stuff has nothing to do with intelligence, but I would disagree. My search to understand the human condition, mind and heart also relate to my reasons for following Jesus. Over the years I have discussed the intricacies of love, grace and justice that also stand as reasons (not just mushy feelings) for why I am a Christian.
Lastly, there's my experience. I have quite a life story and have found much understanding about God's character through my experiences (especially the really horrible experiences). I know what God has put in my heart and mind and how He has changed me since I started being faithful to Him and my pursuit of Him.
Intelligence and Christianity aren't in opposition. In fact, we're called to seek out truth and reason, not to live our faith blindly. While I cannot delve into all the matters I previously mentioned here on formspring (as I think it'd would be impossible to answer all questions thoroughly), I certainly am available (and rather excited) to discuss any of these topics at length. Feel free to hit me up on twitter or email me to set a time/day. I'd love to talk with anyone about how my studies and experiences affect my faith in Jesus Christ. -
True. But this was merely a break to keep my mind fresh. And isn't staying in the social-media public eye part of "self-promotion?" Yeah... I'll justify it that way.
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