Comments on: Piety vs. gifting

By: E. John Walford

E. John Walford — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:07:02 +0000

I see Mo-Coffee pointing you my way. My core conviction on this set of issues is that we are to sharpen and refine our God-given gifts, following our instincts and our passions in terms of the projects and arenas that we engage, and engage our culture with all the imagination and resourcefuness that fits with whom each of us is, in the way that we are made, and the various contexts in which we find ourselves. We are also given a rich vision of what it is, and is not, to nurture or destroy our full humanity, and should find ways to share such a vision. Here is another forum I use: http://nowonlyconnect.blogspot.com/

By: Short term mission trips « m.Fund

Short term mission trips « m.Fund — Fri, 16 May 2008 22:24:14 +0000

[...] M-DAT has a policy (I’m not sure if it’s written or implied) suggesting employees serve on a short-term trip every three years. My wife and I have yet to do this, basically on account of our complicated support situation. We talk about it though, and occasionally we come across opportunities that interest us. [...]

By: Off Topic: Mission trips « The Aesthetic Elevator

Off Topic: Mission trips « The Aesthetic Elevator — Fri, 16 May 2008 22:07:47 +0000

By: TAE

TAE — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 22:39:33 +0000

I didn’t mention — though I thought of the concept in relationship to my topic — what you elude to in your comment: Balance. This is one area of my life where I’ve found it more difficult than others to find a sense of balance, although I imagine the reason for is this is the lack of examples (people to look up to) and opportunities as I mention above.

OK, now I’m finally going to look at the links you gave above . . .

By: Mo-Coffee

Mo-Coffee — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 03:25:27 +0000

I love this post. Wonderfully honest. Thanks! I think you are asking the same basic question we all ask about the connection between our vocations and our faith. Its seems potentially dangerous to lean too hard in either direction. Luther is great on this issue, but he does present a kind of separation of spheres arguement. Although a bit touchy, I also like Niebuhr’s Christ and Culture, and how it might be applied to ideas of the role of the artist in serving both society and the kingdom of God. My colleague, Dr. John Walford, (art history, and a former student of Rookmaker), writes extensively on this. You should check out his web site:

http://web.mac.com/john.walford/Site/John_Walford_Home_Page.html

and his photo collages on flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/walford/