Paris, Bonjour! – Today’s video love
I really want to buy a video camera so I can make movies like this.
Does anyone have a suggestion as to what camera I should buy so I can have control over pulling focus and other manual features?
Can’t be toooo expensive.
http://www.vimeo.com/7659561
Religion vs Philosophy
This post is all about religion.
I have been struggling in Christianity as of late.
I think it is my philosophy course that is causing this huge crack in my faith right now.
Perhaps as well as the many worldly characteristics of being in college.
Wants and desires are easy to fulfill and religion is easy to question.
I feel as if I have lost a basis of my religion.
I don’t know how this has happened.
But I feel it can be found again in Proverbs.
If nothing else (and I say this very loosely, don’t take me to be flippant about my faith) Christianity has a huge wisdom component to it that I love.
And I think this is where I was putting a lot of time and effort.
Which doesn’t quite make it–based on what Christianity is about.
Because when you say you are a Christian, you follow Christ.
My base was from a wisdom aspect.
When philosophy attacks Jesus, I coud purport to support my faith.
I was uninformed and incapable of acting because I had very little grace in this way of believing.
Which I impart, makes me wrong.
So it’s time to fix that.
Or give it up.
But I’m casting my lines to fix my viewpoints and then my actions.
Because that is what I feel is right.
Tonight I am thinking on Proverbs 18:1.
The one who lives alone is self-indulgent, showing contempt for all who have sound judgement.
I have an individualistic nature.
That is for sure.
For the Moments When I Feel Faint
Last evening a friend said to me, ‘Some of us have real majors.’
I guess photography doesn’t count as a real major.
No big deal, I didn’t view it as a ‘real’ major when I started into it.
And I still don’t view photography as a career.
I can’t say why.
But something changed in me today.
This quote was blogged by my friend.
A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.
Bob Dylan
Then I thought about it.
I love taking pictures.
Especially in non-stressful environments that allow me to be creative, where people are at ease.
I enjoy doing that, I want to do it.
I also have a lot of free time to pursue what I want to learn and study.
Which is amazing.
How many kids studying chemistry and biology and anatomy and physiology or even business get to learn what they actually want?
It took a breakdown two years ago to get here.
It took questioning beliefs to put things in perspective.
It took a few words to remind me.
Do what you and you will be happy.
…not by might alone does one prevail.
1 Samuel 2:9