The end of week 1

It's been a good week...some of the days early in the week were difficult, but a good difficult. God is stretching me.

This year we'll be doing a few things differently. The days are more structured than they were in 2008, and we're incorporating a few new things such as our "T&A" times. One of our directors recently spent a year studying Theology, Imagination, and the Arts, and she will be sharing some of that knowledge with us through Theology and Arts times. They've been really cool so far. During our lead into the first T&A time, a few questions were posed:

What compels me to create? Does God enjoy creating? Where is the evidence of this? If God creates to display His glory, can we accuse Him of vanity? This last one was initially a shock, but I found it interesting that nearly all of the small groups that discussed this question came up with the same answer & reasoning...I was going to share our answer, but I changed my mind. What do you think?

One more question: If God creates to display His glory, what should our creation display?

I'd like to encourage you to think through some of these questions, especially if you like to create.

Our first discipleship group session was this week, and it went well. I was worried when I first met my girls that I'd be too socially awkward and be unable to lead our time together. I was worried for nothing though because God is good, and He led our time together. The group this week also included one of the directors, and the four of us clicked. It was good. We continued to talk and hang out for a while after our D-group time was officially over.

We met our mentors last night. Another girl, Kristine, and I have the same mentor. She's also a filmmaker, and I'm excited to get to hang out with two other Christian women filmmakers. And we're all at different stages in life, so we all bring something different to the table. I'm excited to see how that relationship develops.

Other Highlights : Babette's Feast (a play at the IAM space), students arriving,

Fact of the Day/Week: We've got a really good group of students & staff this year for the arts track....I'm sure the other tracks are awesome too, but I've had limited contact with them.