Thursday, March 23, 2006
Paul Soupiset
Paul Soupiset is a graphic designer, illustrator, songwriter, liturgist, youth media consultant, journalist, mentor, typophile, husband, father, and self-described armchair theologian who lives in San Antonio, Texas, USA, with his wife Amy and four children.
As I read the Aloe Post I can certainly understand the need/desire to slow down. But I thought I would send my partial interpretation of your "list" of activites:
Woke up early: had the opportunity to enjoy extra time in God's creation
Drove Kids to School: Enjoyed another rare moment fraught with possibilities for memories based on homework, lunch, 4th grade humor, plans
Forgot Vendor Badge: Experienced an unexpected moment with your beloved
Ate Half a Veggie Sandwich: OK..even I can't find the good in a half or whole veggie sandwich ;-)
Create Designs: OK... so God finished creating on the 6th day - way to pick up the baton and show how us mere mortals reflect or Father in our ability to "create"
Critiqued: Helped enhance other people’s ability to do their best and be better at what they do
...
Keep up the great husbanding, fathering, creating, enjoying, working, resting, worshiping, living, breathing
Posted by: Jeff D | Monday, March 27, 2006 at 10:56 AM
Leave it to those "modern christians" continually trying to paint colorful silver linings on the drab storm clouds that have become a comforting companion. They just don't understand the cynical nature of post modern christian spirituality, changing strategies midway, nudging us toward a more loving religious genre...post-emergent. Well I say, "NO MORE". I'm not ready to be deconstructed! I still have pastors to heckle, Wal-Marts to boycott, and other really rad stuff to do that I can't think of right now. So leave me alone, I'm contemplating.....GOSH!!!!
Posted by: Joseph Terrebonne | Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at 09:50 PM
Oh yeah, now I understand.... we AREN'T supposed to enjoy this life we’ve been given.... that clears it up. I thought this was the abundant life - a life connected to the Vine. I was obviously mistaken. I guess I got lost somewhere trying to find my identity in Christ and not the other way around.
It can sure get confusing, you know, trying limit myself so that Christ might be magnified in me….. me?…… me?!?! Who am I anyway, that I should be considered a son of God….But in truth (I know …it’s only truth to me…blah blah) I am a son.
But alas – perhaps optimism and a smile have no place after all. That makes me sad…(wait a minute…if I am sad, does that make me post-emergent? If so… I’d be happy … but if I was happy, I wouldn’t be post-emergent…maybe I’d be post-post-emergent...)
(sorry, I am feeling sarcastic... even egangelicals get that way sometime... but at least I used well formed HTML)
Posted by: Jeff | Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 01:15 PM
heh -- y'all make me chuckle -- heh
Posted by: Paul Soupiset | Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 01:28 PM
seriously, thanks Deverter for seeing the positive; thanks Terrebone for the levity. you 2 should meet each other. jeff's amazing coffee could meet up with joseph's amazing culinary treats... mmmm.
Posted by: Paul Soupiset | Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 01:29 PM
Where do I sign up???
Posted by: Jeff | Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 03:16 PM
Aaaah...I wonder if Reagan and 'ol Gorby went round and round like this?
"Well"........"uh"........."Nancy"......"What do you think?"
It's been a hoot exchanging such refreshingly dry wit with you guys, the perfect conversational martini, if you will. For you baptists and evangelicals, that's a beverage consisting of Gin and Vermouth and if you like it dirty, a little olive juice. "MMMMmmmmmmm...Oooolive Juice". Anyways what was I saying. Jeff, I too can appreciate your observation, that even the "tyranny of the urgent" is alive with God given gifts too often overlooked by our carnal myopic tunnel vision (pretty impressive conglomeration of words right?). May all of us who walk trembling towards our creator, never cease to be marvelled at His creation (Hey! Halmark...give me a call...we'll do lunch). See Sears is the only one with a softer side...booyah!!! Jeff, let's talk. If you got any money we'll have to put something together. Paul, love ya man, I'm gonna need that money back though..."I want my TWO DOLLARS!!!!!!!!" Peace Out.
Posted by: Joseph Terrebonne | Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 09:41 PM