What to Expect as an Architect

"Please be aware that as an architect, you will need to build and maintain your own home as well. The Lead Architect would like to be heavily involved, which is great news for you! His ideas are all good, and he knows you really well and has a good vision of what kind of house would work best for you, in terms of both functionality and joy. The Lead will undoubtedly set parameters for how your house should be built. If you’ve chosen to work for his company and call yourself an architect, please understand that part of that means you have recognized the Lead is your employer, and you’ve invited him to give you boundaries and assignments. It is a sign of respect and love when you adhere to the parameters he sets."

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Are You an Architect? A Guide

"If you are not an architect, please do not call yourself an architect. Sometimes people don’t realize they aren’t an architect, and that’s because a lot of architects are really mute about their lives as an architect. But again, if you don’t actually know what an architect is, or have never spent any time with the Lead Architect, and you haven’t chosen to be an architect, then you are not an architect. An architect studies their field extensively. They spend time with the Lead Architect to learn to be an architect like he is. They consistently show up to the company and put in hours and live as an architect. You can tell because they have the blueprints to prove it. An architect does not work for any other companies, because being an architect is a full-time, all-consuming job."

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The Complexities of Joy

I have a complicated relationship with Joy. Like many humans, I have had moments of exhilarating joy in my life. Like many Christians, my greatest moments of joy have been those ripe with the presence of the Holy Spirit, fresh on an intimate interaction with the One who loves me most, Jesus. Nothing on Earth quite compares to the loving presence of God- that stuff fills you up in every crevice with an ecstasy that’s otherworldly and everything else dims by comparison. But, like every human, I’ve also had moments of deep sorrow, from the loss of a sibling to separation from loved ones and great disappointments that took me by surprise. Oh, how often life does not go as planned and feels lonely and sometimes empty and sends us searching.

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The Words of My Mouth

We can speak life or we can speak death. We can use words that heal or words that cut. We can be a launching pad and speak dreams and faith into people meant to fly (all of us), or we can tie an anchor around their foot and put a lid over their head because we’re afraid of the big things God can do through them.

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