[Re]oriented Design

“I believe that in building, beauty consists of giving to the entire work a form which is truly proper and attractive, and in distributing the parts in a clean and tasteful manner, so that there is a lawful agreement among them, and so that a certain natural beauty and ornateness is produced, which holds the gaze of whoever looks at it. But I think that regarding this kind of work, one must consider above all its nature and its purpose, for the reason that since the beauty of boys is different from that of men, so in buildings requiring gravity and dignity the ornaments must be used sparingly, inasmuch as this very gravity  and dignity serves as their adornment. In ‘charming buildings’ of a less serious nature ['fabbriche delizoise'], however, if a free hand is used in the decoration, no one is likely to object….”

-Piranesi

I just posted an article on ManSpeak about prayer entitled System Analysis [Pt.2] | Where’s the Prayer?  I’ve talked about prayer before on B2C, but this time it is more directed at men. After hearing a sermon by my senior pastor, Bill Kittrell, about earnest prayer, I came to realize my lack of gusto in my prayer life. Was I praying so hard as to cause a sweat? Or was I merely praying the simple repeat phrases that mark so many peoples’ prayers?

I highly encourage you to listen to Bill’s message on earnest prayer, it was challenging. More men in our culture need to pray more often, or else how are we to lead a family if we can’t even pray? How are we to expect God to save our families, and fill us with the spirit, and move the gospel if we will not pray? How are we to converse with our Father in heaven if we do not pray? We need a generation of young prayer warriors who are unashamed to pray the Christocentric prayer, and to pray it often and hard.

Prayer is one of our first steps in knowing God. And it is a step that must be continually taken lest we fall to the wayside.

So everything about my summer is still up in the air. One thing I do know, though, is that I am excited to start bloggin again on [Re] (my personal blog that I used to call “Elements of a Human Architect”), Bound2Christ, and Manspeak (that is if the guys in VFC keep me on board.)

After much thought and a new desire to start writing again, I have given the blog a new name. I renamed this blog for several reasons:

(1) People couldn’t get the old name. Too many questions.
(2) I think the new name speaks more to what this blog is about. More than about me, per say, this blog is about exploring the extents and abilities of architecture and design in general.  In addition to just merely the design aspects, it is about understanding its finite role on earth and subduing design, making it a bond-servant unto Christ. It’s about re-orienting design so that it holds a Christocentric focus; rendering the servant architect.
(3)I wanted a snazier name…I think this gets it.

So I’m excited. Maybe I will get a cool logo. Maybe not. Who knows? Until I start again in a few days…peace and grace.