May 13, 2004
Read the Intern Diaries
Man, focusing on this morning's PDL is rough. I keep finding myself wanting to read the emails in my inbox. Phew. This one talked about spiritual gifts and learning what our shape is (how God formed and gifted us). It's a good reminder not to resent or try to reshape ourselves (there's a difference between training and improving our shape and attempting to reshape ourselves). I can see my six years in Lust Control as an experiment in musical giftings. I basically ended the band when I saw my limitations as a vocalist. We wanted to go in a more metal / Pantera direction and my inability to hear exactly what I was singing, and thus going offkey (I should say "staying offkey," ha ha) showed me that this wasn't my gifting. It was weird, cuz people who saw us live would enjoy our shows, but those I trusted around me let me know that my voice wasn't cutting it. Besides the obvious benefits of the experience (and having insight into the rock I write about), perhaps the experiment showed some giftings in teaching or speaking. Not sure. Anyway, a good piece of advice from the book is "Don't look at stuff like this (venturing out into a gift/skill/talent) as a failure, but as an experiment."
Good word.
Attempting to finish our cover story on Demon Hunter today. Our newest intern, James, is working out real good. We will miss Colin soon, as next week is his last; and we look forward to meeting David at the end of this month.
Posted by Doug Van Pelt at May 13, 2004 09:08 AM