Wednesday, September 22, 2010

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This time as I read through Joel for the second time, I tried to think of just what I could paint that would match up with this book. Nothing has come to mind. So, I am thinking that this painting adventure will definitely be an interesting experience. Not only that, but I am not very artistically inclined to put it nicely.

The activity we did in class on Tuesday, or technically, out of class did not really benefit me, personally. I felt that it was nice to read outside, but actually speaking it out didn't make it come anymore alive then did reading it in my dorm room. In fact, reading it out loud made it harder for me to process. So I would find myself reading a sentence out loud and then repeating it silently in my head so I could really grasp it. Maybe I wasn't doing it right, but that is my opinion for what it's worth. However, I am glad that I tried it and got to experience it. For some, I believe they had a positive experience with it.

I wish I knew what Joel was thinking as he wrote this book. I would have liked to see what he saw in his mind's eye as God revealed these things to him. My imagination is probably much different than his was, so I feel that he probably visualized this stuff way differently. It would be interesting to see it through his eyes. I often think of what it would be like to have God reveal things to you that He hasn't revealed to anyone else. What would it be like? How would He reveal it? That is just something I have always thought about. Anyway, in re-reading Joel, I did see some things that I didn't see before which is always cool, I think. Whether we accidentally skipped over it the first time, or we zoned out during that part, or it just took on another meaning the second time we read it, it is still pretty cool.

1 comment:

  1. I did the same thing when I reread the book of Joel. I kept trying and trying to think of a good way to portray what was going on by painting. At first it was hard but eventually I thought of something.

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