Some Thoughts

Well, I’ve just been “tagged” by Colin (from noidlebrain). According to his post, this is how the game is played:

How To Play:
Here’s the scoop on how to play: I pick 5 occupations out of the list below and post my answers. Then I tag 3 other people to post their answers on their blog. If I tag you, and you don’t want to be a part of this, then that is okay. Just let me know and I’ll tag someone else.

The Questions:
If I could be a scientist…If I could be a farmer…If I could be a musician…If I could be a doctor…If I could be a painter…If I could be a gardener…If I could be a missionary…If I could be a chef…If I could be an architect…If I could be a linguist…If I could be a psychologist…If I could be a librarian…If I could be an athlete…If I could be a lawyer…If I could be an inn-keeper…If I could be a professor…If I could be a writer…If I could be a llama-rider…If I could be a bonnie pirate…If I could be an astronaut…If I could be a world famous blogger…If I could be a justice on any one court in the world…If I could be married to any current famous political figure…

Here we go…

If I could be a linguist, I would learn as many languages as I could and then travel around the world for a few years–just listening. Then I would preach.

If I could be a writer, I would try to influence people to read more old books and fewer new ones. I would be a “secondary teacher” and point people to Lewis, Edwards, Milton, Malory, Homer, and so many others–and steer them away from Lindsay, LaHaye, Lucado, and Warren. (“Sure raking is easier than digging; but raking only gets you leaves. If you dig, you might get diamonds.” [update: John Piper, When I Don't Desire God: How to Fight for Joy (Wheaton, IL.: Crossway Books, 2004), p. 126.])

If I could be a justice on any one court in the world, I would choose the Supreme Court of the United States of America. And while there, I would argue and pursuade with all of my might for the idea of “speaker’s meaning” and “authorial intention.” I would consistently, ardently, and most likely quite aggravatingly argue for pro-life in every situation–because they cannot defend themselves. So we must.

If I could be a professor and a missionary and work to captivate a portion of another generation with “the Good, the Beautiful, and the Truth” – which is Christ, then I would leave the dearest friends I’ve ever known, the most loving church body I’ve ever known, the greatest group of teens and young adults I’ve ever known, and the dearest church staff I’ve ever known, in order to pay off a suffocating debt, in order that I might get busy pursuing my calling “while it is yet day”–knowing that, after the dust settles, we’ll all celebrate together for all eternity in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ. Hasten that day, Lord!

And last, (but certainly not least,) If I could be married to any current famous political figure…I would still choose not to be. Oh, come on! You had to see that one coming?