MEANT BY THE MAKER TO BE MAKERS

MEANT BY THE MAKER TO BE MAKERS

   God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. [GW Gen.1:26, 27]

  A maker space is anything from a room to a complete building set aside for STEM or other creativity, once upon a time called inventing. The space is equipped or not and used for a fee or is free depending on the organization or community sponsoring. Maker spaces are the result of the wakeup call that the USA pool of trades people is insufficient plus they are aging out without enough trained and experienced replacements.

  Every time I read or hear “maker space” I smile and rejoice. Why so?

  The first right and privilege given by the Maker was to create. Our Creator expected Adam and all thereafter to create. This is part and parcel of our being made in His image, God’s image including creativity.

  However, since Adam disobeyed God our creativity is often skewed, worldly philosophies making for our problematic life, including the decades ago idea that more highly academically educated people would result in a better more functional society. I’m sure you have noticed skewed creativity on the part of self and others and the resultant scramble to remedy. Me too.

  As followers of Christ what is our part in this?

  For this old tradesman, it is to read and follow the Maker’s instruction manual. (Ps.119:11)

EBB4   Thursday, April 05, 2018