Prayer for a New Year
A poem inspired by 2 Corinthians 5:17 and Hebrews 10:24
Occupy Preschool
“I’m fortunate my parents could afford to send me to preschool. The reality is that lack of preschool impacts everyone, including children and society at large.”
Tragedy at the Indiana State Fair
Saturday’s tragedy at the Indiana State Fair has given me pause. One thing I didn’t expect — how difficult it is to hear the news from across the country.
Grownup Recess
Recess is important. It is beautiful because it not pretentious or premeditated. Play is the open-ended question in physical expression.
Distractions
Miss Meg was going to write a post today about distraction, but, well, you can see where this is going…
Stalled At The Intersection of Gifts and Needs
Miss Meg Goes to Washington Meg Biallas Sunday was muggy in DC; I knew the unpleasant temperature was a foreshadow of the humidity to come. DC was built on a swamp, so what do you expect? I hopped on a bus to Columbia Heights, which may be described by some as a neighborhood “in transition”. [...]
What Would You Throw Out?
This week, the Washington Post’s Outlook section featured its third annual “spring cleaning” list. Check out what they think we should get rid of and share your own list.
Bless The Future
Miss Meg shares Karen Carpenter’s beautifully sung ballad “Bless The Beasts And The Children” as a meditation this week.
Out With Apathy
“In my mind, we’re shaped by both nature AND nurture. We’re born with basic instincts (“That stove is hot!”). But parental guidance can only take us so far (“Don’t talk to strangers.”). At some point, an individual must take ownership for decisions, for likes and dislikes.”
In, But Not Of
“This is the reality of my world: I have gay friends. I have coworkers of a variety of faiths (or none at all). I am bombarded daily with messages of consumption, lust and hopelessness… The reality is that I do not live in a bubble. What’s more, Christians are not called to huddle in a corner with other Christians. We’re called be a light IN the world.”