Melissa at Suburban Bliss ponders the significance of holiday giving:
Those are cute but homeless people don't need 'cute', they need warm. They don't need mittens either. They need a warm house and a job and a way to kick an addiction or a mental illness. They need mittens that can do all of that, and I'm not seeing that brand here.
Tim at Popular Occulture asks, "What's wrong with mega churches?" and elicits some interesting responses. I call them "big box" churches myself, because - when I attend them - I experience the same uncomfortable feelings of congestion and mass consumption that I experience at Wal-Mart. One commenter, James, makes a similar comparison:
Mega-churches aren’t bad. It’s the difference between seeing your favorite band play a small club vs. opening for U2 at the Hollywood Bowl. One is bound to be more intimate, and it’s usually the one where you don’t feel lost in a sea of people.
Finally, my latest blog obsession - checking in multiple times a day to read the comments about The Wounded Angel at ambivablog. I stand by my original interpretation, but I'm fascinated and amazed to "see" this painting through the eyes of so many other spiritual critics as well. Go check it out and add your thoughts to the comment section too.
I can't stop thinking about Wounded Angel...why?
Posted by: Erin | December 11, 2005 at 04:26 PM
That picture is an inkblot test!
Posted by: running2ks | December 12, 2005 at 01:50 PM
Wow. When I first saw it I was scared of the boy in back.
Posted by: Sarah | December 13, 2005 at 09:59 AM
I think that's the first thing mother's see - we see a sullen child who isn't happy & isn't likely to listen to anything we have to say. And, as young mothers, that attitude is very frightening.
Posted by: Alison | December 13, 2005 at 11:00 AM
Ali, I wonder if that is how we appear to God's eyes? We hate being led, or told, or ordered.
it's hard being a mom- when no one(at least up here) hears nor heeds the sound of my voice. I feel totally ignored and useless, but things are getting better. Good vibes lately. That doesn't happen often w/so many females in this house- ages 38, 14, 6 and 3(in March). my only boy is 13,b arely.
I wish God would give me another boy- if fi have another. I like the stoicism of boys as opposed to the screaming of the girls.
Maybe the Angel is the representation of: "Do unto others as you would have done unto you"?
Posted by: karen | December 14, 2005 at 10:47 PM