“Fly like eagles in worship…” At church this morning [Grace International Church, Baltimore, MD], Pastor Ken and the worship team improvised a lyric saying “Eagles take their prey to a higher altitude to suffocate them. Worship is moving to a higher altitude where problems and doubts can’t breathe.” Such an awesome exhortation! Worship takes our…
Category: development
the “energy of innovation”
GWU’s Frank Sesno hosts Planet Forward’s special episode on “The Energy of Innovation.” I found this especially encouraging, and even had the Lakers game on mute while I was listening. I was even able to convince another resident that we should not increase the volume on the game in our apartment building’s club room, while…
i’m trying to find “progress”. directions anyone?
I really can’t think of a title for this one. I’ve been trying, but I really can’t… I thought this class would be an inspiration to my personal goals and the purpose I discern for my life. “Development Policy and Administration”… Now that sounds like a course which can provide some meaningful insight into the…
Diary of Jay-Z: Water for Life
“Jigga What??!? Jigga Who?!?” This is what some of the UN administrators must have been saying when UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan informed them that they would be working with Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter in the global fight to provide clean drinking water to the almost two billion people who lack consistent access to it. Carter, Def…
ethiopia in troubled waters
I am excited to see that the US has sent troops to help in the Ethiopian flood crisis. At times like this, it helps to remember that there is some notion of human compassion in our military despite our current crises… As an engineering student interested in water resources and environmental stewardship, it is difficult…