You know you’ve been there. We all have. You’re walking down the street, minding your own business, and then it happens.
“Excuse me sir, can you spare some change?”
Just like that.
Then what?
If you’re like me, a lot is going through your mind: thoughts of supporting destructive habits, or making them lazy, or dehumanizing them, or maybe [...]
Entries Tagged as 'City Life'
What to do with hungry, thirsty strangers
February 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · City Life, Faith & Spirituality, Politics & Social Issues
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Jesus at the Clothing Bank
June 27th, 2008 · Comments Off · City Life, Faith & Spirituality
So I was at the clothing bank this morning, waiting in the fluorescent-lit, plywood-walled hallway as some of our newly arrived refugees filled trash bags with a hodge-podge of hand-me-downs. I had taken along a book to read, as is my custom – this time the brand new miscellany by Frederick Buechner. I found it [...]
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Engaging “The Other” in the City.
May 18th, 2008 · Comments Off · City Life, Faith & Spirituality
Two facts and a conclusion.
Fact one: half of the world’s population now live in cities, and the percentage is growing.
Fact two: the story of the Bible begins in a garden, but ends in a city.
Conclusion: cities are really, really important.
In Signs of Emergence, Kester Brewin writes that cities clearly embody “all that is wrong and [...]
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