- Kester writes about the the constant noise of city life in London and a possible solution. Our street in Chicago is quieter than our former street in the burbs, but I can relate to the sentiment. Cities are noisy places, and I think this does contribute in no small way to the general tension, and thus propensity for anger and violence, that cities are also guilty of. Traffic noise is perhaps the most pernicious, particularly since it is almost impossible to control (the infuriating 2-stroke scooter been driven past has long gone before any law-enforcement might arrive) and is also so widely accepted.
- Pilgrim reflects on what it feels like to be leaving for a completely different culture in a couple of months and includes a nifty graphic of the process. Basically, most people see an international move (or any cross-cultural adaptation: new job,new neighborhood, new church, new grade level in school, etc.) as simply crossing the river. A hard enough task, esp. if you don’t have a boat or a bridge, but the journey truly begins on the plateau far above the river and doesn’t simply end on the other shore.
- Jordan archaeologists unearth “world’s first church”. “We have evidence to believe this church sheltered the early Christians — the 70 disciples of Jesus Christ,” Husan said. These Christians, who are described in a mosaic as “the 70 beloved by God and Divine,” are said to have fled persecution in Jerusalem and founded churches in northern Jordan, Husan added.
- My friend Thom pointed out an interview with his friend and sociology professor Greg Scott on Chicago Public Radio’s Eight Forty-Eight. For more than a decade, Scott has been hanging out in abandoned warehouses and on street corners to learn about what motivates drug dealers, gang members, prostitutes and thieves. He’s captured many of these people’s lives and thoughts on tape, and will be sharing their stories with us.
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David W. Swanson 