city
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San Francisco and the church
Nick Parsons:
San Francisco is known for many things. It is Redemption Church’s hope that it’ll be known for its vibrant churches.
Nick is a pastor at Redemption Church in San Francisco, a colleague of mine at Orchard Group, and, most importantly of all, my brother-in-law.
“The Economist’s biennial city cost-of-living index”
“Seaworthy Soul”
Bert Crabbe in Christianity Today:
The principle is this: We work for six days, and we trust God for seven days of provision.
Bert is pastor of True North Community Church.
“Smart Cities Debate on the Economist”
Sponsored by Harvard Business School.
“Amazon Prime Air”
Packages to your doorstep in 30 minutes or less, courtesy of drones.
“We must serve our communities. And we must verbalize the Gospel as we serve”
—Luis Palau
“The American City”
via FT:
For the first time in 90 years, America’s cities registered higher population growth than their combined suburbs
“Mexico City hit by earthquake”
The metropolis shook like the adipose belly of an overweight luchador.
“Jailtime for painting a crosswalk”
“The most international city in the U.S.”
Of course, it depends on how you measure: raw number of ethnicities or languages, percentage of population, foreign born, etc. But the fact remains that Houston, Miami, and other sunbelt cities are becoming the places where many immigrant populations make their homes.
“Mexico City has emerged as an unlikely environmental example for cities in developing countries”
“Lecciones de la adversidad desde Ciudad Juárez”
“No Parking”
“Titletown”
The Atlantic City Lab:
Green Bay’s CLQ is a staggering 22, meaning the metro has won 22 times the number of championships that its size would predict — and not just in football, but across all four professional sports (never mind the fact that Green Bay only has football).