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September 26, 2006
today: a thought, a sight, a good read
Today as I was riding the T I suddenly realized how different the T is from the New York City subway. On the NYC subway I would almost constantly see beggars, performers, or preachers. And people would move freely from car to car. Not so with the T. I have yet to see anyone doing any of those things. Perhaps the MBTA is more strict, but it could also be true that NYC is a much more religious/spiritual/Christian/what-have-you city. A "quiet revival" is going on in Beantown, however. 15 or 20 years ago you could count the number of evangelical churches on one hand, or so I heard. Now they are sprouting up everywhere.
Today I saw a man get robbed on Commonwealth Ave, in front of everyone. He chased the perpetrator down the sidewalk, but said perpetrator was too fast, and, much to my surprise, I did not see anyone try to help the guy. He finally gave up and I saw him get out his cell phone. Meanwhile, some women near me were trying to find a phone so they could call the police. I was way over on the other side of the street, with six lanes of traffic and two railways in between, so there was no way I could help. But I still saw it happen, and I gripped my bags more tightly as I headed to the gym
Today I read this article by Andy Crouch in Books & Culture, and it was written in response to this article by Edward O. Wilson in The New Republic, which I happened to read while working a temp job in August. Very interesting how Crouch responds: while he agrees that the environment is an important issue, he points out that Wilson does not do the best job of portraying the tenets of evangelical Christianity. Both articles are worthwhile for your reading pleasure.
| By heiders | 09:46 PM
