1/3/17 Highlights

More on Affordable Housing and Inequality within Communities

Looks like these will be important, related, topics again this year.

http://www.startribune.com/poverty-series-highlights-importance-of-affordable-housing-community-building-strategies/408862215/?ref=nl&om_rid=AALNYM&om_mid=_BYa6$mB8xYFAck


http://www.citylab.com/housing/2016/12/battling-inequality-seattle-bets-on-transit-oriented-housing/510599/?utm_source=SFFB


What is "middle class?"

An important question in relation to housing--affordable for what part of the population?

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/05/what-does-middle-class-even-mean/392471/?utm_source=atlfb


Catchment ponds and other costs to cities for building

Good discussion related to fees for new construction:

http://www.postbulletin.com/news/local/who-s-watching-the-water/article_f91b6ef1-dab6-5680-99b7-5bf704f8facc.html

Historical heroes and preaching

Two interesting takes on a totoally different topic:

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiousbench/2017/02/heroes-of-the-faith-true-but-not-accurate/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=BRSS&utm_campaign=Evangelical&utm_content=248

"...the success of the church, often intertwined with the prosperity of the nation or the ruling social group, did not build the kingdom. These are the historical lessons we need to hear. Certainly, we should be inspired by the convictions and selfless action of modern saints. But we must also own up to the fact that those extraordinarily bold figures were just that: extraordinary. Compelling stories of believers standing against injustice and oppression are – unfortunately – the exception rather than the rule in the church’s 20th-century history. An accurate history lesson from the pulpit would remind us that most Christians, and their leaders, have set aside the gospel for the security of the church and the greatness of the nation."

And this, on immigration attitudes over the years:

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiousbench/2017/02/spreading-faith-lessons-us-history/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=BRSS&utm_campaign=Evangelical&utm_content=248