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village of eternity

by jennifer benson schuldt on June 16th, 2013 | one response
British journalist Tracey Lawson visited Campodimele, Italy, and dubbed it the “Village of Eternity.” The 1,000-year-old town rests like a crown atop a mountain, and the average resident lives 95 years. The locals eat well—mostly simple, fresh food. According to Lawson, the village is a... read more »

friends in the fray

by jennifer benson schuldt on June 5th, 2013 | 4 responses
Tim Kreider wrote about modern-day busyness in a New York Times opinion column. His piece titled “The ‘Busy’ Trap” included a personal experience in which he contacted a friend about getting together. The friend replied that he was busy but might be persuaded to “ditch work for a few... read more »

relative peace

by jennifer benson schuldt on May 23rd, 2013 | 8 responses
A 60-year-old man, atop a John Deere tractor, charged at his 69-year-old brother-in-law who was harvesting hay astride his own tractor. The collision resulted in a damaged tire and the tractor-crasher’s arrest. One law enforcement official commented, “We’ve responded on prior occasions to... read more »

obvious passion

by jennifer benson schuldt on May 13th, 2013 | no responses
There’s a lady down the street who’s crazy for flowers. At the first sign of spring, she crowds her porch with clay pots containing seedlings. Blooms fill her yard in a rainbow procession all summer long. Daffodils and tulips perform like dancers in a chorus line. Sweet-scented peonies bob in... read more »

he said, she said

by jennifer benson schuldt on May 3rd, 2013 | 4 responses
A radio broadcast of H. G. Wells’ novel The War of the Worlds panicked thousands of listeners back in 1938. People who tuned in actually believed that aliens had landed on a farm in New Jersey and were preparing to attack the United States. They mistook a work of fiction for actual current events!... read more »

a private problem

by jennifer benson schuldt on April 1st, 2013 | 7 responses
Pastor. Husband. Father. Sex addict. Nate Larkin’s addiction first began after he visited the red-light district in New York City. He was on a school-sponsored field trip at the time, intending to educate seminary students about the sex industry. Eventually, Larkin would—as he put... read more »

java gods

by jennifer benson schuldt on March 22nd, 2013 | 2 responses
Recently, coffee drinkers in Helsinki, Finland, could visit a café called Kauko for a free cup of coffee. Sipping java at the Kauko coffee shop meant, however, that they were at the mercy of Internet users who controlled the shop’s environment. These “java gods” could adjust the lighting,... read more »

toxic environment

by jennifer benson schuldt on March 12th, 2013 | 4 responses
Two dolphins—Shadow and Chelmers—died of a drug overdose at the Connyland Marine Park in Switzerland. Forensic experts suppose that partygoers at a nearby rave placed a heroinlike substance into the dolphins’ tank water. The dolphin trainers who found Chelmers described him as “shaking all... read more »

a psalm for the struggle

by jennifer benson schuldt on March 3rd, 2013 | no responses
It was the kind of eatery where you stand in line, place your order, and then step aside to wait for your food to appear. After I did just that, a young man took my place in front of the cash register. He ordered his food by using gestures and broken words. Paying was difficult for him, because one... read more »

lawn libraries

by jennifer benson schuldt on February 21st, 2013 | 3 responses
Nancy Johnson went for a walk and discovered a little library in a neighbor’s yard. It’s estimated that there are now between 300 to 400 small libraries lodged in people’s lawns around the world. Each has a take-a-book/leave-a-book policy. Nancy commented, “I like the sense of... read more »
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