When the Mountain Shook and the City Stood Still
On June 15, 2022, residents of Christchurch, New Zealand felt the earth tremble beneath their feet — again. Over a decade after the devastating 2011...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 9.
On June 15, 2022, residents of Christchurch, New Zealand felt the earth tremble beneath their feet — again. Over a decade after the devastating 2011 earthquake that leveled their cathedral and reshaped their skyline, the ground reminded them who was truly in charge. Seismologists measured it at 4. 3 magnitude. Unremarkable by geological standards. Yet shops paused, children froze mid-step, and for seven seconds an entire city remembered that the ground they trusted was never really theirs to command.…
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