{"id":3854,"date":"2015-08-21T16:43:03","date_gmt":"2015-08-22T00:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=3854"},"modified":"2015-09-05T12:04:51","modified_gmt":"2015-09-05T20:04:51","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2015\/08\/21\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-13","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 13"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the time of King David, the tribe of Issachar produced shrewd warriors \u201cwho understood the times and knew what Israel should do\u201d (1 Chron 12:32). In a similar way, we need to become wise people whose faith interacts with the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

To that end, on Fridays I\u2019ve been sharing articles\/resources I have found helpful recently in thinking about broader cultural and societal issues (be sure to see the disclaimer at the bottom). May these give you greater insight, so that you may continue the tradition of Issachar. Past emails are archived at <\/span>http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/category\/links<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. From the provocative-but-not-fully-explained department: <\/span>Marissa Johnson, Part of a New, Disruptive Generation of Activists<\/span><\/a> (Nina Shapiro, Seattle Times): turns out that Marissa Johnson (the Black Lives Matter activist famous for disrupting a Bernie Sanders speech) attends an evangelical church and studied theology in college. Fascinating profile, although it leaves me with many questions.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. From the friends-in-high-places department: <\/span>The Late, Great Stephen Colbert<\/span><\/a> (Joel Lovell, GQ): Colbert has deep faith, and it really comes out in this interview. It\u2019s long, so if you just want the faith bit search for the phrase \u201cHe lifted his arms as if to take in the office\u201d and start reading there.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. From the spiritual insight department: <\/span>\n