{"id":3873,"date":"2015-09-18T18:18:39","date_gmt":"2015-09-19T02:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=3873"},"modified":"2017-06-30T12:44:28","modified_gmt":"2017-06-30T20:44:28","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2015\/09\/18\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-17","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 17"},"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. Fear<\/span><\/a> (Marilynne Robinson, NY Review Of Books): I don\u2019t often find overtly theological pieces in the <\/span>New York Review of Books<\/span><\/i>, much less ones whose opening lines are, <\/span>\u201cAmerica is a Christian country. This is true in a number of senses.\u201d She\u2019s gonna get some hate mail.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Some things that made me chuckle:<\/span>\n