{"id":3952,"date":"2016-02-12T17:06:17","date_gmt":"2016-02-13T01:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=3952"},"modified":"2016-06-10T13:55:56","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T21:55:56","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2016\/02\/12\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-36","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 36"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Fridays I share articles\/resources I have found helpful recently in thinking about broader cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. The Weight of Glory<\/span><\/a> (C.S. Lewis): this is a PDF of the 9 pages of thoughtful goodness I referenced in my sermon this week. It was originally preached as a sermon and then printed in a theology magazine. Related: see the <\/span>C. S. Lewis Doodle YouTube channel<\/span><\/a> \u2014 it\u2019s really good!<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Leave China, Study In America, Find Jesus<\/span><\/a> (Han Zhang, Foreign Policy) \u2014 \u201cU.S. universities are the first places that hundreds of thousands of educated young Chinese are exposed to different religious ideas, and invited to consider them freely. Sensing an opportunity, on-campus Christian fellowships and churches have gone out of their collective way to help those fresh from China.\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Uncovering the Assemblies of God\u2019s Black Heritage<\/span><\/a> (Darrin Rodgers, Vital Magazine): the Assemblies of God is Chi Alpha\u2019s sponsoring denomination and the group with which I am ordained. Some neat anecdotes here.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Why Nepal Has One of the World\u2019s Fastest Growing Christian Populations<\/span><\/a> (Danielle Preiss, NPR): <\/span>my favorite bit, \u201ca team were also in Nepal in October helping rebuild the earthquake-damaged house that belongs to the family of Sumitra Pariyar, a young woman who believes she was healed from paralysis and seizures by her acceptance of Christ.\u201d I find the choice of words funny: she \u201cbelieves\u201d she was healed from paralysis by Christ. I\u2019m pretty sure she knows whether she was paralyzed or not. How about \u201ca young woman who says she was healed from paralysis and seizures by her acceptance of Christ.\u201d That\u2019s just better journalism.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Religious Freedom Keeps Us Strong<\/span><\/a> (Barack Obama, Religion News Service): yes, this is by President Obama. The thing I am most pleased about is his use of the phrase \u201cfreedom of religion\u201d as opposed to the much less expansive \u201cfreedom of worship.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. What A Super Bowl Ad Reveals About Our Abortion Culture<\/span><\/a> (Russell Moore, personal blog): this went in a different direction than I assumed it would. Recommended.<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Some humor:<\/span>\n