{"id":4012,"date":"2016-04-29T19:12:43","date_gmt":"2016-04-30T03:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=4012"},"modified":"2016-06-10T13:39:53","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T21:39:53","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-47","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2016\/04\/29\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-47","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 47"},"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. China Reveals What It Wants To Do With Christianity<\/span><\/a> (Brent Fulton, Christianity Today): \u201chow China\u2019s atheistic regime plans to deal with the country\u2019s growing Christian population, projected to become the world\u2019s largest within the next couple decades.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. After Pastor\u2019s Wife Buried Alive, Chinese Church Wins Land Battle<\/span><\/a> (Sarah Zylstra, Christianity Today): useful to read in conjunction with the preceding article.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Radiant Zinc Fireworks Reveal Quality of Human Egg<\/span><\/a> (Marla Paul, Northwestern University News): you were formed in a burst of light. For real. \u201cI praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made\u201d (Psalm 139:14)<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. You\u2019re More Likely To Die In A Human Extinction Event Than A Car Crash<\/a> (Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic): but did they factor in the return of Christ?<\/li>\n
  5. Relating To The Skeptics<\/span><\/a> (Robert Mims, PE News): short and encouraging. <\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Are History\u2019s \u201cGreatest Philosophers\u201d All That Great?<\/span><\/a> (Gregory Lewis, Daily Nous): interesting but misses a huge point. Socrates is not famous merely for the words he used \u2014 he is famous for the life he lived. Greatness is not a matter of cleverness alone. <\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Things that tickled me:<\/span>\n