{"id":4239,"date":"2016-10-14T10:50:13","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T18:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=4239"},"modified":"2016-10-14T10:50:13","modified_gmt":"2016-10-14T18:50:13","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-71","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2016\/10\/14\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-71","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 71"},"content":{"rendered":"
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1 Chronicles 12:32 \u2014 they \u201cunderstood the times\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom.<\/p>\n

Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n
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  1. Set Our Hearts On Fire Again<\/a> (Zac Hicks, Desiring God) : \u201cChrist-centered worship [is] a cyclical process of two actions. Let\u2019s call those actions displacement<\/i> and replacement<\/i>.\u201d This one was recommended by a student. The real meat is the last half.<\/li>\n
  2. The Shift from Authority to Preference\u2014And Its Consequences for the Church<\/a> (Os Guinness, 9 Marks): This is long but worthwhile. \u201cin today\u2019s world, freedom of conscience is confused with freedom of choice and therefore rendered dutiless and shorn of its rights.\u201d<\/li>\n
  3. A Fight In The Leper Colony<\/a> (Doug Wilson, personal blog): \u201cwhat we [have] is a vile woman running against a vile man, and we must choose between them, God says, because we<\/i> are a vile people. We get a presidential campaign between a corruptocrat and a clown, and this is because God has now narrowed our choice down to what would best represent this stiff-necked generation.\u201d For a more gentle approach, see Joe Carter\u2019s insightful Why Evangelicals Are Divided Over Trump<\/a> and the interview with Russell Moore titled The Evangelical Civil War<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  4. The New Culture Of Life<\/span><\/a> (Ruth Graham, Slate): \u201c<\/span>In conversations over the past several weeks with activists and other young people who care deeply about ending abortion, I found many who are skeptical of the movement\u2019s long-held ties to the GOP and the Christian right. Instead, they are using the language of feminism, human rights, and the Black Lives Matter movement to make their case for a new culture of life.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. China targets parents with religion rules in Xinjiang<\/span><\/a> (Al Jazeera): a take on China\u2019s religious crackdown from a Muslim perspective. \u201cWhile China officially guarantees freedom of religion, minors are not supposed to participate in religious activity.\u201d <\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Real Insights About Pornography and Marriage<\/a> (Nick Wolfinger, blog): \u201cEven more curious is the role of religion. Porn only seems to threaten marital stability for couples who don\u2019t<\/strong><\/span> attend church regularly\u201d (emphasis added). The author is a professor of sociology.<\/li>\n
  7. Human Rights Campaign threatens Johns Hopkins over New Atlantis \u201cSexuality and Gender\u201d report<\/span><\/a> (Al Mohler, The Briefing): \u201cOne of the things Christians must keep in mind is that science is a human endeavor. Science simply doesn\u2019t exist independent of, well, scientists, that is human beings. It isn\u2019t some kind of independent authority\u2026. That is to say, there is no such thing as a science that is free of ideology when it comes to human beings, after all, studying themselves.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Things Glen Found Amusing<\/span><\/h3>\n
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