{"id":4359,"date":"2017-01-20T18:27:13","date_gmt":"2017-01-21T02:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=4359"},"modified":"2017-01-20T18:27:13","modified_gmt":"2017-01-21T02:27:13","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2017\/01\/20\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-84","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 84"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4136\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2016\/07\/15\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-58\/20160715_161627\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4136\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4136\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160715_161627-300x101.jpg?resize=300%2C101\" alt=\"1 Chronicles 12:32 - they &quot;understood the times&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160715_161627.jpg?resize=300%2C101&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160715_161627.jpg?resize=768%2C259&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160715_161627.jpg?resize=1024%2C345&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160715_161627.jpg?resize=1200%2C404&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/20160715_161627.jpg?w=1692&amp;ssl=1 1692w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1 Chron\u00adi\u00adcles 12:32 \u2014 they \u201cunder\u00adstood the times\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Fri\u00addays I share articles\/resources about broad cul\u00adtur\u00adal, soci\u00adetal and the\u00ado\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal issues. Be sure to see the expla\u00adna\u00adtion and dis\u00adclaimers at the bot\u00adtom.<\/p>\n<h3>Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/gleanings\/2017\/january\/outstanding-medical-missionary-burundi-gerson-lchaim-prize.html\">The World\u2019s Most Out\u00adstand\u00ading Med\u00adical Mis\u00adsion\u00adary<\/a> (Sarah Eekhoff Zyl\u00adstra, Chris\u00adtian\u00adi\u00adty Today): the fam\u00adi\u00adly of God fre\u00adquent\u00adly makes me proud.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/gleanings\/2017\/january\/top-50-countries-christian-persecution-world-watch-list.html\">\u2018Worst Year Yet\u2019: The Top 50 Coun\u00adtries Where It\u2019s Hard\u00adest To Be A Chris\u00adt\u00adian<\/a> (Jere\u00admy Weber, Chris\u00adtian\u00adi\u00adty Today): \u201cPer\u00adse\u00adcu\u00adtion rose glob\u00adal\u00adly again for the third year in a row, indi\u00adcat\u00ading how volatile the sit\u00adu\u00ada\u00adtion has become,\u201d stat\u00aded Open Doors. \u201cCoun\u00adtries in South and South\u00adeast Asia rapid\u00adly rose to unprece\u00addent\u00aded lev\u00adels and now rank among such vio\u00adlent areas as the Mid\u00addle East and Sub-Saha\u00adran Africa.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2017\/01\/16\/509353565\/when-the-brain-scrambles-names-its-because-you-love-them?utm_campaign=storyshare&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_medium=social\">When The Brain Scram\u00adbles Names, It\u2019s Because You Love Them<\/a> (Michelle Trudeau, NPR): This is my defense to you all. Also, I found this bit fun\u00adny \u2014 in a fam\u00adi\u00adly \u201cyou are much more like\u00adly to be [acci\u00adden\u00adtal\u00adly] called the dog\u2019s name than you are to be called the cat\u2019s name.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s inau\u00adgu\u00adra\u00adtion day, so a lot of the arti\u00adcles relate to the new\u00adly sworn-in Pres\u00adi\u00addent.\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/articles\/how-to-live-under-an-unqualified-president\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How To Live Under An Unqual\u00adi\u00adfied Pres\u00adi\u00addent<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (John Piper, Desir\u00ading God): this is good.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dougwils.com\/s7-engaging-the-culture\/trump-takes-jezreel.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump Takes Jezreel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Dou\u00adglas Wil\u00adson, per\u00adson\u00adal blog): \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Polit\u00adi\u00adcal fac\u00adtions want every\u00adthing to be a sim\u00adple bina\u00adry choice on the human lev\u00adel. You either are all in for Jezebel or all in for Jehu. What Scrip\u00adture invites us to is qual\u00adi\u00adfied sup\u00adport, or per\u00adhaps qual\u00adi\u00adfied dis\u00adap\u00adproval. So and so was a good king, but did not remove the high places.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2017\/january-february\/churchs-integrity-in-trump-years.html?start=1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Church\u2019s Integri\u00adty in the Trump Years<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Mark Gal\u00adli, Chris\u00adtian\u00adi\u00adty Tod<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ay): \u201cOur main polit\u00adi\u00adcal task in this new admin\u00adis\u00adtra\u00adtion is more urgent than ever\u2026 we can speak char\u00adi\u00adta\u00adbly to one anoth\u00ader about our dis\u00adagree\u00adments, tak\u00ading the time to find out what each of us real\u00adly believes and why.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstthings.com\/web-exclusives\/2017\/01\/the-politics-of-answered-prayer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Pol\u00adi\u00adtics of Answered Prayer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Peter Lei\u00adthart, First Things): sure to dis\u00adqui\u00adet and\/or offend.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/marginalrevolution.com\/marginalrevolution\/2017\/01\/bit-context-trump-nato.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Bit Of Con\u00adtext on Trump, NATO, and Ger\u00admany<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Tyler Cowen, per\u00adson\u00adal blog): \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I strong\u00adly favor NATO and I don\u2019t think you can trust the Rus\u00adsians with just about any\u00adthing, or for that mat\u00adter make much of a deal with them.\u201d (this piece is not about the inau\u00adgu\u00adra\u00adtion, but I found it very stim\u00adu\u00adlat\u00ading)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.thegospelcoalition.org\/justintaylor\/2017\/01\/19\/bonhoeffer-on-why-god-does-not-fill-the-emptiness-when-a-loved-one-dies\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bon\u00adho\u00adef\u00adfer On Why God Does Not Fill The Empti\u00adness When A Loved One Dies<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Justin Tay\u00adlor, Gospel Coa<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lition): \u201cto the extent the empti\u00adness tru\u00adly remains unfilled one remains con\u00adnect\u00aded to the oth\u00ader per\u00adson through it.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/marginalrevolution.com\/marginalrevolution\/2017\/01\/authoritarians-distract-rather-debate.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Author\u00adi\u00adtar\u00adi\u00adans Dis\u00adtract Rather than Debate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Alex Tabar\u00adrok, Mar\u00adgin\u00adal Rev\u00ado\u00adlu\u00adtion): \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it has long been assumed that pro\u00adpa\u00adgan\u00adda posts would sup\u00adport the gov\u00adern\u00adment with praise or crit\u00adi\u00adcize crit\u00adics of the gov\u00adern\u00adment. Not so. In fact, pro\u00adpa\u00adgan\u00adda posts active\u00adly steer away from con\u00adtro\u00adver\u00adsial issues.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/family-studies.org\/mens-breadwinning-still-matters-for-marriage\/\">Men\u2019s Bread\u00adwin\u00adning Still Mat\u00adters For Mar\u00adriage<\/a>&nbsp;(Chris\u00adtos Makridis, Insti\u00adtute For Fam\u00adi\u00adly Stud\u00adies): yes, that\u2019s our Chris\u00adtos. \u201cThe col\u00adlege-edu\u00adcat\u00aded may embrace egal\u00adi\u00adtar\u00adi\u00adan ideals of fam\u00adi\u00adly life, but their behav\u00adior is more com\u00adpli\u00adcat\u00aded.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Things Glen Found Amusing<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/religion-parasite-says-guy-living-moms-basement\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Reli\u00adgion Is A Par\u00ada\u00adsite,\u2019 Says Guy Liv\u00ading In Mom\u2019s Base\u00adment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Baby\u00adlon Bee): I found this line par\u00adtic\u00adu\u00adlar\u00adly fun\u00adny, \u201cAt pub\u00adlish\u00ading time, Wendler had called reli\u00adgion \u2018the opi\u00adate of the mass\u00ades\u2019 before fir\u00ading up a mas\u00adsive bong in his mom\u2019s car.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penny-arcade.com\/comic\/2017\/01\/16\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recov\u00ader\u00ading After A Surgery<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &nbsp;(Pen\u00adny Arcade)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stanfordflipside.com\/2017\/01\/letter-to-students-on-maintenance-of-the-stanford-brand\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u00adter To Stu\u00addents On Main\u00adte\u00adnance Of The Stan\u00adford Brand\u2122<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (The Flip\u00adside): \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May the winds of free\u00addom blow just exact\u00adly the right amount!\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/textsfromsuperheroes.com\/post\/156060826444\/wonderwomen\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gen\u00adder Diver\u00adsi\u00adty Among Super\u00adheroes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Texts From Super\u00adheroes)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b style=\"font-size: 23px;\">Why Do You Send This Email?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In the time of King David, the tribe of Issachar pro\u00adduced shrewd war\u00adriors \u201cwho under\u00adstood the times and knew what Israel should do\u201d (1 Chron 12:32). In a sim\u00adi\u00adlar way, we need to become wise peo\u00adple whose faith inter\u00adacts with the world. I pray this email gives you greater insight, so that you may con\u00adtin\u00adue the tra\u00addi\u00adtion of Issachar.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Disclaimer<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Chi Alpha is not a par\u00adti\u00adsan orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtion. To para\u00adphrase anoth\u00ader min\u00adis\u00adter: we are not about the donkey\u2019s agen\u00adda and we are not about the elephant\u2019s agen\u00adda \u2014 we are about the Lamb\u2019s agen\u00adda. Hav\u00ading said that, I read wide\u00adly (in part because I believe we should aspire to pass <a href=\"http:\/\/econlog.econlib.org\/archives\/2011\/06\/the_ideological.html\">the ide\u00ado\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal Tur\u00ading test<\/a> and in part because I do not believe I can fair\u00adly say \u201cI agree\u201d or \u201cI dis\u00adagree\u201d until I can say \u201cI under\u00adstand\u201d) and may at times share arti\u00adcles that have a strong par\u00adti\u00adsan bias sim\u00adply because I find the arti\u00adcle stim\u00adu\u00adlat\u00ading. The upshot: you should not assume I agree with every\u00adthing an author says in an arti\u00adcle I men\u00adtion, much less things the author has said in oth\u00ader arti\u00adcles (although if I strong\u00adly dis\u00adagree with some\u00adthing in the arti\u00adcle I\u2019ll usu\u00adal\u00adly men\u00adtion it).<\/p>\n<p>Also, remem\u00adber that I\u2019m not report\u00ading news \u2014 I\u2019m giv\u00ading you a selec\u00adtion of things I found inter\u00adest\u00ading. There\u2019s a lot hap\u00adpen\u00ading in the world that\u2019s not mak\u00ading an appear\u00adance here because I haven\u2019t found stim\u00adu\u00adlat\u00ading arti\u00adcles writ\u00adten about it.<\/p>\n<p>Archives at <a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/category\/links\">http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/category\/links<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Fri\u00addays I share articles\/resources about broad cul\u00adtur\u00adal, soci\u00adetal and the\u00ado\u00adlog\u00adi\u00adcal issues. Be sure to see the expla\u00adna\u00adtion and dis\u00adclaimers at the bot\u00adtom. Things Glen Found Inter\u00adest\u00ading The World\u2019s Most Out\u00adstand\u00ading Med\u00adical Mis\u00adsion\u00adary (Sarah Eekhoff Zyl\u00adstra, Chris\u00adtian\u00adi\u00adty Today): the fam\u00adi\u00adly of God fre\u00adquent\u00adly makes me proud. \u2018Worst Year Yet\u2019: The Top 50 Coun\u00adtries Where It\u2019s \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2017\/01\/20\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-84\" class=\"more-link\">Con\u00adtin\u00adue read\u00ading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Inter\u00adest\u00ading, Vol\u00adume 84\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Global Christianity, some Trumpian reflections, why I can't keep names straight in my ministry, and things that made me laugh.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[16],"tags":[189,161,188,112,126,117],"class_list":["post-4359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links","tag-family","tag-global-christianity","tag-love","tag-marriage","tag-persecution","tag-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ded-18j","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4359"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4359\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4365,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4359\/revisions\/4365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}