{"id":4717,"date":"2017-10-06T14:13:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T22:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=4717"},"modified":"2017-10-06T14:13:19","modified_gmt":"2017-10-06T22:13:19","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-121","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2017\/10\/06\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-121","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 121"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4396\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag.png?w=1680&amp;ssl=1 1680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom. I welcome your suggestions. If you read something fascinating please pass it my&nbsp;way.<\/p>\n<h3>Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"simple-list\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wholesomewords.org\/missions\/biotaylor11.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Exchanged Life<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (J. Husdon Taylor, a letter to his sister): \u201cIt little matters to my servant whether I send him to buy a few cash worth of things, or the most expensive articles. In either case he looks to me for the money, and brings me his purchases. So, if God place me in great perplexity, must He not give me much guidance; in positions of great difficulty, much grace; in circumstances of great pressure and trial, much strength? No fear that His resources will be unequal to the emergency!\u201d (brought to my attention by a student, highly recommended)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The news from Las Vegas is so heartbreaking. Here are a few pieces about it and also about the issue of guns more generally.&nbsp;<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/news\/2017\/october\/after-mass-shootings-top-bible-verses-psalm-34-18-las-vegas.html\">After Mass Shootings, Americans Turn to Four Bible Verses Most<\/a> (Kate Shellnut, Christianity Today): John 16:33, Psalm 34:18, Romans 12:19, and Psalm 11:5.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.thegospelcoalition.org\/gospeldrivenchurch\/2017\/10\/03\/what-is-god-saying-about-las-vegas\/\">What Is God Saying About Las Vegas?<\/a> (Jared Wilson, Gospel Coalition)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/edstetzer\/2017\/september\/shooting-in-las-vegas.html\">3 Ways To Pray For Las Vegas: It\u2019s a Powerful (Not Political) Act For Christians<\/a> (Ed Stetzer, Christianity Today)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/a\/mass-shootings-sandy-hook\">After Sandy Hook we said never again. And then we let 1,518 mass shootings happen.<\/a> (German Lopez, Ryan Mark &amp; Soo Oh, Vox). The title is very Vox, but the statistics inside are quite interesting.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/i-used-to-think-gun-control-was-the-answer-my-research-told-me-otherwise\/2017\/10\/03\/d33edca6-a851-11e7-92d1-58c702d2d975_story.html?utm_term=.6611e09ffbb4\">I used to think gun control was the answer. My research told me otherwise.<\/a> (Leah Libresco, Washington Post): \u201cBy the time we published our project, I didn\u2019t believe in many of the interventions I\u2019d heard politicians tout. I was still anti-gun, at least from the point of view of most gun owners, and I don\u2019t want a gun in my home, as I think the risk outweighs the benefits. But I can\u2019t endorse policies whose only selling point is that gun owners hate&nbsp;them.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>From way back in <a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2016\/05\/06\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-48\">volume 48<\/a>&nbsp;I posted a thoughtful debate between two pastors on guns \u2014 it\u2019s worth re-reading.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.thegospelcoalition.org\/evangelical-history\/2017\/10\/03\/a-brief-history-of-cessationism\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Brief History of Cessationism<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Thomas Kidd, Gospel Coalition): \u201cIn the 1700s and 1800s, suspicion of claimed miracles was connected to anti-Catholicism. Protestant critics saw the Catholic tradition as riddled with fake claims of miracles. Ridiculing the fake miracle claims of Catholics (such as icons bleeding a liquid that turned out to be cherry juice) became a staple of Reformed polemics against the Catholic Church. So when seemingly miraculous events happened in Protestant churches, even sympathetic observers warned against the threat of bogus miracles.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2017\/10\/09\/the-limits-of-diversity?mbid=synd_digg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Limits of \u201cDiversity\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Kelefa Sanneh, The New Yorker): \u201cIt is possible that \u2018diversity\u2019 will ultimately prove too weak a term to do all that is asked of it. Contemporary advocates sometimes emphasize, instead, \u201cinclusion,\u201d a less neutral concept, and one that gestures at the political agendas that inevitably shape these debates.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/today\/index.ssf\/2017\/10\/panicked_london_train_commuter.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018Panicked\u2019 London train commuters force open doors, flee onto tracks when man reads the Bible aloud<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Douglas Perry, Oregon Live). I\u2019ve said it before \u2014 our culture has replaced the fear of God with the fear of religion. It\u2019s a poor&nbsp;trade.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/volokh-conspiracy\/wp\/2017\/10\/01\/why-the-rule-of-law-suffers-when-we-have-too-many-laws\/?utm_term=.d98638409d62\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why the rule of law suffers when we have too many laws<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Ilya Somin, Washington Post): \u201cBecause of the vast scope of current law, in modern America the authorities can pin a crime on the overwhelming majority of people, if they really want to. Whether you get hauled into court or not depends more on the discretionary decisions of &nbsp;law enforcement officials than on any legal rule\u2026. the rule of law has largely been supplanted by the rule of chance and the rule of executive discretion. Inevitably, political ideology and partisanship have a major impact on the latter. For example, federal law enforcement priorities are very different under Trump than they were under&nbsp;Obama.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roy Moore is a fascinating figure with a compelling story. He\u2019s the guy you might know as \u201cthat Ten Commandments judge from the South.\u201d He is running for a seat in the US Senate and he just won the primary election and seems on track to win the general election. There are interesting times ahead as a result.&nbsp;<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2017\/09\/23\/roy-moore-alabama-senate-resurrection-215639\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Resurrection of Roy Moore<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Eric Velasco, Politico): \u201cThat period about sums up Moore\u2019s long career in Alabama: He throws jabs at the system; then, when the system counterpunches, he somehow springs back up\u2014stronger.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.getreligion.org\/getreligion\/2017\/10\/2\/covering-roy-moore-is-it-possible-for-reporters-to-write-fairly-about-him\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Covering Roy Moore: Is it impossible for many reporters to write fairly about him?<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Julia Duin, GetReligion): \u201cI interviewed Moore years ago in Gadsden, Ala., and was struck by this man\u2019s adherence not so much to the Bible (which he definitely holds dear) but to the Constitution. That\u2019s what many reporters seem to not understand about this man. He is manic on obeying the letter of the&nbsp;law\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/roy-moore-disrupts-alabama-senate-race--and-prepares-for-new-level-of-defiance-in-washington\/2017\/09\/21\/2a88a4a2-9e38-11e7-9083-fbfddf6804c2_story.html?utm_term=.40990ad72945\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roy Moore disrupts U.S. Senate race in Alabama \u2014 and prepares for new level of defiance in Washington<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Michael Sherer, Washington Post):&nbsp;I was very impressed with this&nbsp;piece.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Things Glen Found Amusing<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"simple-list\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.netflix.com\/watch\/80184834\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ryan Hamilton, Happy Face<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Netflix): he\u2019s a clean, funny standup comedian. Highly recommended.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phdcomics.com\/comics.php?f=1977\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Signs You\u2019re Ready to Graduate<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Ph.D. Comics)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/local-christian-proud-loving-people-exactly-like\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local Christian Proud Of Himself For Loving People Who Are Exactly Like Him<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Babylon Bee)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dilbert.com\/strip\/2017-10-06\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Perils of Dating Apps<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Dilbert)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Why Do You Send This&nbsp;Email?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>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. I pray this email gives you greater insight, so that you may continue the tradition of Issachar.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Disclaimer<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Chi Alpha is not a partisan organization. To paraphrase another minister: we are not about the donkey\u2019s agenda and we are not about the elephant\u2019s agenda \u2014 we are about the Lamb\u2019s agenda. Having said that, I read widely (in part because I believe we should aspire to pass <a href=\"http:\/\/econlog.econlib.org\/archives\/2011\/06\/the_ideological.html\">the ideological Turing test<\/a> and in part because I do not believe I can fairly say \u201cI agree\u201d or \u201cI disagree\u201d until I can say \u201cI understand\u201d) and may at times share articles that have a strong partisan bias simply because I find the article stimulating. The upshot: you should not assume I agree with everything an author says in an article I mention, much less things the author has said in other articles (although if I strongly disagree with something in the article I\u2019ll usually mention it).<\/p>\n<p>Also, remember that I\u2019m not reporting news \u2014 I\u2019m giving you a selection of things I found interesting. There\u2019s a lot happening in the world that\u2019s not making an appearance here because I haven\u2019t found stimulating articles written about&nbsp;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 Fridays I share articles\/resources about broad cultural, societal and theological issues. Be sure to see the explanation and disclaimers at the bottom. I welcome your suggestions. If you read something fascinating please pass it my&nbsp;way. Things Glen Found Interesting The Exchanged Life (J. Husdon Taylor, a letter to his sister): \u201cIt little matters to \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2017\/10\/06\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-121\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Interesting, Volume 121\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_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Experiencing spiritual breakthrough, guns, the rule of law, and Roy Moore.","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16],"tags":[170,120,144,179,117],"class_list":["post-4717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links","tag-devotional","tag-famous-christians","tag-guns","tag-holy-spirit","tag-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ded-1e5","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4717","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=4717"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4717\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4724,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4717\/revisions\/4724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}