{"id":5232,"date":"2018-11-16T21:39:07","date_gmt":"2018-11-17T05:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=5232"},"modified":"2018-11-16T21:39:07","modified_gmt":"2018-11-17T05:39:07","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-178","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2018\/11\/16\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-178","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 178"},"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. No \u2014 really. I mean them. Also, 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><a href=\"https:\/\/erlc.com\/resource-library\/articles\/cultural-winsomeness-will-not-be-enough-for-christians\">Cultural winsomeness will not be enough for Christians<\/a> (Andrew T Walker, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission): \u201cChow is the very definition of class, dignity and civility. She\u2019s a model for what faithful Christian discipleship looks like in the public square. There is no foaming-at-the-mouth hatred for anyone. She loves everyone; she just did not want to violate her conscience. What\u2019s the lesson here? There are many. But to focus on just one, this story is a reminder that no amount of cultural sophistication or intelligence will absolve the Christian from being seen as a backward-thinking bigot.\u201d This is correct.&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CRTV\/status\/1063238975136120832\">An interview with Isabella Chow<\/a> (Allie Stuckey, Twitter) \u2014 this is a 4 minute video.<\/li>\n<li>Kind of related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/magazine\/wp\/2018\/11\/08\/feature\/is-the-southern-poverty-law-center-judging-hate-fairly\/\">The State of Hate<\/a> (David Montgomery, Washington Post): \u201cIn thinking about my interview, I was struck by just how little he had disputed the SPLC\u2019s claims about the frankly disquieting positions he has taken. To some extent, it was similar to my experience at the FRC and ADF. They simply saw those positions as admirable, or at the very least defensible, expressions of truth \u2014 whereas, to the SPLC, they were expressions of&nbsp;hate.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Vaguely related: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidAFrench\/status\/1063224738149949440\">David French on the price of public engagement<\/a> (Twitter)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iasc-culture.org\/THR\/THR_article_2018_Summer_Christman.php\">What Is It Like to Be a Man?<\/a> (Phil Christman, The Hedgehog Review): \u201cI live out my masculinity most often as a perverse avoidance of comfort: the refusal of good clothes, moisturizer, painkillers; hard physical training, pursued for its own sake and not because I enjoy it; a sense that there is a set amount of physical pain or self-imposed discipline that I owe the universe.\u201d Very well-written. Everyone will likely find parts they resonate with and parts they reject. The author is a lecturer at the University of Michigan and based on his CV seems to be a fairly devoted Episcopalian.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/ask-shall-evangelize\/\">Ask and You Shall Evangelize<\/a> (Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra, Gospel Coalition): \u201c\u2018Modern selves are so internal,\u2019 Keller said. \u2018In the old days if you were convinced of the truth, you changed yourself. Now we adopt the truth as accessories that fit in with who we want to be.\u2019\u201d A good article on the nature of effective witness in contemporary Western society.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2018\/12\/the-sex-recession\/573949\/\">Why Are Young People Having So Little Sex?<\/a> (Kate Julian, The Atlantic): \u201cI mentioned to several of the people I interviewed for this piece that I\u2019d met my husband in an elevator, in 2001. (We worked on different floors of the same institution, and over the months that followed struck up many more conversations\u2014in the elevator, in the break room, on the walk to the subway.) I was fascinated by the extent to which this prompted other women to sigh and say that they\u2019d just love to meet someone that way. And yet quite a few of them suggested that if a random guy started talking to them in an elevator, they would be weirded out. \u2018<em>Creeper! Get away from me,<\/em>\u2019 one woman imagined thinking.\u201d The article is vulgar in places and premised on flawed assumptions\u2026 and still manages to be fascinating and insightful.&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/magazine\/story\/2018\/11\/11\/republican-party-anti-pornography-politics-222096\">How the GOP Gave Up on Porn<\/a> (Tim Alberta, Politico): \u201cWe know that the ubiquity of porn is a problem: Even as experts debate the science of addiction and the link between consumption and destructive behavior, there is surefire sociological evidence of its exacerbating influence on those most susceptible\u2014people predisposed to violence, for instance, or misogyny or child abuse. There is also consensus that it has, in plenty of cases, contributed to abusive relationships and the fracturing of families. And that\u2019s just where adults are concerned.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/highline.huffingtonpost.com\/articles\/en\/how-to-help-someone-who-is-suicidal\/\">The Best Way To Save People From Suicide<\/a> (Jason Cherkis, Huffington Post Highline): \u201cMotto didn\u2019t take long to write the first letter a patient would receive. He knew what he wanted to say, hitting upon two sentences\u201437 words\u2014that felt just right: \u2018It has been some time since you were here at the hospital, and we hope things are going well for you. If you wish to drop us a note we would be glad to hear from you.\u2019\u201d This is an engrossing article. Recommended.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.harvard.edu\/files\/catalinac_womenstalk.pdf\">Overcoming Barriers to Women\u2019s Advancement in Political Science<\/a> (Amy Catalinac, PDF hosted at Harvard): \u201cOf the political scientists of my generation I know well, successful ones do <strong>all of these things automatically<\/strong>, and those who have been less successful do many fewer of them.\u201d Very straight talk on how to get a tenure-track job. From my outside vantage point, this seems like excellent advice for social scientists of either gender.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/the-dramatic-implosion-of-i-kissed-dating-goodbye-is-a-lesson--and-a-warning\/2018\/11\/14\/eeecd65c-e850-11e8-bbdb-72fdbf9d4fed_story.html?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.8bc25089021f\">The dramatic implosion of \u2018I Kissed Dating Goodbye\u2019 is a lesson \u2014 and a warning<\/a> (Christine Emba, Washington Post): \u201cThe next time we\u2019re tempted toward too-formulaic thinking, we\u2019ll know to take it with a grain of salt. After all, life is rarely so&nbsp;pure.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Less Serious Things Which Also Interested\/Amused Glen<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"simple-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zAJHUv2JS7w\">Derren Brown Blows James Corden\u2019s Mind<\/a> (YouTube): even if you\u2019ve seen similar tricks, this one will catch you off-guard<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kottke.org\/18\/11\/puzzle-montage-art\">Puzzle Montage Art<\/a> (kottke.org): \u201cTaking advantage of the fact that puzzle manufacturers typically use the same cut patterns to make many different puzzles, Tim Klein uses the interchangeable pieces to create surrealist mashups of puzzles.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/christian-radio-station-threatens-to-play-good-good-father-on-repeat-until-pledge-drive-goal-is-met\">Christian Radio Station Threatens To Play \u2018Good, Good Father\u2019 On Repeat Until Pledge Drive Goal Is Met<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/broward-county-brings-in-expert-consultant-to-speed-up-ballot-count\">Broward County Brings In Expert Consultant To Speed Up Ballot Count<\/a> (Babylon Bee) \u2014 the accompanying photo makes the&nbsp;joke<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/naked-juice-introduces-less-revealing-options-for-christians\">Naked Juice Introduces Less Revealing Options For Christians<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smbc-comics.com\/comic\/protagonist\">Protagonist<\/a> (SMBC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/pearlsbeforeswine\/2018\/11\/11\">Me When I Preach<\/a> (Pearls Before Swine)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Things Glen Found Interesting A While&nbsp;Ago<\/h3>\n<p>Every week I\u2019ll highlight an older link still worth your consideration. This week we have&nbsp;<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an eye-opening (and dismaying) read:<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/international\/archive\/2014\/11\/how-the-media-makes-the-israel-story\/383262\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> What The Media Gets Wrong About Israel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Mattie Friedman, The Atlantic). (first shared back in <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2015\/06\/26\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-5\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">volume 5<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">): \u201cone of the most important aspects of the media-saturated conflict between Jews and Arabs is also the least covered: the press itself. The Western press has become less an observer of this conflict than an actor in it, a role with consequences for the millions of people trying to comprehend current events, including policymakers who depend on journalistic accounts to understand a region where they consistently seek, and fail, to productively intervene.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\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). And to the extent you can discern my opinions, please understand that they are my own and not necessarily those of Chi Alpha or any other organization I may be perceived to represent.<\/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>If this was forwarded to you and you want to receive future emails, sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/\">here<\/a>. You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/category\/links\">view the archives<\/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. No \u2014 really. I mean them. Also, I welcome your suggestions. If you read something fascinating please pass it my&nbsp;way. Things Glen Found Interesting Cultural winsomeness will not be enough for Christians \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2018\/11\/16\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-178\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Interesting, Volume 178\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":"Some stuff I 100% co-sign and some stuff I think is fundamentally flawed. 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