{"id":5242,"date":"2018-11-23T17:51:15","date_gmt":"2018-11-24T01:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=5242"},"modified":"2018-11-23T17:51:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-24T01:51:15","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-179","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2018\/11\/23\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-179","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 179"},"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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2018\/11\/21\/american-believed-dead-after-encounter-with-remote-indian-tribe-hostile-outsiders\/?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.c702b578783d\">\u2018God, I don\u2019t want to die,\u2019 U.S. missionary wrote before he was killed by tribe on Indian island<\/a> (Joanna Slater and Annie Gowen, Washington Post): \u201cAn American missionary trying to meet and convert one of the most isolated hunter-and-gatherer tribes in the world offered them fish and other small gifts before the tribesmen killed him and buried his body on the beach, journals and emails show.\u201d&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/news\/2018\/november\/missionary-killed-north-sentinel-isolated-island-tribe-chau.html\">US Missionary Killed by \u2018World\u2019s Most Isolated\u2019 Tribe<\/a> (Kate Shellnut, Christianity Today): \u201cSome have declared Chau a martyr and compared him to Jim Elliot, who was famously killed at age 28 while attempting to evangelize an isolated indigenous group in Ecuador.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theamericanconservative.com\/dreher\/death-of-a-missionary-john-allen-chau\/\">Death Of A Missionary<\/a> (Rod Dreher, The American Conservative): \u201cIf Chau had been a missionary trying to sneak into North Korea, I would have thought him insanely brave. But the law against visiting that island was there <em>for a very good reason<\/em>: this tribe has had no exposure to outsiders, and is enormously vulnerable to communicable diseases. There are only a small number of them in existence, and they could be wiped out quickly by common illnesses for which they have no immunity\u2026. It is one thing to be willing to lay down your life for these tribal people. It is cruel to expect them to lay down their lives so you can prove your love for&nbsp;God.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionqanda\/2018\/11\/how-do-conservatives-respond-to-archaeologists-skepticism-about-bible-history\/\">How do conservatives respond to archaeologists\u2019 skepticism about Bible history?<\/a> (Richard Ostling, Patheos): \u201cThere\u2019s vast unexplored terrain in Israel, where only 50 of an estimated 6,000 sites have undergone thorough examination, with limited work at another 300. Surviving evidence from ancient times is necessarily spotty and interpretations can be subjective. Scholars usually end up with circumstantial plausibility, not absolute proof or disproof.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2018\/11\/13\/666287509\/ex-detainee-describes-torture-in-chinas-xinjiang-re-education-camp\">Ex-Detainee Describes Torture In China\u2019s Xinjiang Re-Education Camp<\/a> (Rob Schmitz, NPR): \u201cSamarkand says he was transferred to a re-education camp, where people were separated into three groups: those who were religious, those who were suspected of being criminals, and those, like him, who had traveled abroad. All of them, says Samarkand, had one thing in common, though: They had grown up in Muslim families and communities.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossway.org\/articles\/infographic-you-can-read-more-of-the-bible-than-you-think\/\">Infographic: You Have More Time for Bible Reading than You Think<\/a> (Crossway): \u201cIn just 12 minutes per day, you could read the whole Bible in a year. Does that still feel a bit ambitious? In just 6 minutes per day, you could read the entire New Testament over the course of 6 months.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrPJWilliams\/status\/1065768149541363713\">Elisha and the She-bears<\/a> (Peter J Williams, Twitter): a very insightful Twitter thread about a disturbing OT story. The author is the Warden of Tyndale House at Cambridge.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/sir-roger-scruton-is-a-friend-to-muslims-and-jews\/\">Sir Roger Scruton Is a Friend to Muslims and Jews<\/a> (Jibran Khan, National Review): \u201cThere can be no real dialogue with someone who doesn\u2019t believe in anything, and yet this has been the guiding principle of liberal \u2018interfaith\u2019 discussion, to so water down the discourse that no one gets to encounter, let alone tolerate and appreciate, difference.\u201d I did not think I would find this article interesting.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/betsy-devos-its-time-we-balance-the-scales-of-justice-in-our-schools\/2018\/11\/20\/8dc59348-ecd6-11e8-9236-bb94154151d2_story.html?noredirect=on&amp;utm_term=.fa660de1a071\">It\u2019s time we balance the scales of justice in our schools<\/a> (Betsy DeVos, Washington Post): \u201cA fair process treats each party with dignity and ensures the integrity of final decisions. Having outcomes overturned and relitigated because of process concerns \u2014 which has happened dozens of times in recent years \u2014 can be counterproductive to survivors.\u201d&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2018\/11\/aclu-devos-title-ix\/576142\/\">The ACLU Declines to Defend Civil Rights<\/a> (Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic): \u201cthe ACLU issued a public statement that constituted a stark, shortsighted betrayal of the organization\u2019s historic mission: It vehemently <em>opposed <\/em>stronger due-process rights for the accused.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2018\/11\/scott-greenfield\/575707\/\">Related: One Criminal-Defense Attorney\u2019s Lament<\/a> (Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic): \u201cIn certain ways, social condemnation has become something even worse, the mere accusation being all that\u2019s required for a mob of unduly passionate people to crush a career. There\u2019s no opportunity to defend and no means to challenge an accusation. While the \u2018punishment\u2019 isn\u2019t levied by government, and is therefore beyond any required involvement of such niceties as due process, the net result can be as destructive given the current tide of blind acceptance and capitulation.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/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=C6PzAWqGsyo\">Broke People Have The Strongest Prayers<\/a> (KevOnStage, YouTube) \u2014 brought to my attention by an alumnus<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JL4j1USzDXA\">45 Seconds of Football Madness<\/a> (YouTube): I don\u2019t like football and I thought this clip was amazing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catholicherald.co.uk\/news\/2018\/11\/20\/australian-pro-life-senator-declares-himself-female-so-he-can-speak-out-on-abortion\/\">Australian senator announces gender swap so he can speak on abortion issues<\/a> (Catholic Herald)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kottke.org\/18\/11\/the-moon-is-flipped-upside-down-in-the-southern-hemisphere\">The Moon Is Flipped Upside Down in the Southern Hemisphere<\/a> (kottke.org): I am amazed that I never realized this.&nbsp;Cool!<\/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 the<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;provocative&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/article\/In-Defense-of-Flogging\/127208\/?sid=at\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Defense of Flogging<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Peter Moskos, Chronicle of Higher Education) \u2014 the author is a former police officer and now a criminologist at the City University of New York. This one was shared back before I started sending these emails in a blog post called <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2011\/05\/05\/punishment\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punishment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/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. I welcome your suggestions. If you read something fascinating please pass it my&nbsp;way. Things Glen Found Interesting \u2018God, I don\u2019t want to die,\u2019 U.S. missionary wrote before he was killed by tribe \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2018\/11\/23\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-179\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Interesting, Volume 179\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":"Links about the recent missionary martyr, the Bible and archaeology, reforming Title IX and more.","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":[124,125,170,159,115,246,147],"class_list":["post-5242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links","tag-apologetically-interesting","tag-china","tag-devotional","tag-justice","tag-missions","tag-pluralism","tag-sexual-assault"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ded-1my","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5242","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=5242"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5247,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5242\/revisions\/5247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}