{"id":5343,"date":"2019-03-01T19:53:21","date_gmt":"2019-03-02T03:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=5343"},"modified":"2019-03-01T19:53:21","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T03:53:21","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-192","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2019\/03\/01\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-192","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 192"},"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.history.com\/news\/was-jesus-real-historical-evidence\">The Bible Says Jesus Was Real. What Other Proof Exists?<\/a> (Christopher Klein, History.com): \u201cWithin a few decades of his lifetime, Jesus was mentioned by Jewish and Roman historians in passages that corroborate portions of the New Testament that describe the life and death of&nbsp;Jesus.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/s\/losing-my-religion\/jesus-mary-and-joe-jonas-605c763ce682?platform=hootsuite\">Jesus, Mary, and Joe Jonas<\/a> (Jonathan Parks-Ramage, Medium): \u201cHow, in famously liberal Hollywood and among statistically progressive millennials, had good old-fashioned evangelism [sic] gained popularity? In this context, a church like Reality L.A. seemed like something that could never work. But that evening, as I reflected on the troubled actress and the psychic brutalities inflicted by the entertainment industry, it occurred to me that I had underestimated Hollywood\u2019s biggest product: lost&nbsp;souls.\u201d&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>Highly recommended. Stories like this are catnip for me. The author is gay, a fact which weighs heavily in his reporting. A friend passed this my way, and I remind you that I always welcome such suggestions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2019\/02\/united-methodists-fracture-lgbt-plan-rejected\/583693\/\">Conservative Christians Just Retook the United Methodist Church<\/a> (Emma Green, The Atlantic): \u201cIn the final hours of the conference on Tuesday, the debate turned acrimonious: One delegate alleged, without clear evidence, that people at the conference were bribing others for votes. Another speaker\u2019s mic was silenced when he threatened to filibuster any vote before the end of the day. And the debate came to an abrupt halt: Delegates had to clear out of the conference hall so that it could be turned over for a monster-truck rally.\u201d&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>That final sentence, while factual, feels like a metaphor for something.<\/li>\n<li>I predict the victorious traditionalists in the UMC will be far more magnanimous toward churches that wish to leave than the revisionists in other denominations have been to their vanquished (I\u2019m looking at you, Episcopal Church).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/2\/25\/18229714\/cognizant-facebook-content-moderator-interviews-trauma-working-conditions-arizona\">The Trauma Floor<\/a> (Casey Newton, The Verge): \u201cOne [Facebook content moderator] walks the floor promoting the idea that the Earth is flat. A former employee told me he has begun to question certain aspects of the Holocaust. Another former employee, who told me he has mapped every escape route out of his house and sleeps with a gun at his side, said: \u2018I no longer believe 9\/11 was a terrorist attack.\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/fact-tank\/2018\/09\/26\/black-men-are-less-religious-than-black-women-but-more-religious-than-white-women-and-men\/\">Black men are less religious than black women, but more religious than white women and men<\/a> (Kiana Cox and Jeff Diamant, Pew Research Center): \u201cAbout seven-in-ten (69%) black men say religion is very important to them, compared with 80% of black women. But black men place more importance on religion than white women (55%) and Hispanic women (65%), according to the 2014 Religious Landscape Study.\u201d&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>I doubt many antireligious people think of themselves as racist, so they should realize that their attempts to erase religion from the public square disproportionately harm black people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanforddaily.com\/2019\/02\/28\/every-day-was-about-survival-inside-the-graduate-student-affordability-crisis\/\">\u2018Every day was about survival\u2019 : Inside the graduate student affordability crisis<\/a> (Charlie Curnin, Stanford Daily): \u201c\u2026when Shalev Marom wakes up with only $18 in her bank account, she finds it hard to be excited about her financial situation. Shalev Marom, who relies on picking produce from campus trees to sustain herself, eats just one full meal a day\u2026. At Stanford, Shalev Marom lives in the cheapest housing option open to her \u2014 and as an international student on a J\u20111 visa, she is subject to strict federal laws that regulate any additional income she could receive from further employment. In each pay period \u2014 roughly two-weeks long \u2014 she says she currently receives around $200 to $300 from her research assistantship, after the deduction of housing costs and University fees.\u201d&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>This is heartbreaking. If you know a Stanford student who can\u2019t afford to eat, let me know. We can&nbsp;help.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2019\/02\/27\/mainstream-media-blacks-democrats-infanticide-vote\/\">Mainstream Media Blacks Out The Democrats\u2019 Infanticide Vote<\/a> (David Harsyani, The Federalist): \u201cSo I was going to have a little fun at the expense of CNN this morning, contrasting the news site\u2019s headline for the Democrats\u2019 gun restriction bill\u2014\u2019House to vote on guns background check bill with bipartisan support\u2019\u2014which has garnered exactly four Republican co-sponsors, with its headline for the Sen. Ben Sasse\u2019s anti-infanticide bill, which I was certain would be solely about the \u201cGOP\u201d despite having four Democrat senators voting to move the bill forward. Turns out, it was even better. There was nothing to contrast because, as far as I can tell, CNN doesn\u2019t feature a single story on their website regarding the Democratic Party blocking of Sasse\u2019s Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which would have saved newborn babies who survive abortion attempts from negligent homicide.\u201d&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>A survey of the results of <a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/topics\/CAAqIggKIhxDQkFTRHdvSkwyMHZNR001Y21wekVnSmxiaWdBUAE?hl=en-US&amp;gl=US&amp;ceid=US%3Aen\">a Google News search<\/a> confirms that this bill received almost no reporting coverage \u2014 almost all of the hits are opinion pieces.<\/li>\n<li>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/mereorthodoxy.com\/ben-sasse-heightens-contradictions\/\">Ben Sasse Heightens the Contradictions<\/a> (Jake Meador, Mere Orthodoxy): \u201cThe days in which \u201csafe, legal, and rare,\u201d could appeal to a wide swathe of Americans are over. For pro-lifers, abortion is the taking of innocent life, a thing which simply should not be legal or should only be legal in the most extreme cases. For \u2018reproductive justice\u2019 advocates, the right to legal abortion is about protecting the autonomy of human persons, of preserving the unencumbered choice of women whose choice would otherwise be naturally encumbered in ways that a man\u2019s is not simply because of their ability to bear children.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2019\/03\/abortion-will-play-big-role-2020\/583873\/\">The Abortion Debate Needs Moral Lament<\/a> (Michael Wear, The Atlantic): \u201cAfter decades of earnest attempts to find some common ground on this most tender and personal issue\u2014think of Senators Ted Kennedy and Sam Brownback\u2019s work on a Down Syndrome registry, bipartisan support for the Hyde Amendment, and President Obama\u2019s first-term appeal for efforts to reduce the number of women seeking abortions\u2014that impulse has been virtually eradicated among elected officials.\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:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/opinion-is-the-most-prosperous-era-in-human-history-a-good-time-to-have-kids\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Opinion: Is The Most Prosperous Era In Human History A Good Time To Have Kids?<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Babylon Bee)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/experts-find-leading-symptom-of-privilege-is-constant-griping-about-privilege\">Experts Find Leading Symptom Of Privilege Is Constant Griping About Privilege<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/head-polishing-kit-for-bald-pastors-now-available\">Head Polishing Kit For Bald Pastors Now Available<\/a> (Babylon Bee): one of you sent me this link. God is your&nbsp;judge.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/nations-wealthy-privileged-lecture-nation-on-evils-of-wealth-privilege\">Nation\u2019s Wealthy, Privileged Gather To Lecture Nation On Evils Of Wealth, Privilege<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/pearlsbeforeswine\/2019\/02\/24\">The social media news cycle<\/a> (Pearls Before Swine)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openbible.info\/blog\/2019\/03\/using-machine-learning-to-enhance-the-resolution-of-bible-maps\/\">Using Machine Learning to Enhance the Resolution of Bible Maps<\/a> (OpenBible.info) \u2014 I wasn\u2019t sure where to put this link. It\u2019s not less serious, but it\u2019s not really news. I think it belongs down here because some of you will do this for recreation (or maybe even a class project). Enjoy!<\/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;<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.thegospelcoalition.org\/justintaylor\/2016\/08\/09\/how-can-i-learn-to-receive-and-give-criticism-in-light-of-the-cross\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Can I Learn To Receive \u2013 And Give \u2013 Criticism In Light Of The Cross?<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Justin Taylor, Gospel Coalition): \u201cA believer is one who identifies with all that God affirms and condemns in Christ\u2019s crucifixion. In other words, in Christ\u2019s cross I agree with God\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">judgment<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of me; and in Christ\u2019s cross I agree with God\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">justification<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of me. Both have a radical impact on how we take and give criticism.\u201d This is based on a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/peacemaker-ministries.mybigcommerce.com\/content\/The%20Cross%20and%20Criticism.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">longer article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (4 page PDF). (first shared in <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2016\/08\/19\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-63\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">volume 63<\/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 The Bible Says Jesus Was Real. What Other Proof Exists? 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