{"id":5747,"date":"2019-10-11T11:43:22","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T19:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=5747"},"modified":"2019-10-11T11:43:24","modified_gmt":"2019-10-11T19:43:24","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-222","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2019\/10\/11\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-222","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 222"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<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>\n\n    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\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This has been a crazy week for me, so a shorter list than normal. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<ol class=\"simple-list\">\n<li>More on Botham Jean, Amber Guyger, and forgiveness:&nbsp;<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2019\/october-web-only\/botham-jean-forgiveness-amber-guyger.html\">Botham Jean\u2019s Brother\u2019s Offer of Forgiveness Went Viral. His Mother\u2019s Calls for Justice Should Too.<\/a> (Dorena Williamson, Christianity Today): \u201cWhen a black person extends radical forgiveness, we see the grace of the gospel. But when we ignore a black person\u2019s call for justice, we cheapen that grace. Both are acting like the God we serve; we need to listen to them both.\u201d Recommended by an alumnus.<\/li>\n<li>Pastor Delonte Gholston\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/delonte.gholston\/posts\/10217737159315407\">Facebook post<\/a>. \u201cI agreed with so much of what this brother said and did because what he did is deeply rooted in the truth of the gospel. What I despise is the ways that the powers love to use stories like these to tell people who are being actively oppressed, \u2018why don\u2019t you just forgive like them?\u2019\u201d Recommended by an alumnus.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/04\/us\/amber-guyger-judge-tammy-kemp-hug.html\">Amber Guyger\u2019s Judge Gave Her a Bible and a Hug. Did That Cross a Line?<\/a> (Sarah Mervosh and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times): Deborah Rhode, an expert in legal ethics and the director of the Center on the Legal Profession at Stanford Law School, said she believed that Judge Kemp\u2019s behavior stayed within ethical bounds, especially because it came after the sentencing had ended. \u2018All the judge did is express some bonds of common humanity, and I don\u2019t think we should be punishing judges for that,\u2019 she said. \u2018If anything, our legal system has suffered from an absence of adequate compassion.\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/10\/07\/us\/tammy-kemp-amber-guyger.html\">Why a Judge Says She Gave Amber Guyger a Bible, a Hug and Hope of Redemption<\/a> (Sarah Mervosh, New York Times): \u201c\u201c\u2018She asked me if I thought her life could have purpose,\u2019 Judge Kemp recalled. \u201cI said, \u201cI know that it can.\u201d She said, \u201cI don\u2019t know where to start, I don\u2019t have a Bible.\u201d\u2019 Judge Kemp said she thought of the Bible in her chambers. \u201cI said, \u201cWell, hold on, I\u2019ll get you a&nbsp;Bible.\u201d\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/brandt-jean-act-of-forgiveness-dont-misunderstand-white-christian-reaction\/\">Don\u2019t Misunderstand the \u2018White Christian\u2019 Reaction to Brandt Jean\u2019s Act of Forgiveness<\/a> (David French, National Review): \u201cThe moment went so viral not because forgiveness was expected or white innocence was presumed. The moment went viral because the guilt was so obvious, and rage was so understandable. The moment went so viral because it was shocking. Brandt Jean demonstrated a level of grace that most Christians (white or otherwise) simply couldn\u2019t comprehend, and they couldn\u2019t comprehend it because the horror inflicted on his brother was so obvious and so thoroughly unjustifiable.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/crime\/2019\/10\/05\/man-fatally-shot-apartment-complex-near-dallas-medical-district-suspect-loose\/\">Botham Jean\u2019s neighbor, a key witness in Amber Guyger trial, shot to death in Dallas<\/a> (Dallas News): \u201cA key witness in Amber Guyger\u2019s murder trial was shot and killed Friday evening at an apartment complex near Dallas\u2019 Medical District, authorities said.\u201d \ud83d\udc40 Reality is entirely too much like a movie script lately.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>And some thoughts on China, Hong Kong, and freedom.&nbsp;<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stratechery.com\/2019\/the-china-cultural-clash\/\">The China Cultural Clash<\/a> (Ben Thompson, Stratechery): \u201cThe problem from a Western perspective is that the links Clinton was so sure would push in only one direction \u2014 towards political freedom \u2014 turned out to be two-way streets: China is not simply resisting Western ideals of freedom, but seeking to impose their&nbsp;own.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ayjay.org\/i-can-see-clearly-now\/\">I Can See Clearly Now<\/a> (Alan Jacobs, personal blog): \u201cI thought this day was coming, but I didn\u2019t expect it to come so soon. I don\u2019t believe Beijing expected it to come so soon either: the Chinese authorities were playing a long game, biding their time and building their power, and I do not think they were relishing an immediate confrontation with Western capitalism. But the Hong Kong protests forced their hand. Beijing clearly perceives these protests as an existential threat, and have decided that the moment has come to go all-in. They have pushed all their chips into the center of the table \u2026 and the capitalists immediately folded like a Chinese-made lawn&nbsp;chair.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>In related news: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/10\/08\/politics\/xinjiang-visa-restrictions-state-department\/index.html\">US announces visa restrictions on China for Xinjiang abuses<\/a> (Jennifer Hansler, CNN): \u201cThe move comes as the State Department has increased its public condemnation of China\u2019s arbitrary detention of up to two million Uyghurs in \u2018in internment camps designed to erase religious and ethnic identities.\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2019\/10\/04\/upcoming-book-leaves-scientific-possibility-existence-adam-eve-column\/3826195002\/\">Upcoming book leaves scientific possibility for existence of \u2018Adam and Eve\u2019<\/a> (USA Today): \u201c\u2026a leading public scholar \u2014 Joshua Swamidass, a physician and genome scientist at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri \u2014 is making a bold new attempt to reconcile the biblical story of Adam and Eve with what we know about the genetic ancestry of the human race\u2026. [He] makes an audacious claim: A de novo-created Adam and Eve could very well be universal human ancestors who lived in the Middle East in the last 6,000\u201310,000 years. This is not the first attempt to reconcile the Garden of Eden story with science, but rarely does someone with Swamidass\u2019 credentials do what most scientists would deem unthinkable: Take the story seriously. However, some atheist scientists are taking Swamidass seriously.\u201d The author is a biology professor at the City University of New&nbsp;York.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Less Serious Things Which Also Interested\/Amused Glen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"simple-list wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/washington-post-article-on-evils-of-capitalism-hidden-behind-paywall\">Washington Post Article on Evils of Capitalism Hidden Behind Paywall<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/pearlsbeforeswine\/2019\/10\/11\">Self-Awareness and Happiness<\/a> (Pearls Before Swine)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dX4qxLCuekg\">College In Six Words<\/a> (Jimmy Fallon, YouTube): three and a half minutes<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SUgRIIQMcRk\">How To Find A Wife<\/a> (Nazareth, YouTube): five minutes<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting A While&nbsp;Ago<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Every week I\u2019ll highlight an older link still worth your consideration. This week we have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2019\/01\/07\/the-philosopher-redefining-equality\">The Philosopher Redefining Equality<\/a> (Nathan Heller, New Yorker): \u201cWhen she was three, her mother asked, \u2018Why do you allow your brother to talk for you?\u2019\u2014why didn\u2019t she speak for herself? \u2018Until now, it simply was not necessary,\u2019 Elizabeth said. It was the first full sentence that she had ever uttered.\u201d I think that\u2019s the best first sentence I\u2019ve ever heard of. A tad long, but recommended. First shared in <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2019\/02\/08\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-189\">volume 189<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Why Do You Send This&nbsp;Email?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\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\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Disclaimer<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\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.\n\nAlso, 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 it.\n\nIf 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 This has been a crazy week for me, so a shorter list than normal. Enjoy! \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2019\/10\/11\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-222\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Interesting, Volume 222\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":"A shorter roundup than normal this week, fortunately the few things I found are quite good!","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":[124,125,159,172,176],"class_list":["post-5747","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links","tag-apologetically-interesting","tag-china","tag-justice","tag-racism","tag-science"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ded-1uH","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5747","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=5747"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5747\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5752,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5747\/revisions\/5752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5747"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5747"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5747"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}