{"id":5902,"date":"2020-03-20T15:06:26","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T23:06:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=5902"},"modified":"2020-03-20T15:06:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T23:06:27","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-242","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2020\/03\/20\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-242","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 242"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/issachar-update-logo-wordswag\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" 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 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>     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<p>A lot of links this week. Can you tell I\u2019m on lockdown in the Bay Area? Since some of you are, too, you\u2019ll have time to read&nbsp;them!&nbsp;\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kidding aside, I never assume anyone reads all of these. Skim the links and open the ones that interest you in new tabs, but be sure to open all the amusing stuff at the end \u2014 you need&nbsp;it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"simple-list wp-block-list\"><li>Pandemic Visualizers:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/graphics\/2020\/world\/corona-simulator\/\">Why outbreaks like coronavirus spread exponentially, and how to \u201cflatten the curve\u201d<\/a> (Harry Stevens, Washington Post): an excellent visual simulation of different interventions. Recommended by a student.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visualcapitalist.com\/history-of-pandemics-deadliest\/\">Infographic: The History of Pandemics, by Death Toll<\/a> (Nicholas LePan, Visual Capitalist): well-done<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2020\/climate\/coronavirus-pollution.html?action=click&amp;amp;module=Top%20Stories&amp;amp;pgtype=Homepage\">Watch the Footprint of Coronavirus Spread Across Countries<\/a> (Nadja Popovich, New York Time): shows changes in pollution as economies shut&nbsp;down<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gabgoh.github.io\/COVID\/index.html\">Epidemic Calculator<\/a> (Gabriel Goh, github.io): the author is pursuing a Ph.D. in mathematics at UC&nbsp;Davis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><li>Christian Pandemic Perspectives:&nbsp;<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/michelephoenix.com\/2020\/03\/the-emotional-impact-of-campus-closures\/\">The Emotional Impact Of Campus Closures<\/a> (Michele Phoenix, personal blog): \u201cThere are few things in life as predictable as one\u2019s college trajectory. From the dreaded freshman-fifteen to changes in academic majors or finding out last minute that you\u2019re two credits short\u2026 It all plays out according to an established timeline. Then comes a virus that upends everything and predictability\u2014one of the primary stabilizing factors of our lives\u2014suddenly morphs into a whirlwind of shifting unknowns.\u201d&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stanforddaily.com\/2020\/03\/20\/unfinished-narratives\/\">Unfinished narratives<\/a> (Jessica de la Paz, Stanford Daily): \u201cEveryday there\u2019s another email, and with every email another string of hope we wear hanging around our necks is yanked off, and we\u2019re left with a red impression of where it once was. My immigrant parents who fought tooth and nail for me and my brothers won\u2019t get to see me walk across the stage to get my diploma. There will be no photos or laughter-filled reception.\u201d Jessica is a Chi Alpha student. She is also quoted in this Wall Street Journal article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/to-fight-coronavirus-colleges-sent-students-home-now-will-they-refund-tuition-11584625536\">To Fight Coronavirus, Colleges Sent Students Home. Now Will They Refund Tuition?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2020\/03\/13\/christianity-epidemics-2000-years-should-i-still-go-to-church-coronavirus\/\">In Coronavirus Pandemic, Christianity Has Ancient Lessons<\/a> (Lyman Stone, Foreign Policy): \u201cThe modern world has suddenly become reacquainted with the oldest traveling companion of human history: existential dread and the fear of unavoidable, inscrutable death. No vaccine or antibiotic will save us for the time being. Because this experience has become foreign to modern people, we are, by and large, psychologically and culturally underequipped for the current coronavirus pandemic.\u201d Side note: I have very much enjoyed <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lymanstoneky\">the author on Twitter<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/4-lessons-church-history\/\">Responding to Pandemics: 4 Lessons from Church History<\/a> (Glen Scrivener, Gospel Coalition): \u201cPlagues intensify the natural course of life. They intensify our own sense of mortality and frailty. They also intensify opportunities to display countercultural, counterconditional love. The church rose to the challenge in the second century, winning both admirers and also converts.\u201d Highly recommended. A longer version is available as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Is_oVKPYirc\">a 45 minute YouTube video<\/a> (which, full confession, I have not watched).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/theological-reflections-pandemic\/\">Theological Reflections on the Pandemic<\/a> (Brian Tabb, Gospel Coalition): \u201cAll people\u2014rich and poor, young and old, religious and non-religious\u2014are susceptible to sickness and are certain to die one day. Yet for followers of Jesus, sickness tests our faith, reveals our hope, and moves us to be zealous for good&nbsp;works.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/blogs\/evangelical-history\/plague-and-providence-what-huldrych-zwingli-taught-me-about-trusting-god\/\">Plague and Providence: What Huldrych Zwingli Taught Me About Trusting God<\/a> (Stephen Eccher, Gospel Coalition): \u201cI first came across Huldrych Zwingli\u2019s \u2018Plague Song\u2019 while studying the Protestant Reformation at the University of St. Andrews: \u2018Help, Lord God, help in this trouble! I think death is at the door. Stand before me, Christ, for you have overcome him.\u2019\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/religioninpublic.blog\/2020\/03\/18\/does-religion-impact-what-people-are-afraid-of\/\">Does Religion Impact What People Are Afraid Of?<\/a> (Ryan P. Burge, Religion in Public): \u201cAmong Protestants who never attend church, their total number of fears is no different than Catholics at just about sixteen. However, as a Protestant increases their frequency of worship attendance their total number of fears begins to decline. Among Protestants who attend more than once a week, the model predicts just 11.5 fears \u2013 which is statistically significant from both low attending Protestants and all Catholics.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/religion\/2020\/03\/17\/not-end-of-the-world-coronavirus-bible-prophecy\/\">This is not the end of the world, according to Christians who study the end of the world<\/a> (Julie Zauzmer and Sarah Pulliam Bailey, Washington Post): \u201cCould this be a sign of the apocalypse? It sure might feel apocalyptic. But not if you ask Christian writers and pastors who have spent years focusing their message on the Book of Revelation \u2014 the New Testament\u2019s final&nbsp;book.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><li>General Pandemic Thinkpieces:&nbsp;<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/science\/2020\/03\/dont-worry-buzz-aldrin-is-protecting-himself-from-the-coronavirus\/\">Buzz Aldrin has some advice for Americans in quarantine<\/a> (Eric Berger, Ars Technica): \u201cBuzz Aldrin knows a thing or two about quarantines. After returning from the Moon in 1969, Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins spent 21 days in quarantine to prevent the spread of any contagions they might have brought back from the lunar surface.\u201d Very short. Mildly amusing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2020\/03\/interview-francis-collins-nih\/608221\/\">NIH Director: \u2018We\u2019re on an Exponential Curve\u2019<\/a> (Peter Wehner, The Atlantic): \u201cWhen I asked him how he sees faith now, in his late 60s, compared with how he saw things in his late 20s, he told me, \u2018I think I\u2019ve also arrived at a place where my faith has become a really strong support for dealing with life\u2019s struggles. It took me awhile, I think\u2014that sense that God is sufficient and that I don\u2019t have to be strong in every circumstance.\u2019\u201d Francis Collins is a solid believer who we co-hosted to speak at Stanford around a decade ago. Good interview. Recommended by an alumnus.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2020\/03\/17\/a-fiasco-in-the-making-as-the-coronavirus-pandemic-takes-hold-we-are-making-decisions-without-reliable-data\/\">A fiasco in the making? As the coronavirus pandemic takes hold, we are making decisions without reliable data<\/a> (John Ioannidis, Stat News): \u201cThe most valuable piece of information for answering those questions would be to know the current prevalence of the infection in a random sample of a population and to repeat this exercise at regular time intervals to estimate the incidence of new infections. Sadly, that\u2019s information we don\u2019t have.\u201d The author is a Stanford professor of medicine, of epidemiology and population health, of biomedical data science, and of statistics.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/ideas\/archive\/2020\/03\/china-trolling-world-and-avoiding-blame\/608332\/\">China Is Avoiding Blame by Trolling the World<\/a> (Shadi Hamid, The Atlantic): \u201cA government is not a race. It\u2019s a regime\u2014and easily one of the worst and most brutal in our lifetime. Criticizing authoritarian regimes for what they do outside their own borders and to their own people is simply calling things as they are. To do otherwise is to forgo analysis and accuracy in the name of assuaging a regime that deserves no such consideration.\u201d&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/global-opinions\/dont-blame-china-for-the-coronavirus--blame-the-chinese-communist-party\/2020\/03\/19\/343153ac-6a12-11ea-abef-020f086a3fab_story.html\">Don\u2019t blame \u2018China\u2019 for the coronavirus \u2014 blame the Chinese Communist Party<\/a> (Josh Rogin, Washington Post): \u201cLet\u2019s stop saying \u2018Chinese virus\u2019 \u2014 not because everyone who uses it is racist, but because it needlessly plays into the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s attempts to divide us and deflect our attention from their bad actions. Let\u2019s just call it the \u2018CCP virus.\u2019 That\u2019s more accurate and offends only those who deserve it.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/2020\/03\/tucker-carlson-on-how-he-brought-coronavirus-message-to-mar-a-lago\">\u201cDishonesty\u2026Is Always an Indicator of Weakness\u201d: Tucker Carlson on How He Brought His Coronavirus Message to Mar-a-Lago<\/a> (Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair): \u201cI felt I had a moral obligation to be useful in whatever small way I could, and, you know, I don\u2019t have any actual authority. I\u2019m just a talk show host. But I felt\u2014and my wife strongly felt\u2014that I had a moral obligation to try and be helpful in whatever way possible. I\u2019m not an adviser to the person or anyone else other than my children. And I mean that. And you can ask anybody in the White House or out how many times have I gone to the White House to give my opinion on things. Because I don\u2019t do that. And in general I really disapprove of people straying too far outside their lanes and acting like just because they have solid ratings, they have a right to control public policy. I don\u2019t believe that. I think it\u2019s wrong.\u201d Unexpectedly fascinating.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/slatestarcodex.com\/2020\/03\/19\/coronalinks-3-19-20\/\">Coronalinks 3\/19\/20<\/a> (Scott Alexander, Slate Star Codex): \u201cI\u2019m usually pretty harsh on Bay Area governments here. So I want to give credit where credit is due: they\u2019ve reacted to the coronavirus epidemic with a level of swiftness and ferocity they usually reserve for attempts to build new housing.\u201d I am including the link entirely for that glorious line. The rest is worthwhile, but that line is majestic.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@tomaspueyo\/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-the-dance-be9337092b56\">Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance<\/a> (Tomsa Pueyo, Medium): \u201cThis is probably the single biggest, most important mistake people make when thinking about this stage: they think it will keep them home for months. This is not the case at all. In fact, it is likely that our lives will go back to close to normal.\u201d&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>The author is quite critical of the USA. Maybe it\u2019s because I live in Silicon Valley and am currently on lockdown, but I think we\u2019re responding pretty aggressively. Honestly, I think we\u2019re doing better than most countries around the world (definitely not Singapore, though \u2014 respect to that island technocracy). Also, America often takes a while to mobilize in response to great challenges but once we do the strength of our response is staggering. We engage in relentless and public self-criticism that leads us to overcompensate; for example, the news keep emphasizing that we are pitifully behind on test kits. It is true that we were inexcusably behind. However, our capacity for testing is exploding \u2014 precisely because everyone believes we are pitifully behind. There remain other areas in which we are still falling flat, and they are having bright spotlights trained upon them. So I\u2019m cautiously optimistic. Things will be bad but not nearly as bad as they could have been. For all of her faults, America is still pretty amazing.<\/li>\n<li>Also, the author inexplicably trusts China\u2019s reports about their current levels of infection. Given extremely recent history, that is perplexing.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/17\/opinion\/coronavirus-face-masks.html?smid=fb-share&amp;fbclid=IwAR2aDDPKW3GtyJPYv0_bUUANbn1woqVWXgyYeF4uRtQQF9qoGaj3ht5nNOM\">Why Telling People They Don\u2019t Need Masks Backfired<\/a> (Zeynep Tufekci, New York Times): \u201cIt used to be said that back in the Soviet Union, if there was a line, you first got in line and then figured out what the line was for \u2014 people knew that there were going to be shortages and that the authorities often lied, so they hoarded.\u201d The author is a professor at UNC. Recommended by a student.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.technologyreview.com\/s\/615370\/coronavirus-pandemic-social-distancing-18-months\/\">We\u2019re not going back to normal<\/a> (Gideon Lichfield, MIT Technology Review): \u201c\u2026one can imagine a world in which, to get on a flight, perhaps you\u2019ll have to be signed up to a service that tracks your movements via your phone. The airline wouldn\u2019t be able to see where you\u2019d gone, but it would get an alert if you\u2019d been close to known infected people or disease hot spots. There\u2019d be similar requirements at the entrance to large venues, government buildings, or public transport hubs. There would be temperature scanners everywhere, and your workplace might demand you wear a monitor that tracks your temperature or other vital signs.\u201d Shared by a concerned student.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><li>Non-pandemic (YES!!!!):\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/slatestarcodex.com\/2020\/03\/17\/book-review-hoover\/\">Book Review: Hoover<\/a> (Scott Alexander, Slate Star Codex): \u201cHerbert Hoover is the first student at Stanford. Not just a member of the first graduating class. Literally the first student. He arrives at the dorms two months early to get a head start on various money-making schemes, including distributing newspapers, delivering laundry, tending livestock, and helping other students register. He would later sell some of these businesses to other students and start more, operating a constant churn of enterprises throughout his college career. His academics remain mediocre, and he continues to have few friends \u2013 until he tries out for the football team in sophomore year. He has zero athletic talent and fails miserably, but the coach (whose eye for talent apparently transcends athletics) spots potential in Hoover and asks him to come on as team manager. In this role, Hoover is an unqualified success. He turns the team\u2019s debt into a surplus, and starts the Big Game \u2013 a UC Berkeley vs. Stanford football match played on Thanksgiving which remains a beloved Stanford football tradition.\u201d Long but good (if you are interested in Stanford, presidential history, or clever thoughts).&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.econlib.org\/scott-alexander-on-herbert-hoover\/\">Scott Alexander on Herbert Hoover<\/a> (Scott Sumner, The Library of Economics and Liberty): \u201cHoover was not the most talented person to ever become President, but he was probably the most competent. Unfortunately, his areas of competence did not dovetail with the problems facing the US during the early 1930s. Hoover was very good at organizing large endeavors, but the problems faced by the US during the early 1930s were <em>macroeconomic<\/em> in nature. Unfortunately, being a good administrator doesn\u2019t have much correlation with understanding macroeconomics.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/history\/2020\/03\/museum-of-the-bible-dead-sea-scrolls-forgeries\/#close\">\u2018Dead Sea Scrolls\u2019 at the Museum of the Bible are all forgeries<\/a> (Michael Greshko, National Geographic): \u201cLoll insisted on independence. Not only would the Museum of the Bible have no say on the team\u2019s findings, her report would be final\u2014and would have to be released to the public. The Museum of the Bible agreed to the terms. \u2018Honestly, I\u2019ve never worked with a museum that was so up-front,\u2019 Loll&nbsp;says.\u201d&nbsp;<ul>\n<li>The Museum of the Bible comes off looking pretty good in this article. I feel bad for&nbsp;them.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scholars-stage.blogspot.com\/2020\/03\/porn-restriction-for-realists.html\">Porn Restriction for Realists<\/a> (Tanner Greer, personal blog): \u201c\u2026a world where the tube-sites are gone and people must go back to paying for their porn is a <strong>significant improvement over the world we live in now. <\/strong>This world is possible: it existed two decades ago. Technological change is part of what happened, but only part. Just as important in the creation of the new, porn-flushed world we live are legal protections given to websites like PornHub and X Hamster which allow them to dodge liability for the theft their business model is based on. It also allows them to dodge liability for much worse&nbsp;sins.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearreligion.org\/articles\/2020\/03\/19\/learning_from_history_how_congress_can_protect_both_rights_and_beliefs_486985.html\">Learning From History: How Congress Can Protect Both Rights and Beliefs<\/a> (Don Bonker, RealClearReligion): \u201cBack in 1984, I received an unexpected call from Senator Mark Hatfield (R\u2011OR), a highly regarded Republican who chaired the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee. I wondered, why would he call a young Democrat who had no significant position and little influence in the halls of Congress?\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li><\/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:\/\/imgur.com\/gallery\/7MLp7cP\">Veterinarians vs doctors in Zombie apocalypse<\/a> (Imgur)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=c7Zr4CdiyaY\">Taylor Tomlinson Hates Being In Her 20s<\/a> (Taylor Tomlinson, YouTube): two and half minutes. Minor language warning. Like most good humor, rooted in real insight. Recommended.&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fWicNLXxtj4\">The Worship Song Song by Random Action Verb Worship<\/a> (After School Program, YouTube): three and a half minutes. Recommended by a student.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/the-byte\/nasa-mars-lander-hit-itself-shovel\">NASA Fixes Mars Lander By Telling It to Hit Itself With a Shovel<\/a> (Futurism): this is real&nbsp;news.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zQn8hHhdXBQ\">Observe the Most High-Stakes Blind Dog Date Ever<\/a> (YouTube): nine minutes. Recommended enthusiastically by a student.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/supchina.com\/2020\/02\/11\/all-the-hilariously-aggressive-coronavirus-banners-found-in-china\/\">Hilariously aggressive Covid-19 propaganda banners in China<\/a> (SUPChina): my favorite \u2014 \u201cEveryone you encounter on the streets now is a wild ghost seeking to take your&nbsp;life\u201d<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J_a7yrROc5s\">\u266b Smash Mouth \u2014 All Star (Melon Cover)<\/a> (YouTube): two minutes<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smbc-comics.com\/comic\/literally\">Biblical Literalists<\/a> (SMBC) \u2014 read your Bibles, everyone<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/nations-churches-provide-fog-machines-for-families-worshiping-at-home\">Nation\u2019s Churches Provide Fog Machines For Families Worshiping At Home<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/man-who-gets-coronavirus-relived-he-can-finally-touch-his-face-all-he-wants\">Man Who Gets Coronavirus Relieved He Can Finally Touch His Face All He Wants<\/a> (Babylon Bee)&nbsp;<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tQw0vZwn9C4\">Rodney Dangerfield Has President Reagan Laughing Up a Storm (1981)<\/a> (Rodney Dangerfield, YouTube): four minutes. Old-school comedy.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B7iNEyoNBzE\">Songs for Social Distancing \u2014 Parody Medley<\/a> (Holderness Family, YouTube): four minutes.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cw20GxJP3Z8\">Shin Lim FOOLS Denny from ET<\/a> (Shin Lim, YouTube): four 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=\"http:\/\/the-toast.net\/2016\/05\/05\/everything-thats-wrong-of-raccoons\/\">Everything That\u2019s Wrong Of Raccoons<\/a> (Mallory Ortberg, The Toast): \u201cOnce when my dog died a passel of raccoons showed up in the backyard as if to say \u2018Now that he\u2019s gone, we own the night,\u2019 and they didn\u2019t flinch when I yelled at them, and I found it disrespectful to 1) me personally and 2) the entire flow of the food chain. Don\u2019t disrespect me if you can\u2019t eat me, you false-night-dogs.\u201d (first shared in <a href=\"http:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2017\/04\/21\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-97\">volume 97<\/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. A lot of links this week. Can you tell I\u2019m on lockdown in the Bay Area? Since some of \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2020\/03\/20\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-242\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Interesting, Volume 242\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 whole passel of pandemic-related visualizations, theological perspectives,and thinkpieces. Plus non-pandemic stuff because the world keeps going. 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