{"id":7131,"date":"2023-02-17T21:29:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-18T05:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=7131"},"modified":"2023-02-17T21:29:13","modified_gmt":"2023-02-18T05:29:13","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-390","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2023\/02\/17\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-390","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 390"},"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>This is volume 390, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wolframalpha.com\/input?i=distinct+partitions+of+32\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wolframalpha.com\/input?i=distinct+partitions+of+32\">the number of unique ways to sum up to 32<\/a> (in other words, 32 has 390 distinct partitions).<\/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\">\n<li>Concerning Asbury:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2023\/february-web-only\/asbury-revival-1970-2023-methodist-christian-holy-spirit.html\" target=\"_blank\">Asbury Professor: We\u2019re Witnessing a \u2018Surprising Work of God\u2019<\/a> (Tom McCall, Christianity Today): \u201cBy Thursday evening, there was standing room only. Students had begun to arrive from other universities: the University of Kentucky, the University of the Cumberlands, Purdue University, Indiana Wesleyan University, Ohio Christian University, Transylvania University, Midway University, Lee University, Georgetown College, Mt. Vernon Nazarene University, and many others.\u2026 In previous revivals, there has always been fruit that has blessed both the church and society. For instance, even secular historians acknowledge that the Second Great Awakening was pivotal to bringing about the end of slavery in our country. Likewise, I look forward to seeing what fruit God will bring from such a revival in our generation.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lymanstoneky\/status\/1625665494320545792\" target=\"_blank\">a quirky but positive take on Asbury by Lyman Stone<\/a> (Twitter)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Another interesting take <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/allanvarghesem\/status\/1625884325626388480\" target=\"_blank\">by a PhD student at Asbury Seminary<\/a> (Twitter)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/internet\/asbury-university-revival-college-kentucky-going-viral-tiktok-rcna70686\" target=\"_blank\">A nonstop Kentucky prayer \u2018revival\u2019 is going viral on TikTok, and people are traveling thousands of miles to take part<\/a> (Jake Traylor, NBC News): \u201cThe setup is simple. No projector screens or high-tech integrations, just wooden sanctuary chairs filled with people, and an open altar call with an invitation to prayer that still hasn\u2019t ended. That equation has been a powerful recipe on social media. On TikTok and Instagram, videos hashtagged \u2018Asbury Revival\u2019 are racking up millions of views. At the time this article was published, the hashtag #asburyrevival had 24.4 million views on TikTok.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/scotmcknight.substack.com\/p\/the-revival-at-asbury?utm_source=%2Finbox&amp;utm_medium=reader2\" target=\"_blank\">The Revival at Asbury<\/a> (Thomas Lyons, Substack): \u201cFor what it\u2019s worth, it\u2019s my initial evaluation that this is the real deal. None of the hallmarks of manufactured revival are present. And I\u2019m not alone in this evaluation. As Lawson Stone, an Old Testament Professor at Asbury Theological Seminary, recently stated on social media, \u2018The old saints know.\u2019 Arguably more significant for the evaluation of the revival\u2019s authenticity than the opinions of revival scholars are the testimonies of the prior generations who were present at similar moves of God within the community.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The author is a scholar whose dissertation focused on revivals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ifstudies.org\/blog\/no-hookups-no-talking-and-no-breakups-a-better-way-to-date\" target=\"_blank\">No Hookups, No \u2018Talking,\u2019 and No Breakups: A Better Way to Date<\/a> (Charles E. Stokes, Institute for Family Studies): \u201cMy wife and I have served as relationship mentors now for 10 years, and as a family scholar and professor, I\u2019ve paid attention to every nugget of wisdom I could glean\u2014not only from academics but from many of my students. I have been able to craft a better approach to dating that I believe improves the chances of success for singles desiring a lifelong monogamous relationship.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The author is a sociologist at Samford. I am deliberately not including his proposed solution in the excerpt because it\u2019s worth reading in full. If you read his suggestion out of context you\u2019ll probably form an opinion about it too quickly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/ct\/2023\/february-web-only\/filial-piety-confucius-chinese-family-honor-father-mother.html?share=2etJhB9eIZUodUrV7M%2fo86HBU4xzJTMF\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Honoring\u2019 Your Father and Mother Isn\u2019t Always Biblical<\/a> (Karen Wong, Christianity Today): \u201cBut does the Chinese understanding of filial piety really mean exactly the same as the biblical description of honoring parents? And can an emphasis on obeying the fifth commandment overlook or even rationalize parent-child relationships characterized by contention, pain, disrespect, and suffering?\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Not paywalled \u2014 I have unlocked it for&nbsp;you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefp.com\/p\/why-america-needs-football-even-its\" target=\"_blank\">Why America Needs Football. Even Its Brutality<\/a>. (Ethan Strauss, The Free Press): \u201cModern life might be unfulfilling, but the fact remains you\u2019re unlikely to die on a beach separated from your entrails. Still, the old imperatives remain. We have war within us, whether or not there\u2019s one to wage. And the NFL gives Americans that war, as spectacle, week after&nbsp;week.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recommended by an alumnus. I am still skeptical American football can survive moms pulling their kids out of the sport and directing them to safer athletic exploits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/astralcodexten.substack.com\/p\/contra-kavanaugh-on-fideism?utm_source=%2Finbox&amp;utm_medium=reader2\" target=\"_blank\">Contra Kavanagh On Fideism<\/a> (Scott Alexander, Astral Codex Ten): \u201cIn a free society, at one or another point in your life, you\u2019ll actually have to form your own opinion about something. You\u2019ll do better at that if you have some practice forming opinions. When experts have strong opinions on something, this is a good opportunity to practice your opinion-forming skills, see whether you get the same result as the experts, and, if not, figure out where you went wrong. This requires people to have some tolerance for others doing&nbsp;this.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Started off quite uninteresting and then quickly ramped up. The question under consideration: how to balance deferring to experts with investigating things on your&nbsp;own.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A follow-up <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/astralcodexten.substack.com\/p\/trying-again-on-fideism?utm_source=%2Finbox&amp;utm_medium=reader2\" target=\"_blank\">Trying Again On Fideism<\/a> (Scott Alexander, Astral Codex Ten): \u201cI come back to this example again and again, but only because it\u2019s so blatant: the New York Times ran an article saying that only 36% of economists supported school vouchers, with a strong implication that the profession was majority against. If you checked their sources, you would find that actually, it was 36% in favor, 19% against, 46% unsure or not responding. If you are too quick to seek epistemic closure because \u2018you have to trust the experts\u2019, you will be easy prey to people misrepresenting what they are saying.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gaty.substack.com\/p\/mcculloughs-mistake-and-ours\" target=\"_blank\">McCullough\u2019s Mistake, and Ours<\/a> (Adrian Gaty, Substack): \u201cAs long as education stays true to its past and cultivates faith and virtue, McCullough\u2019s mistake doesn\u2019t matter. But once education becomes unmoored from its origins, once it becomes openly hostile to religion, we betray our own origins \u2013 and condemn our future \u2013 by continuing to \u2019emphasize\u2019 schooling. Our founders, pioneers like the Reverend Cutler, spread the gospel of public education not for its own sake but because such education in turn spread the Gospel. To achieve that good government and happiness they envisioned, our task today is not to encourage public education as it currently exists \u2013 it is to remake it in His&nbsp;image.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recommended by a student.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This is a follow up to the also interesting<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/gaty.substack.com\/p\/this-is-science\" target=\"_blank\"> This is\u2026 Science<\/a>! (Adrian Gaty, Substack): \u201cThese are profoundly anti-life, anti-human movements \u2013 yet they advance by manipulating our humanity, our tenderness, our hatred of suicide. Spoiler alert: the doctors and ethicists making these claims about abortion and affirmation are 100% on board with doctor-assisted suicide (which killed over <em>ten thousand<\/em> Canadians last year). <em>They<\/em> don\u2019t hate suicide, not in the least \u2014 but they know that <em>you<\/em> do. They are using your compassion to create a culture of&nbsp;death.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/02\/16\/opinion\/jk-rowling-transphobia.html?unlocked_article_code=gsYfws5801IOSljJShaI6s8HQ16U64BYXXvJYqFKLID0vzBAM5JHzU2AIu4Sv_lEyH2dtXj6400tLxyBh7UKcJ0Sxn3AZJDTTvZzTe8qn2mAMQDHIVzeaMANidlYpUQ14EoyrEcHotXJE4F4uDt8guZsPaavilBNy_y6NcINDvaXOV6mwDG2_MU6Be7SDOUBVGi1YYnir4cAW7ruzblVmQ244O70k1YPNlLdIldMTwEU33bD6Q4w73cPwv6FvMfmHOe6_GnP1D4nuBq3i-nwdexl5uM8kktpV-SbNuFBLRFbLGRDTORqsYeWRmThwFo-0mXz-Wy7RC9EE8b92EYUMg&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\">In Defense of J.K. Rowling<\/a> (Pamela Paul, New York Times): \u201cTake it from one of her former critics. E.J. Rosetta, a journalist who once denounced Rowling for her supposed transphobia, was commissioned last year to write an article called \u201920 Transphobic J.K. Rowling Quotes We\u2019re Done With.\u2019 After 12 weeks of reporting and reading, Rosetta wrote, \u2018I\u2019ve not found a single truly transphobic message.\u2019 On Twitter she declared, \u2018You\u2019re burning the wrong&nbsp;witch.\u2019&nbsp;\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The tide is turning on Rowling. She\u2019s not where I am ideologically, but watching her be tarred and feathered for saying common sense things has been dismaying.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/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\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dilbert.com\/strip\/2023-02-11\" target=\"_blank\">Loyal To The Company<\/a> (Dilbert)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YourCalvinist\/status\/1624196381979164673\" target=\"_blank\">The Denominations Throw A Super Bowl Party<\/a> (Twitter)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smbc-comics.com\/comic\/directions\" target=\"_blank\">Directions<\/a> (SMBC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dilbert.com\/strip\/2023-02-12\" target=\"_blank\">Wally\u2019s Employee Award<\/a> (Dilbert)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/man-just-doesnt-understand-why-god-who-is-infinitely-wiser-than-he-would-have-different-opinion-from-him-sometimes\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man Just Doesn\u2019t Understand Why God Who Is Infinitely Wiser Than He Would Have Different Opinion From Him Sometimes<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n<\/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 rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/j.hn\/bible-bechdel-test-women-scripture\/\" target=\"_blank\">Does the Bible Pass the Bechdel Test? A Data-Driven Look at Women in the Story of Scripture<\/a> (John Dyer, personal blog): \u201cSo does the Bible pass the Bechdel test? This short answer is: yes, there are scenes where two named women have a conversation not about a man. The longer answer is more complex, but also, I think, richer.\u201d This is REALLY well done. From <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2020\/09\/18\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-268\" target=\"_blank\">volume 268<\/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:\/\/theglendavis.substack.com\/\">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. This is volume 390, which is the number of unique ways to sum up to 32 (in other words, \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2023\/02\/17\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-390\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Interesting, Volume 390\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":"Reading to expand the soul and exercise the mind.","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":[222,189,150,113,177,326],"class_list":["post-7131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links","tag-dating","tag-family","tag-football","tag-lgbtq","tag-media","tag-revival"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ded-1R1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7131","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=7131"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7131\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7137,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7131\/revisions\/7137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}