{"id":7142,"date":"2023-02-24T21:03:54","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T05:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=7142"},"modified":"2023-02-24T21:03:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T05:03:54","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-391","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2023\/02\/24\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-391","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 391"},"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 391, which is a product of two of my favorite prime numbers. 391 = 17 *&nbsp;23.<\/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><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/samueldjames.substack.com\/p\/facts-dont-care-about-your-healings\" target=\"_blank\">Facts Don\u2019t Care About Your Healings<\/a> (Samuel D. James, Substack): \u201cHistorically, \u2018justice\u2019 is about law. There\u2019s an objective givenness to it that transcends personal narrative or experience, which helps to explain why justice historically has been right-coded. But this is no longer true. \u2018Justice\u2019 is left-coded because it has become <em>narratival<\/em>. Justice is what people talk about when they talk about their personal experiences. Justice is the subtext of people speaking their&nbsp;truth.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is an exceptionally acute bit of cultural analysis. Recommended for its core insight.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefp.com\/p\/americas-culture-is-booming-really?utm_source=%2Finbox&amp;utm_medium=reader2\" target=\"_blank\">America\u2019s Culture Is Booming. Really.<\/a> (Ted Goia, The Free Press): \u201cConsider the fact that there are now 36 YouTube channels with more than 50 million subscribers\u2014each of these has far more reach than any record label or newspaper.\u2026 Can all this transform our culture? The simple fact is that it already has. And it will continue to do so at an accelerating rate.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>There are some shocking stats in here even if you already know the broad outlines. Recommended.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/freddiedeboer.substack.com\/p\/the-bitter-end-of-content?utm_source=%2Finbox&amp;utm_medium=reader2\" target=\"_blank\">The Bitter End of \u201cContent\u201d<\/a> (Freddie deBoer, Substack): \u201cSo long as advertising is the dominant funding source of the online world, any and every creative platform will be a race to the bottom. People will find ways to abuse the system to receive attention and money based on nothing more than manipulation.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This essay is built around a really important insight. It\u2019s worth reading.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More on Asbury. I find it interesting that the New York Times, CNN, and the Washington Post all published relatively solid articles about&nbsp;it.&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/news\/2023\/february\/asbury-revival-outpouring-protect-work-admin-volunteers.html?share=2etJhB9eIZWvafcmzO9CiKpmZ80NWIgA&amp;utm_medium=widgetsocial\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018No Celebrities Except Jesus\u2019: How Asbury Protected the Revival<\/a> (Daniel Silliman, Christianity Today): \u201cBy evening the crowd had grown to about 3,000, and the university had to set up overflow rooms. At the same time, an uncoordinated infrastructure of support began to appear. An Asbury student set up a table and started handing out tea and coffee. She said Jesus told her to. A woman in Indianapolis baked chocolate chip cookies for a full day and then drove down to give them away. A professor went and got cases of bottled water. Pizza appeared, unbidden, along with homemade potato soup, cake, a table of protein bars, and what one volunteer called \u2018all the Chick-fil\u2011A.\u2019 Someone volunteered to start organizing housing and put up signs with QR codes that people could scan to start the process of finding a place to&nbsp;sleep.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I\u2019ve unlocked the paywall for this one. Recommended for the behind-the-scenes info. Also, the \u201call the Chick-fil\u2011A\u201d line made me chuckle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/02\/23\/us\/kentucky-revival-asbury-university.html?unlocked_article_code=CumQdriscx-uQLIbYg9TUR6lpoPqw-MHWF4jX8OmZVXNhwbkzDPub7BCW4c5duqdGAILtaEJ3jmvzGqmmUkTh2oD5n8-IURDBM5FIT8Qypj8jJKy-eHrTrWS591oBQTpGgo11HZCYl4KeurpZEhAbiYepQ5Wn4qe4_AWg81UXJTvkl2oFVklbk5LxcXXdPGeZVQMgBoBr25VvGB2hTfXsiq5DXH1f024W1paABP1w0VMAsGJGYwFKJ0c9ME1J5NkZl_qIfyXZbZ15JTpNkt9QTmCAJM5i7kWhaMr72RnqZ2LM7sLgZ_wAMeqewwJ14SUure_NFgeFrTBplk-_L4AatsssZ8ytH4&amp;smid=url-share\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Woodstock\u2019 for Christians: Revival Draws Thousands to Kentucky Town<\/a> (Ruth Graham, New York Times): \u201cThe university estimates that the revival has drawn more than 50,000 people to Wilmore, a sleepy town of 6,000 people where the grocery store hosts a weekly Bible study and police cars read \u2018In God We Trust.\u2019 Asbury was founded in 1890, and its roots are in the Methodist and Wesleyan-Holiness tradition, which has a historical emphasis on transformative movements of the Holy Spirit.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I have unlocked the paywall for this article. Includes details that are not in other articles I have&nbsp;read.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefp.com\/p\/why-students-in-kentucky-have-been\" target=\"_blank\">Why Students in Kentucky Have Been Praying for 250 Hours<\/a> (Olivia Reingold, The Free Press): \u201cIt all started on Wednesday, February 8, when Zach Meerkreebs, a volunteer soccer coach who had addressed the student body only twice before, gave an improvised sermon about love.\u2026 In a final, kind of corny throwaway line, he said: \u2018I pray that this sits on you guys like an itchy sweater, and you gotta itch, you gotta take care of it.\u2019 Meerkreebs told me he was certain that he had \u2018totally whiffed\u2019 the sermon, and immediately got off stage and texted his wife, \u2018Latest stinker. I\u2019ll be home&nbsp;soon.\u2019&nbsp;\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What a wonderful anecdote.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/02\/18\/us\/asbury-revival-christian-what-is-cec\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">A nonstop worship gathering at a Kentucky school echoes an old Christian tradition<\/a> (AJ Willingham, CNN): \u201cThe Asbury Revival, as it has been called, has captured the attention and imagination of every possible circle in the expansive Venn diagram of Christianity. Among their endless debates are some questions likely shared by those on the outside, looking in at the commotion: What in the world is going on here? And what, exactly, is a Christian revival?\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/julieroys.com\/opinion-what-revival-happening-asbury\/?mibextid=Zxz2cZ&amp;fbclid=IwAR1Vg_VQp4wZS4pe4vItrxZjdWA-52Bubd-XbRJimOA4AtEHWldCaCZOLDo\" target=\"_blank\">Opinion: What is Revival\u2014and is it Happening at Asbury<\/a>? (Craig Keener, The Roys Report): \u201cCalvinists dominated the First Great Awakening, the Hebrides Revival, and the West Timor Revival. Wesleyans dominated the Second Great Awakening, the Azusa Street Revival, and the 1950 and 1970 Asbury Revivals. Witnesses from the West Timor Revival reported a sound like a rushing wind. Witnesses from the revival at Pandita Ramabai\u2019s orphanage in India reported tongues of fire. Miraculous signs accompanied evangelism in the Shandong Revival. Why should an infinite God fit our&nbsp;boxes?\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Keener is an eminent New Testament scholar at Asbury Seminary (and, I might add, a graduate of my own seminary \u2014&nbsp;AGTS).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/religion\/2023\/02\/18\/asbury-university-revival-kentucky\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nonstop worship service at a Kentucky college is spreading through TikTok<\/a> (Amber Ferguson, Washington Post): \u201cAsbury University is no stranger to revivals but thanks to social media the latest gathering has sparked both national and international attention, attracting groups of students from at least 22 colleges and universities to descend upon its campus, and even gaining the support of former vice president Mike Pence, who tweeted his support of the movement.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pence apparently got saved while visiting Asbury years&nbsp;ago.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Also, the byline is surprising. She\u2019s not one of their religion beat specialists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/books\/2023\/feb\/19\/time-to-think-by-hannah-barnes-review-what-went-wrong-at-gids\" target=\"_blank\">Time to Think by Hannah Barnes review \u2013 what went wrong at Gids<\/a>? (Rachel Cooke, The Guardian): \u201cHannah Barnes\u2019s book about the rise and calamitous fall of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/gender\" target=\"_blank\">Gender<\/a> Identity Development Service for children (Gids), a nationally commissioned unit at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust in north London, is the result of intensive work, carried out across several years.\u2026 As Barnes makes perfectly clear, this isn\u2019t a culture war story. This is a medical scandal, the full consequences of which may only be understood in many years\u2019 time.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Not much new here if you\u2019ve been following. But the info is becoming more and more widespread.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/richardhanania.substack.com\/p\/selling-a-positive-culture-war-message?utm_source=%2Finbox&amp;utm_medium=reader2\" target=\"_blank\">Selling a Positive Culture War Message<\/a> (Richard Hanania, Substack): \u201cThe high-status way to oppose wokeness runs away from conspiracy theories, which are not only false and stupid, but have the added effect of portraying one\u2019s opponents as extremely smart, successful, and competent. High-status opposition to wokeness is not only better electorally, but will bring higher quality individuals to the cause that will be willing and able to focus on making important policy changes.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mostly about presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, but also about larger issues of politics. Quite interesting.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com\/p\/do-masks-work?utm_source=%2Finbox&amp;utm_medium=reader2\" target=\"_blank\">Do masks work?<\/a> (Katelyn Jetelina &amp; Kristen Panthagani, Substack): \u201cThe scientific \u2018arc\u2019 of mask discovery is ongoing. Science is always evolving. Do not let anyone convince you of a one word answer to the question: <em>Do masks work<\/em>? It depends.\u201d<\/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:\/\/www.smbc-comics.com\/comic\/better\" target=\"_blank\">Better<\/a> (SMBC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bb2ae4dQzwQ\" target=\"_blank\">I accidently became a chauffeur to one of The Jackson 5<\/a> (Would I Lie To You?, YouTube): five minutes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vb22fkuriEc\" target=\"_blank\">Did Bob Mortimer\u2019s teeth fall out on a TV Show??<\/a> (Would I Lie To You?, YouTube): five minutes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/pastor-who-preached-13-minutes-over-time-pretty-sure-this-is-the-start-of-a-revival\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pastor Who Preached 13 Minutes Over Time Pretty Sure This Is The Start Of Another Revival<\/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:\/\/www.realclearreligion.org\/articles\/2020\/10\/02\/new_research_shows_religious_liberty_drives_human_flourishing__and_why_this_matters_now_more_than_ever_579378.html\" target=\"_blank\">New Research Shows Religious Liberty Drives Human Flourishing \u2013 And Why This Matters Now More Than Ever<\/a> (Christos Makridis, Real Clear Religion): \u201c\u2026religious liberty is an integral prerequisite for democratic governance, aiding the process for civic engagement and women\u2019s empowerment and reducing the potential for public and political corruption.\u201d Christos is an alumnus of our ministry. From <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2020\/10\/02\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-270\" target=\"_blank\">volume 270<\/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 391, which is a product of two of my favorite prime numbers. 391 = 17 *&nbsp;23. \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2023\/02\/24\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-391\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Interesting, Volume 391\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":"Everything from the ideological implications of justice language to the nature of the modern social media ecosystem to substantive Asbury news. 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