{"id":7212,"date":"2023-06-02T20:15:21","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T03:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=7212"},"modified":"2023-06-02T22:31:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T05:31:50","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-405","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2023\/06\/02\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-405","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 405"},"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>     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 405, which is 4<sup>3<\/sup> + 5<sup>3<\/sup> + 6<sup>3<\/sup><\/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:\/\/stanforddaily.com\/2023\/06\/01\/from-the-community-that-hello-spirit\/\" target=\"_blank\">That Hello Spirit<\/a> (Leopold van den Daele &amp; Matteo Perper, The Stanford Daily): \u201cThe administration has as its goal the total re-creation of campus social life, a rather muted conception of the Spirit of Stanford, from the top-down. They will throw money at the problem, establish more offices, and more advisory boards. They will change the fine print of the rules and regulations for throwing parties, and they will bombard you with facts that demonstrably prove all is swell. But we believe that a thriving campus social life emerges naturally when everyone feels like they belong to one family; it cannot be bought. It is our responsibility to bring about the change we want to see, from the bottom-up, one interaction at a time: Saying hello is the heart of community.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z3D6pGc7nHw\" target=\"_blank\">How Congress Gets Rich from Insider Trading<\/a> (YouTube): thirty well-done minutes about a bipartisan problem. I\u2019ve read a lot of the articles referenced before, but this is an excellent compilation with impeccable presentation. Recommended by a student.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/brianmattson.substack.com\/p\/no-one-is-immune?utm_source=%2Finbox&amp;utm_medium=reader2\" target=\"_blank\">No One Is Immune<\/a> (Brian Mattson, Substack): \u201cWe went from Christian public figures warning about the social and legal dangers of LGBTQ \u2018civil rights\u2019 to Christian public figures championing LGBTQ \u2018civil rights\u2019 in just two decades. And in some cases, they are the exact same person.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A solid essay that makes an important point. Any time your theology leads you to conclude that some of God\u2019s laws in the Old Testament are sinful (as opposed to merely not binding upon us), your theology is wrong. This is a wide-ranging principle which, when consistently followed, will make people annoyed with you. It is nonetheless correct. \u201cThe Law of the Lord is perfect\u201d (Psalm 19:7) and \u201cthe law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good\u201d (Romans 7:12).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/religionnews.com\/2023\/05\/30\/how-jemar-tisby-became-radioactive-for-evangelicals\/\" target=\"_blank\">How evangelical Christian writer Jemar Tisby became a radioactive symbol of \u2018wokeness\u2019<\/a> (Bob Smietana, Religion News Service): \u201cLerone Martin, associate professor of religious studies and director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University, said that evangelicals have long found it easier to label Black leaders as leftists or Marxists rather than to deal with the reality of racism.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.persuasion.community\/p\/the-i-in-bipoc?utm_source=%2Finbox&amp;utm_medium=reader2\" target=\"_blank\">The \u2018I\u2019 in BIPOC<\/a> (Sherman Alexie, Persuasion): \u201cAnd here I must stress that Indians, whether conservative, centrist, or liberal, have a unique place in the United States that BIPOC doesn\u2019t even begin to address. BIPOC is an acronym that\u2019s too plain to accurately represent Indian people\u2019s complex relationship with our country.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Fascinating.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/julieroys.com\/chi-alpha-mentor-daniel-savala-arrested-on-sex-abuse-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chi Alpha \u2018Mentor\u2019 Daniel Savala Arrested on Sex Abuse Charges<\/a> (Josh Shepherd, The Roys Report): \u201cOn Friday morning, Savala, 67, was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force at his residence in downtown Houston and booked at the Fort Bend County Jail in Richmond, Texas. He was charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child under age 14.\u2026 On May 23, Chris Hundl, former leader of the Chi Alpha chapter at Baylor University and pastor of Mountain Valley Fellowship in Waco, was arrested on identical charges in Waco.\u2026 the North Texas District Council of the Assemblies of God (AoG) said its investigation of Hundl and others linked to Savala prompted Hundl\u2019s removal from his pastoral duties and Chi Alpha leadership as of May 4. AoG district officials said they also notified child protective services in Texas and have recommended that Hundl be dismissed as an AoG minister.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reading this was like getting punched in the&nbsp;gut.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstthings.com\/article\/2023\/06\/defining-religion-in-the-court\" target=\"_blank\">Defining Religion in the Court<\/a> (Mark Movsesian, First Things): \u201c\u2026a focus on [religion expressed in] community accords with an important goal of religious freedom: the promotion of private associations that encourage cooperative projects and check state power. As Tocqueville explained, the despotic state desires nothing more than for individual citizens to feel isolated from and indifferent to others, so that it can divide and dominate them all. By encouraging people to identify with and look out for one another, private associations militate against self-centeredness and social isolation and help keep the state in check. Religious groups perform this function especially well. No associations have been better, historically, at promoting cooperative social projects and defying state oppression\u2014as dictators down the centuries have learned.\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:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/new-productivity-app-just-turns-your-phone-off\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Productivity App Just Turns Your Phone Off<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/disaster-as-adam-forgets-adage-leaves-of-three-let-them-be-when-making-first-leafy-covering\/\" target=\"_blank\">Disaster As Adam Forgets Adage \u2018Leaves Of Three, Let Them Be\u2019 When Making First Leafy Covering<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/man-with-terrible-imposter-syndrome-also-really-bad-at-his-job\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man With Terrible Imposter Syndrome Also Really Bad At His Job<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefarside.com\/2023\/05\/29\/0\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.thefarside.com\/2023\/05\/29\/0\">Marooned<\/a> (The Far&nbsp;Side)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/xkcd.com\/2782\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia Article Titles<\/a> (xkcd)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/nonsequitur\/2023\/05\/30\" target=\"_blank\">Corporate Board<\/a> (Non Sequitur)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KirkWrites79\/status\/1559569487380107265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A clip from The Real Housewives of NYC<\/a> (Twitter)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/chick-fil-a-trains-white-employees-to-say-my-privilege\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chick-fil\u2011A Now Training White Employees To Say \u2018My Privilege\u2019<\/a> (Babylon Bee): Fair? No. Funny? Yes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mpierce.substack.com\/p\/2023-summer-swimsuit-guide-for-christian?utm_source=%2Finbox&amp;utm_medium=reader2\" target=\"_blank\">2023 Summer Swimsuit Guide for Christian Women<\/a> (Matthew Pierce, Substack): \u201cProbably the one thing that Christian women like is when Christian men tell them what to&nbsp;wear.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefarside.com\/2023\/06\/02\/3\" target=\"_blank\">Commemorating Greatness<\/a> (The Far&nbsp;Side)<\/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:\/\/taibbi.substack.com\/p\/we-need-a-new-media-system\" target=\"_blank\">We Need a New Media System<\/a> (Matt Taibbi, Substack): \u201cThe flaw in the system is that even the biggest news companies now operate under the assumption that at least half their potential audience isn\u2019t listening. This leads to all sorts of problems, and the fact that the easiest way to keep your own demographic is to feed it negative stories about others is only the most obvious. On all sides, we now lean into inflammatory caricatures, because the financial incentives encourage it.\u201d From <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2021\/01\/15\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-284\" target=\"_blank\">volume 284<\/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>a bunch of depressing articles this&nbsp;week<\/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 bunch of depressing articles this week. Feeling downcast? 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