{"id":7380,"date":"2024-02-09T18:43:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T02:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=7380"},"modified":"2024-02-09T18:43:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T02:43:13","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-439","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2024\/02\/09\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-439","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 439"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/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 way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is volume 439, which is not only a prime number and the sum of three consecutive primes (139 + 149 + 151), but also the sum of nine consecutive primes (31 + 37 + 41 + 43 + 47 + 53 + 59 + 61 + 67). Which is, you know, a lotta primes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  1. How Digital Apps Are Changing How We Read the Bible<\/a> (John Dyer, Text & Canon): \u201cI asked both groups to read the book of Jude and then tell me (1) what the point of the book was, and (2) how it made them feel. Interestingly, two opposite trends emerged. The print readers said they felt Jude was about God\u2019s judgment while the phone readers tended to emphasize God\u2019s faithfulness. But then, on the second question, their answers seemed to split. The print readers, who felt the book was about God\u2019s judgment, said they were encouraged by the reading. The phone readers on the other hand who said Jude was about God\u2019s faithfulness, said after reading it that they felt discouraged and confused. So what can account for that difference? Why is a judgmental God encouraging and a faithful God discouraging?\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The Grand Canyon-Sized Chasm Between Elites and Ordinary Americans<\/a> (Rob K. Henderson, Substack): \u201cPerhaps the most striking divergence between elite and non-elite opinion: Although the majority of ordinary voters oppose the strict rationing of meat, electricity, and gas to fight climate change, 89% of Ivy graduates and 77% of elites overall are in favor of it.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What Happened When My Church Encountered Negative World<\/a> (Patrick Miller, Mere Orthodoxy): \u201cYou can tell our church\u2019s story in a way that makes us the victims of the progressives, but that\u2019s not our full story. Nor is it the story of most non-coastal churches that refused to go pro-Trump or pro-Biden in 2020. Pastors at such churches will tell you the same story: The negative world bows before golden donkeys and elephants.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Sarah Isgur\u2019s Majority Report<\/a> (Kelefah Sanneh, The New Yorker): \u201cThrough the eyes of Isgur and French, the American legal system generally appears to be a place where smart people assess good-faith arguments and compose thoughtful essays explaining their decisions. Their underlying contention is that the Supreme Court is good, even, or perhaps especially, in its current incarnation.\u2026 In an era of aggrieved political discourse, Isgur is something unusual: a commentator who truly seems to love the government institution she covers.\u201d