{"id":7664,"date":"2025-04-25T17:40:36","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T00:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/?p=7664"},"modified":"2025-04-25T17:40:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T00:40:36","slug":"things-glen-found-interesting-volume-501-college-students-colleges-and-youth-in-general","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2025\/04\/25\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-501-college-students-colleges-and-youth-in-general","title":{"rendered":"Things Glen Found Interesting, Volume 501: college students, colleges, and youth in general"},"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><br><br>    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>I\u2019ve had a scattered week, so a lil\u2019 less content than usual here.&nbsp;Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Things Glen Found Interesting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list simple-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegospelcoalition.org\/article\/secular-students-find-christianity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Secular College Students Find Ordinary Christianity Persuasive<\/a> (Dylan Musser, The Gospel Coalition): \u201cI serve as a campus minister at one of the most prestigious and secular universities in the South, and I\u2019ve noticed that many students have become disenchanted with secularism.\u2026 The visible beauty of ordinary Christian living is a persuasive apologetic for today\u2019s students. It may encourage even skeptical students to reconsider a faith they\u2019ve dismissed.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The author does campus ministry at Vanderbilt.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/magazine\/2025\/04\/23\/gen-z-media-tiktok-misinformation-00287561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How Gen Z Became the Most Gullible Generation<\/a> (Catherine Kim, Politico): \u201cIt\u2019s a startling reality about Gen Z, backed up by multiple studies and what we can all see for ourselves: The most online generation is also the worst at discerning fact from fiction on the internet.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lawliberty.org\/the-road-to-campus-serfdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Road to Campus Serfdom<\/a> (John O. McGinnis, Law &amp; Liberty): \u201cToday\u2019s circumstances starkly illustrate how expansive federal control over civil society, originally celebrated by progressives, returns to haunt its architects. The left\u2019s outrage ought to focus not on this particular administration but on its own reckless empowerment of the&nbsp;state.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The author is a law professor at Northwestern.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianitytoday.com\/2025\/04\/west-bank-settler-violence-jewish-christian-bedouin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Christian and Jewish Israelis Protecting West Bank Palestinians<\/a> (Jill Nelson, Christianity Today): \u201cJonathan Pex is concerned about his Palestinian Bedouin neighbors in the West Bank\u2019s South Hebron Hills. They\u2019re sheepherders who live in an expansive cave outfitted with solar electricity, ten minutes from Pex\u2019s home. The region has seen an uptick in Israeli settler violence against Palestinians since the October 2023 Hamas attacks, and the Palestinian family is afraid they may be next on the settlers\u2019 hit list, as they\u2019ve had several disputes with their neighbors over grazing rights.\u2026 \u2018I\u2019m going to do whatever I can to support them,\u2019 Pex said. \u2018Jesus would have really had a heart for these people.\u2019\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A fascinating story.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-independent.com\/life-style\/church-christianity-gen-z-young-people-faith-god-easter-b2734957.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Make Christianity cool again: Why Gen Z is flocking to church<\/a> (Helen Coffey, The Independent): \u201cInterestingly, a major piece of research on teenage wellbeing conducted by scientists at the University of Oxford and Swansea University last year found that just three elements strongly correlated with better adolescent mental health: getting enough sleep, regular exercise and \u2013 wait for it \u2013 attending religious services.\u201d&nbsp;<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A British perspective on religious renewal among young people.<\/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=\"wp-block-list simple-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/pearlsbeforeswine\/2025\/04\/18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FOMO<\/a> (Pearls Before Swine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/babylonbee.com\/news\/god-introduces-new-hydrating-zero-sugar-beverage-with-no-artificial-dyes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">God Introduces New Hydrating, Zero Sugar Beverage With No Artificial Dyes<\/a> (Babylon Bee)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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. I\u2019ve had a scattered week, so a lil\u2019 less content than usual here.&nbsp;Enjoy! Things Glen Found Interesting Less Serious \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/archives\/2025\/04\/25\/things-glen-found-interesting-volume-501-college-students-colleges-and-youth-in-general\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \u201cThings Glen Found Interesting, Volume 501: college students, colleges, and youth in general\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":"","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":[165,240,161,160,148],"class_list":["post-7664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-links","tag-campus-ministry","tag-elite-colleges","tag-global-christianity","tag-how-the-church-is-perceived","tag-israel"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Ded-1ZC","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7664","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=7664"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7666,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7664\/revisions\/7666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/glenandpaula.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}