Good Links

Alisa Childers addresses the commonly held notion that Christians should not judge: https://wellwateredwomen.com/biblical-judgment-in-a-dont-judge-me-world/ Are you prone to bias? The way you make decisions may give you insight to the answer: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/we-learn-faster-when-we-arent-told-what-choices-to-make/?fbclid=IwAR0Cm96jpVj2jZVYyVWsoArWRFDQ5xtGc967iNguXoFz11_0PiS0cVkPqdU Pelican Project members Anne Carlson Kennedy and Melanie Cogdill have a conversation about the Enneagram, a popular personality assessment tool: https://www.equip.org/article/the-road-back-to-where-a-look-at-self-discovery-using-the-enneagram/?fbclid=IwAR0yHUxrgmh4-zyUDqUi9jxOAlq0tRGVh3kJlpYcekiw50Qn-5NNVqn1y-c 40% of Christian Americans say […]

The editors at Christianity Today address concerns about why they chose to cover the investigation involving late apologist Ravi Zacharias (link to original article in letter): https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/september-web-only/editors-note-ravi-zacharias-investigation.html President and Mrs. Donald Trump have tested positive for Covid-19: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/us/politics/trump-covid.html Tim Keller recently wrote more than 37,000 words to help Christians understand the biblical perspective regarding race and […]

A LifeWay Research poll indicates that 22% of Christians believe gender is fluid, not restrained to male as female as defined in the Bible: https://www.christianpost.com/news/1-in-5-evangelicals-reject-bibles-teaching-on-gender-report.html?fbclid=IwAR3aixMGTdRpyJAW7MU5PnROTngSJHvau-XvBG4Iq2cbyPlGWnJZD9ZrvWc Our culture is addicted to the sexualization of minors, and Cuties is a symptom of the problem: https://christandpopculture.com/cuties-isnt-the-problem-our-cultural-addiction-to-the-sexualization-of-minors/?fbclid=IwAR0yZgDjJuABvYrwnDR2sBWDick_YyCKRhvfkdm-nZe2OKbiasYi5-GNlnk The dilemma of social media revealed in new documentary: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/movies/the-social-dilemma-review.html One positive outcome of the pandemic […]

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies (obituary): https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/18/us/ruth-bader-ginsburg-dead.html Jason Whitlock talks about sports in America and the Black Lives Matter movement: https://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/american-sports-letting-america/?fbclid=IwAR1nSjRX1iUwjvcpdzKfKDKqIRnkc8jzShIIX70gQA9_31XNyfcsweIhCeI Brandon Washington reflects on his experiences as a Black pastor in America:  https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/2020/fall/confront-injustice-with-gospel.html?share=R9MQx%2BoRlGdi8ta0u%2BIIrv4VquXAJYv6&fbclid=IwAR0p0WDU2x3XrWfznEyKYy8W3djUORP3jfmKUittB_JHUzzdwmbndelz6As Samantha Shapiro addresses the issue of homeless children in America (more than 100,000 homeless children are in New York City): https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/09/09/magazine/homeless-students.html What’s […]

Stretch your mind and heart with this roundup of thought-provoking reads: Hannah Nation addresses the need for older women in churches, especially as guidance for younger women: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/older-women-young-churches/ Alan Noble writes about how the church can step in to help solve a cultural crisis in colleges today:  https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2020/september-web-only/alan-noble-christian-college-crisis-cccu-church.html Lucas Shaw predicts that Netflix will not […]

Controversy surrounds the new Disney film, Mulan: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/07/why-disneys-new-mulan-is-scandal/ Our penchant for spectacle turns to tragedy: https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/08/us/el-dorado-fire-gender-reveal-update-trnd/index.html Has the church become anti-male in its view of sin and society, letting women off too easily? https://theopolisinstitute.com/conversations/the-manosphere-and-the-church/ NYT’s readers’ favorite candid photos from weddings beautifully celebrate marriage, family, and memories: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/05/fashion/weddings/readers-share-their-best-unexpected-wedding-photos.html Patricia Raybon reflects on her experience of deep engagement with Scripture […]

It's the final week of the summer season. Here are some thought-provoking links for reflection and conversation: MLK’s young granddaughter speak at rally commemorating the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington: https://www.ajc.com/news/yolanda-king-granddaughter-of-mlk-speaks-at-anniversary-of-march-on-washington/UTG5FMN6JJDHPF5RRLLWGCZ2VU/ “Influencers” come to Christian higher ed: https://annehelen.substack.com/p/welcome-the-covid-influencer Why do so many in Christianity long for power? An interesting look: https://dianabutlerbass.substack.com/p/the-price-of-power?fbclid=IwAR17GYOnZ1y_GcGz-UgqoGXQYTZq8cL_0HJ3mBGTqr5jHHhc6w3See1ypBo. A woman who is the […]

A few thought-provoking links for your next Zoom conversation: James K. A. Smith offers some insight into why reconciliation is more appealing than justice to many: https://religionnews.com/2020/08/06/what-white-evangelical-christians-cant-see-when-they-see-racism/?fbclid=IwAR07XTBo_vj1pa63G8luMuzV4nmGIgdUd-V52qdxBOgPYXzvhvBSIxsHBro Hannah King discusses the why our bodies matter in our worship: https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/2020/august-web-exclusives/preserving-our-body-and-bodies-for-worship.html?fbclid=IwAR3YorrzfjKKa-mt7zAdaXpA5S1_rU2h4hupdVu8mew9pV8Fzpl4p8_qD98 Spreading unfounded conspiracy theories about child sex trafficking doesn’t help—it hurts the cause: https://www.upworthy.com/trafficking-conspiracies?fbclid=IwAR1M6RXNr9d39dca070G8SdGWkTLtbZF13VvaxAlTrchpvTc-_uerRy7rBI Why do some Catholics think […]

Good food for thought, reflection, and conversation: The 88-year-old son of a slave shares his fascinating story: https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/07/27/slave-son-racism-george-floyd/ A New Testament scholar shows how the early church was mocked for being welcoming to women: https://www.michaeljkruger.com/how-early-christianity-was-mocked-for-welcoming-women/ A controversy over Catholic writer Flannery O’Connor’s racism erupts: https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/cancelling-flannery-oconnor Nostalgic for nostalgia: people used to pine for a simpler life. Now they’ve […]