Bible, Ethics, Secularity, Social Media

Online Reading (January 29, 2020)

Bible Reading: Tim Challies posts a great article on what those of us who have fallen behind on Bible Reading for the year can do now.

Corona virus: The new illness now has 6000 confirmed cases, and a death toll of 132. Pray for China.

Entertainment: Brett McCracken’s reflections on an episode of “The Crown” provides an examination of secularity and faith.

Cancel Culture and Algorithms: How Social Media algorithms exacerbate online rage mobs.

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Culture, Debate, Discipleship, Secularity

Online Reading (Dec. 10, 2019)

Condolences: Pray for Tim Challies (popular blogger at challies.com) as he deals with the sudden death of his father.

Morality: Kirk Durston writes unpopular ideas on the societal value of Sexual Morality

Belief: Does the fall of traditional religion mean an increase in superstition

Theology: Credo this month is all about universalism. This is a good article on why progressivism seems inordinately predisposed to universalism.

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Apologetics, Culture, Persecution, Secularity, Staffing

Online Reading (June 24, 2015)

Persecution: A New York Times opinion piece points out why Christians should see the white supremacist habit of picking on Black Churches as persecution of the Church.

Apologetics: While (at staggeringly great length) taking issue with “natural atheology”, Edward Feser argues that Apologetics isn’t just an intellectually dishonest branch of rhetoric.

Media: GetReligion today shows why failing to understand prayer can lead journalists to get stories wrong.

Church Resources: Probably self-serving, but Thom Rainer talks about how churches actually can (In many cases) afford extra staff.

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