March 10, 2017 Updates

Trying to be more "discerning" in what I am clicking on, but there is just so much good stuff out there.

The Center for Public Justice remains a really good place for thoughtful analysis and discussion. This piece on "emphasizing commonality or celebrating diversity," for example:

https://www.cpjustice.org/public/page/content/pjr_dcc_flourishing_in_a_pluralist_world


Russell Mooreand the Southern Baptists

 http://www.theamericanconservative.com/dreher/russell-moores-job-on-the-line/

On the role of Christian colleges in the time of Trump

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/anxiousbench/2017/03/christian-colleges-meet-trumps-america/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=BRSS&utm_campaign=Evangelical&utm_content=248

...which was originally posted here:

https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2017/02/14/christian-colleges-can-foster-political-diversity-essay

The new alarmism

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/03/10/the-new-alarmism-how-some-christians-are-stoking-fear-rather-than-hope/?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.cb6ae31229a4

Transgender concerns

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/why-the-transgender-debate-is-about-redefining-reality

https://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/kevindeyoung/2017/02/28/the-two-things-we-must-say-about-the-transgender-debate/ 

The Pope on begging

Some good lines in this article.

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/03/03/opinion/the-pope-on-panhandling-give-without-worry.html

Then he posed a greater challenge. He said the way of giving is as important as the gift. You should not simply drop a bill into a cup and walk away. You must stop, look the person in the eyes, and touch his or her hands.

The reason is to preserve dignity, to see another person not as a pathology or a social condition, but as a human, with a life whose value is equal to your own. This message runs through Francis’ preaching and writings, which always seem to turn on the practical and personal, often citing the people he met and served as a parish priest in Argentina.

John Perkins interview with CT

www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2017/march-web-only/john-perkins-i-wish-i-had-done-more-to-help-poor-white-peop.html