A La Carte (4/2)

Women Are Not Fish – Mary Kassian looks at Gloria Steinem’s famous quip “A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle” and says “Today’s young woman is taught to value personal power and independence. She can WIN! She doesn’t need men. Indeed, in order to truly win, she must do so without them. Men are the bad guys. They’re the ones who stand in the way of a woman reaching her full potential.”

30 Things to Remember in Seminary – Burk Parsons: “Seminary is an academic graduate school, indeed, but, more fundamentally, it is a training institution for those who believe they have been called by God to give the entirety of their lives to fulfill the Great Commission—at whatever cost. It should be no surprise, then, that it’s in the seminary where our Enemy is seeking someone to devour, accuse, and deceive.”

Don’t Do Seminary Without the Church – On the subject of seminary, Denny Burk challenges the seminarian to remain firmly planted in a local church during his studies.

The Poor and the Lottery – “The Mega Millions jackpot makes this the week to talk about lottery economics, so here’s a whopper: Households earning less than $13,000 a year spend a shocking 9% of their money on lottery tickets, Henry Blodget relays from a PBS report. Are they clueless? Are they desperate? Are they economical? Maybe, probably, and possibly.”

Quadruplets – Here’s a Monday morning laugh (or giggle, at least). ImprovEverywhere conscripts eight sets of identical quadruplets and uses them to create a surreal experience for anyone who happened to be walking through the park.

[Supposed] Myths about Revelation – The book of Revelation has been in the news lately since it is the subject of a book that has been on the bestseller lists. Here CNN shares 4 things about Revelation that the author of this book identifies as myths. It’s a classic case of a scholar speaking boldly and confidently (and wrongly!) and taking people along in her error. Like when she says that the author of Revelation was not a Christian.