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Autoplaying Evil
In the wake of the shootings in New Zealand, Joe Carter reflects on how technology has ways of amplifying evil. “While mankind hasn’t invented new sins in centuries, technology has made it possible to create new ways for sin to harm us. Take, for example, the seemingly innocuous auto-playing video. The feature has long been a common annoyance on social media. But more recently it’s become weaponized, and used to inflict trauma.”
The Beginning of the Beginning
This is so exciting. “It has been almost 15 years since Stacey and I started to pursue missions together. We have been through seminary, adoption, support raising, linguistic training, French, Kwakum learning, more linguistic training, and more Kwakum learning and analysis. The point of all of this work has been to be a part of bringing God’s Word to a people group that does not have it.”
Of God And Suicide
“I remember not being able to move for a while, just sitting up in bed in numbed, motionless shock. As the minutes, hours, and days progressed, I ricocheted along a rollercoaster of emotions. After shock came disbelief. After disbelief came denial. After denial came sadness. After sadness came anger. And the anger stayed.”
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Elisabeth of the Palatinate and Her Influence on Descartes
Here’s yet another interesting historical figure who played an interesting role.
My Favorite Narnia Quotes
This roundup may inspire you to pick up the Narnia books again.
How to Embrace Your Emotions without Being Ruled by Them
“Emotions can seem as unpredictable as the wind—sometimes gentle and comforting, sometimes stormy and threatening, and apparently beyond your control. But we don’t have to live at the mercy of our emotions. Understanding why God gave them to us and how they work can help us engage them without being ruled by them. Here are a few things to keep in mind.
Getting a Life
This one comes from TGC Australia. “The way we use the word ‘life’ is revealing. If someone works too much, we tell them to ‘get a life.’ If we feel under the pump and can’t find time to see our friends or relax, we say we ‘don’t have a life.’ More disturbingly, on a number of occasions in recent months, I’ve heard people counsel against having children on the grounds that parenthood stops you having ‘a life.’”
Flashback: The Privilege of the Pastor’s Wife
The pastor’s wife has a unique calling, and one that comes with particular challenges. But it is also one that comes with considerable privileges. So, pastor’s wife, we honor you, and we thank God for the privileges you enjoy.
If anything has been lost from our culture, it is the idea that human beings are privately, personally, individually, ultimately, inexorably accountable to God for their lives.
—R.C. Sproul
