A Brit living in New York has some insight into Americans (or at least New Yorkers). What makes a human life worth anything? What is love in a world full of fakes? And a primer on how the church can effectively discourage artists.
One of the best stories I've read this week is linked below -- on why Twitter is dying. The short answer: Twitter did it to itself. Citing free speech, it allowed all kinds of abuse and even death threats -- until Twitter's co-founder received his own death threat amd advetisers had begun to flee. But the change may been too late.
And we were in London earlier this week when Planned Parenthood announced it would no longer accept payment for harvesting organs from abortions. Which I thought they said they hadn't been doing. Hannah Arendt was right - evil is banal, and it's facilitated by our news media.
One of the best stories I've read this week is linked below -- on why Twitter is dying. The short answer: Twitter did it to itself. Citing free speech, it allowed all kinds of abuse and even death threats -- until Twitter's co-founder received his own death threat amd advetisers had begun to flee. But the change may been too late.
And we were in London earlier this week when Planned Parenthood announced it would no longer accept payment for harvesting organs from abortions. Which I thought they said they hadn't been doing. Hannah Arendt was right - evil is banal, and it's facilitated by our news media.
Life and Culture
A (very) rough
guide to American from an Englishman living in New York – Paul Owen at The Guardian (Hat tip: J of India).
Why Twitter's Dying (and What You Can Learn from It) -- Umar Haque at Bad Words (Hat tip: Kathy Richards).
Why Twitter's Dying (and What You Can Learn from It) -- Umar Haque at Bad Words (Hat tip: Kathy Richards).
There’s
a Way to Stop Mass Shootings, and You Won’t Like It – Rob Myers.
We Need to Chat: How technology has changed how we relate to each other – Jessica Love at American Scholar.
We Need to Chat: How technology has changed how we relate to each other – Jessica Love at American Scholar.
CGI vs. Car Guy –
David Murray for ARC Magazine.
Fruit of Good Labours: Discovering the Earliest Known Draft of the King James Bible – Jeffrey Alan Miller at The Times Literary Supplement.
Fruit of Good Labours: Discovering the Earliest Known Draft of the King James Bible – Jeffrey Alan Miller at The Times Literary Supplement.
Shadowlands –
Billy Coffey at What I Learned Today.
Faith
Pierced with
Grace
– Matthew van Maastricht at thealrteadynotyet.
For want of
wonder (Part 1)
– Corey Poff at Torrey Gazette.
What is love in
a world full of fakes? – Jen Avellaneda at Rich Faith Rising.
What Makes a
Human Life Worth It?
– Jefferson Bethke at Storyline.
How to
Discourage Artists in the Church – Phil Ryken at The Gospel Coalition
(Hat tip: Janet Young).
Kocho – Jeanne Damoff
at The View From Here.
What Bono’s ‘Aha’ Moment Teaches Us
about Ourselves – Kristin Brown at Faith, Work anf Economics.
Writing
Where the
Obsession May Lead
– Mick Silva.
One Thing Every
Writer Needs to Succeed – Ann Kroeker.
Why
the copyright page is one of the best in my book – Monica Sharman.
Finding Your Sweet Spot – Doug Spurling at Spurling Silver.
Finding Your Sweet Spot – Doug Spurling at Spurling Silver.
Planned Parenthood
Planned
Parenthood Not Off the Hook – Jonathan Tobin at Commentary.
Art
British
broadcaster Jeremy Paxton introduces the
new exhibit
of Goya: The Portraits at the National Gallery, London.
Photography
Tree, Fog, and
the Rising Sun
– Tim Good (via Pinterest).
Poetry
Dave Harrity – D.S. Martin
at Kingdom Poets.
A
Trio of Micro Poems – Maureen Doallas at Writing Without Paper.
Esso-So-So-So – Elizabeth Dark Wiley at Curator Magazine.
The
Craft of Christian Wiman – Mark Bauerlein at First Things.
Esso-So-So-So – Elizabeth Dark Wiley at Curator Magazine.
Time
Machine by Dave Malone
Top Photograph: One of the 17 houses in London that Dr. Samuel Johnson lived in, and the only one still standing. On the top floor was where he prepared his famous dictionary.
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