The Atlantic Public Libraries’ Novel Response to a Novel Virus from The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/notes/2020/03/public-libraries-novel-response-to-a-novel-virus/609058/
The Atlantic Stop Trying to Raise Successful Kids And start raising kind ones. "Quite a bit of evidence suggests that children who help others end up achieving more than those who don’t." https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/12/stop-trying-to-raise-successful-kids/600751/
Uncategorized Palm Sunday and the Gift of Disillusionment How the story of Jesus’ triumphal entry—and my chronic pain diagnosis—helped me trade in false hopes for a truer picture of God. by Jonathan Merritt https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/april-web-only/jonathan-merritt-palm-sunday-gift-disillusionment.html
Uncategorized A Side Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic? Reading Got a Lot Harder https://www.chronicle.com/article/A-Side-Effect-of-the-Covid-19/248568
The Guardian Coronavirus could turn back the clock 30 years on global poverty from The Guardian Economic impact of global shutdown could push half a billion people into privation, researchers warn https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/apr/09/coronavirus-could-turn-back-the-clock-30-years-on-global-poverty
New York Times A Gloomy Prediction on How Much Poverty Could Rise from the New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/upshot/coronavirus-prediction-rise-poverty.html
The Atlantic Americans’ Revulsion for Trump Is Underappreciated from The Atlantic As Democrats fret about their own prospects, many fail to recognize the president’s fundamental weakness. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/the-democrats-dont-understand-their-own-strength/608611/
Otis Moss III With civil rights advocacy in his DNA, Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III built his ministry on community advancement and social justice activism. As Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of…
Brandan Robertson On The Absurdity of Life by Brandan Robertson https://www.patheos.com/blogs/revangelical/2020/05/08/absurdityoflife.html
Frank A. Thomas Did Heaven Make A Mistake? by Rev. Dr. Frank A. Thomas This sermon speaks to the pain, frustration, and disappointment of living in a world where human beings kill, maim, slaughter, and rape each other.…
Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons is a fellow with the Faith and Progressive Policy Initiative at American Progress. His work focuses on a wide range of issues related to the role of religion…
New York Times In a First, Renewable Energy Is Poised to Eclipse Coal in U.S. from the New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/climate/coronavirus-coal-electricity-renewables.html The United States is on track to produce more electricity this year from renewable power than from coal for the first time on record,…
New York Times What Does Opportunity Look Like Where You Live? from the New York Times An excellent article with great graphics. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/13/opinion/inequality-cities-life-expectancy.html
Philip Gulley When Virtues Collide by Philip Gulley https://www.philipgulley.com/when-virtues-collide/
Uncategorized Woman Responds To Companies Failing Because Of Coronavirus By Saying The Same Things Poor People Hear Those who are living below the poverty line have always faced criticism from both politicians and the public. While there are many proposed causes of poverty, those who rely on…
Brian McLaren This Christmas, the Christianity Today editorial was a ray of light from Brian McLaren https://www.newsweek.com/evangelical-pastor-trump-christianity-today-christmas-1479369
New York Times Unprepared for the Worst: World’s Most Vulnerable Brace for Virus from the New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/world/asia/coronavirus-refugees-camps-bangladesh.html
New York Times Trump’s Plot Against Health Care Continues by Paul Krugman at the New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/13/opinion/obamacare-medicare-for-all.html
Jacqui Lewis Rev. Jacqui Lewis and Peter Wehner discuss Christianity and Trump https://www.msnbc.com/craig-melvin/watch/president-trump-looking-to-cement-and-expand-evangelical-support-76017733559