One Facebook, Two Worlds, Three Problems
Let’s confuse the algorithms.
Let’s consult news sources and websites from people on the other side of the aisle.
Let’s become experts at recognizing the slant in the news and commentary we come across, whether it be from the right or the left.
Let’s reject the tendency to assume the worst in our political opponents and take umbrage at every perceived slight.
Let’s learn how to express the perspectives of our opponents so well that they agree with our characterizations, even if in the end, we still disagree.
7 Reasons Very Active Church Members Drop Out
Though there are certainly far more reasons, I am listing the top seven reasons I heard from these formerly active members. For now, I will not make qualitative or analytical comments about their decisions. These top seven reasons are listed in order by the frequency I heard them.
Thompson is right: we need to begin, if we want to understand Paul and the church, with this corporate identity. “I” becomes “We” in the hands of Paul. Many people like this idea today until the “I” is no longer like their “I” and means including some in the “We” who are totally different. Liberals and conservatives, conservatives and liberals all in a “We” that outdoes the comfortable “I.”
To be church, folks, means to let “my” identity be reformed into a “we” identity in which those in the “we” are not chosen by “me” but by God and brought into fellowship with my “me” to form not a club of similars but a fellowship of differents.
Seeker Comprehensible Preaching…Without Dumbing Down
By not dumbing down the message, both the unchurched and churched learn and grow, and one of the greatest lessons they learn from aiming high theologically is that Jesus is both accessible and demanding.
Summer and Winter Revisited: Comparing Hymns with Psalms
Note that 40% of the Psalms can be classified as lament. Forty percent of the Psalms is Winter Christian content.
By contrast, the three songbooks don’t even crack 20% when it come to lament themes. And two of them don’t crack 15%.
This Is the Single Skill That Could Save Your Relationship
One incredibly useful skill is that of seeing the big picture.
In essence, seeing the big picture involves stepping back in an emotionally charged moment, and thinking about the consequences of our actions—both short and long-term.
‘You took away my worth’: A sexual assault victim’s powerful message to her Stanford attacker
Then the victim stood in the packed courtroom in Palo Alto and delivered what Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen called “the most eloquent, powerful and compelling piece of victim advocacy that I’ve seen in my 20 years as a prosecutor,” according to Palo Alto Online.
Me Before You: Dear Hollywood, Why Do You Want Me Dead?
My legs don’t work. I am crippled. It’s just a fact of my life, and you need to get over it. Political correctness is around to make the Able Bodies more comfortable with the idea of me — it’s not for me. If you really cared about what I thought and wanted to treat me like a person, then you wouldn’t make movies about how the nicest thing I could do for my family would be to off myself. You should be ashamed of yourselves.
Giving up class time for regular, short recess breaks seems like an exchange that pays off well, because after recess kids learn more efficiently and enthusiastically when they are in class than they would if they were just strapped to their desks all day. Kids today have a lot of things to learn in a short amount of time, but it looks like the best way to help them learn is to give them time to play and be kids.
Women From Venus, Men Still From Mars on Facebook, Study Finds
Women used warmer, gentler words in their status updates on Facebook compared to men, who were more likely to swear, express anger and use argumentative language, a study of 10 million postings released on Wednesday found.
11 Solid Rules of Thumb for Adult Life
- If it takes two minutes or less, do it now.
- Keep your important documents safe and organized.
- Restock household supplies before they run out.
- Get enough sleep.
- Look towards the future.
- Pay yourself first.
- Quit multitasking.
- Live a balanced life.
- Stand up for yourself…
- …But don’t be afraid to compromise.
- Develop good habits through repetition.
The Bible has been translated into emojis
The Bible has been updated for the 21st century with a new… emoji translation. According to The Guardian, an anonymous translator, who prefers to be identified only by 😎, reworked the King James Version of the Bible using unicode emoji, as well as common internet abbreviations and slang.