As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“When Virginia public school teacher Peter Vlaming cited his Christian faith as the reason he declined to reference a transgender student with new pronouns, a school administrator replied that his ‘personal religious beliefs end at the school door.’” - Christianity Today
Just about everybody complains about the quality of discourse on the Internet. In my experience, it isn’t much worse than the quality of discourse most other places—with one important exception. Foolishness of the verbal variety has always required cheap and easy forms of communication in order to really thrive. The talk of fools is not merely ignorant but impulsive, spontaneous. So, for centuries, the cost of publishing has been a mitigating factor, filtering much of the worst sort of foolishness out of the world of the written word.
“…this is the first large-scale, nationally representative survey asking teens a series of questions about their own practices and perceptions regarding religious expressions in public schools.” - BPNews
“See, your truth (and my truth) may not the be the truth—and that’s not just my truth but the truth.” - TGC
“[R]omanticism … regards the emotional bond within marriage as an end in itself, the principal meaning of the relationship and the basis for its permanency. And its emergence two centuries ago marked the beginning of the slide toward singlehood that we see today.” - Intellectual Takeout
“I forgive you. And I know if you go to God and ask Him, He will forgive you,” Jean said during the sentencing hearing. “I love you just like anyone else.” - BPNews
Related: Faith Leaders Grapple With Brandt Jean’s Swift Forgiveness of Amber Guyger
“Over the past few months I’ve tried a little experiment to limit interruptions and distractions. I keep my phone on the Do Not Disturb setting DND all the time. Wait! What? That’s madness! How do you survive?” - Jonathan Smith
“One of the most popular articles I have written is ‘Big Bang—The Bible Taught It First!’ … In the two decades since then, one of the most common objections I have received from skeptics is that the Bible teaches no such thing. Who is correct?” - Hugh Ross
“You can have great relationships at work, allowing you to work closely with others and even have fun doing so. Part of wisely building work relationships is understanding what it means to develop nuanced and careful trust with people.” - IFWE
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