Your Best Links Now – 3/20/14
Coffee With Facepalm Jesus Calling by Fred Sanders
“Because it really is a terrible idea; all of it from Meme Jesus to Coffee With Jesus, call-in Jesus, and beyond. Whatever good can be done with these instruments is more than counterbalanced by the mental pollution of a climate in which the Jesi of various media are acting as spokesmen for their authors’ insights. And even if the ‘Jesus with new word balloons’ phenomenon springs from a heartfelt desire to hear from Jesus today (a motivation that I think should be treated tenderly, given some respect, and encouraged), the device of a talking Jesus character saying your own words is self-defeating . . .”
Reflections on the Calvinism Debate in the SBC by Tom Ascol
“Without a doubt the debate over Calvinism within the SBC has moved progressively to higher ground over the last few years. Those who are alarmed by the intensity of the current debate, or even the occasional rancor that unfortunately attends it, most likely are new to it. As someone who has served more than thirty years as a Southern Baptist pastor who is convinced of the doctrines of grace, I regard the nature of the debate today to be, for the most part, far healthier and more in keeping with the kind of polemical theology that befits true Christians than at any time in recent history . . .”
Physicists, Generals, and CEOs Agree: Ditch the PowerPoint at NPR
“The main advantage of forgoing PowerPoint is that it forces both the speaker and the listener to pay attention, says John Paul Chou, an assistant professor of physics at Rutgers University who recently presented at one of the Fermilab forums. With PowerPoint, he says, it’s ‘easier to let your mind go on autopilot, and you start to lose focus more easily’.”
The 530-Pound Exosuit That Will Help Discover Life Deep In the Sea
“Eighteen years ago, Mike Lombardi started his diving career as a high school student looking for lost wallets and keys off the coast of Rhode Island. But this July, he’s about to take a trip no other diver ever has. At a depth of 1,000 feet–hundreds of feet deeper than divers can go with conventional gear–he’ll be seeking out undiscovered species of bioluminescent animals who spend their lives in total darkness . . .”
Evangelicals Converting to Catholicism by Jonathan Fitzgerald
Especially younger evangelicals. You mean, they don’t want their church experience to be like MTV or Disney?
The Guy Who Talks About the “Garfield” Movie Too Much
And Odie is up to his old tricks.
