Wisdom For Your Weekend: your weekly installment of things we’ve been reading (and watching) around the web.
Video of the Week
Social Media Turns Truth Into a Video Game, Russell Moore. An interesting illustration here. One of the dangers of social media is our tendency to de-personalize our opponents. The result, as Moore mentions here, is that our crusades for truth end up looking more and more like violent video games.
Articles of the Week
Ten Things You Shouldn’t Expect from Your Volunteers, Ryan Holck. The church is, among other things, a volunteer organization. If the volunteers aren’t thriving in your church, you’re going to have major issues. Appropriate expectations will solve most of the issues you might encounter. So what should and shouldn’t we expect from our volunteers?
How the Dating Scene Became Stacked Against Women, Gina Dalfonzo. Dalfonzo takes a look at a recent statistical analysis of singleness in the U.S., which shows that there are far more single women than single men. The result, unsurprisingly, is that women seem to be competing more aggressively to land a guy…while the guys seem perfectly content to play the field. Both responses make sense in light of the data, but neither one reflects Christ.
A Country Without Churches, Dominic Bouck. Since the Supreme Court’s decision to redefine marriage in June, some public figures have called for churches in the U.S. to have their tax-exempt status removed. It bears mentioning that this seems unlikely in the near future. But Bouck points out specifically why removing church tax-exemptions would be a mistake—not just for churches, but for the country as a whole.
Seven Ways to Ruin a Meeting Before It Begins, The Time Management Ninja. Oh, you didn’t know there was such a thing as the “time management ninja?” Well, that’s very ninja-like of him, isn’t it? If you happen to be among the 0.01% of our population who enjoys tiresome meetings, this article isn’t for you. For everyone else: read this, do this, save us all some headaches.
On The Lighter Side
Reporter Makes Kid Cry, KTLA. In case you wanted a reason to be down on the press (they aren’t all bad), here’s a reporter asking what must be the most obviously foolish question of her career.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd0nDH993UY
Wisdom For Your Weekend is presented to you by Chris Pappalardo, with occasional guidance from J.D. Greear. This is our attempt to reflect Proverbs 9:9: “Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.”
