Our weekly selection of links across the web.
Scot McKnight Image: Photo by Denys Nevozhai on Unsplash
It’s been very cold around here, and our walks involved several layers and some hats and some scarves and some strong, warm boots. But it’s refreshing too. And always good to arrive back home into the warmth.
Sorry to read of the passing of
Hank Aaron. A friend of mine played a year with Hank and they called him “Sup” as in “superstar.” He was that good.
ATLANTA (NewsNation Now) American baseball legend Henry “Hank” Aaron, who became one of the sport’s most iconic figures after beating out Babe Ruth’s home-run record, has died, the Atlanta Braves confirmed on Twitter Friday. He was 86.
Exploring character Image: Photo by Rod Long on Unsplash
It’s a question that needs to be asked: What kind of person do I want to be or to become? Not how successful do I want to be? Which lead to a different question:
What do I need to do now to become that kind of person? Which leads to another question:
What most shapes me now in being the person I am? Better question:
Who is shaping me most? Who do we want to be like? [In writing this I got a notice from my computer how much screen time I spent this week – it was down 32%! Does it want me to bump it up? It turned off before I could even read the whole notification.]
. but are you on God s side?
Carmen Joy Imes
Whose Side is God On? An Inauguration Day Reflection, by Carmen Joy Imes
Four years ago, President Donald Trump took the oath of office and all over America hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in protest, some of them violent, all of them deeply concerned. Christians from Catholic, mainline, Black, and Brown churches expressed shock and concern over the appointment of a man who seemed to delight in exploiting women and to cozy up to dictators while snubbing America s allies. They feared that the most vulnerable members of our cities, especially immigrants and people of color, would be further marginalized by an administration aimed at the angst of blue-collar workers in rural America who were watching their way of life disappear. Meanwhile, many Evangelicals celebrated the possibility of greater religious freedom, conservative appointments to the judiciary, and legislation that upheld traditional family values and protec