Inciting Love: Why Real Peace Isn't Fragile But We Are
How peace undermines hyper-individualism & winning at all costs. A reflection on the long-term damage of the Evangelical marriage to Trump.
Matt Crummy
UnCrummy (Jan 5)
Welcome to my recurring list of things that are decidedly not crummy. Here
you'll find links to helpful articles, books, music, apps, podcasts, people to
follow, and more. Here is what's UnCrummy this week:
The Relentless 2020 News Cycle in One Chart
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Made for Wonder: Why Our Hearts Long for Better Answers than Our Habits Deliver
The information age hasn't satisfied our thirst for wonder. Is our fast answer culture actually dehumanizing us and eroding away the very thing we're seeking?
11 Bible Verses About Friendship
The importance of friendship is difficult to overstate in our journey of walking
with God. Friendship is a reflection of God's character and is extended to us
through the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. By faith, we receive Christ's
invitation of friendship and it is
Poem: An Oak in a Pergo Forest
When is silence maturity and when is it complicity? What does it look like to
love your enemy when you see them in the mirror? Where do you plant your feet
when everything seems to be shifting? These questions are the subject of this
poem.
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An Oak in a Pergo
Handy Reference Guide for the Organization & Order of the Hebrew Scriptures (The TaNaKh)
I recently came across a helpful Old Testament reading plan by The Bible Project based on the traditional Jewish order of the scriptures (also known as the TaNaKh). This was what Jesus would have read and referenced during his life and teachings. (He even subtly references this in the Gospel
6 Insightful Reads To Help Make Sense of Our Culture and Historical Moment
Below you'll find a selection of the most thought-provoking books I've read this
year—each of which are helpful in understanding some particular aspect of
current political disfunction, racial divides, religious liberty debates, and
global movements for social justice. This list is a mix of