Friday, July 25, 2014
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Like most boomers, I remember where I was
when I heard that President Kennedy had been shot—in my 6th grade class—as
well as the sad events of the following days. I've never been fascinated with
who really shot him, but I couldn't stop reading "Dallas Killers Club,"
in which the author reasons that the Mafia murdered Kennedy. It's not a new
idea, but I found it well argued, if not definitively proved. Enjoy this
week's long read.
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We live, as they say, in interesting
times. And one of the interesting things about these times is the revolution
in sexual ethics, both outside and inside the church. Rod Dreher has some
keen observations about how sexual ethics lie at the heart of
"traditional Christianity." Bill Leonard's brief historical survey
seems to reinforce the point. It's not that orthodox Christians are neurotic
about sex, as critics assert. Instead, we have a tightly integrated theology
that cannot divorce the body from the spirit.
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You might want to play Jim Croce's "Roller Derby Queen"
in the background while you read "Roller Derby Girls."
Does the sport empower or degrade women? I don't know. But like the author,
I've enjoyed the matches I've watched, starting back in the 1960s on our
small black-and-white TV. Apparently there is a revival of the sport.
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Christianity Today first
profiled Chinese
Christian (and dissident) lawyer Gao Zhisheng in 2009. The year before, he'd
been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. By the time we published our
profile, he'd been whisked away by authorities and secretly detained. We've
followed his plight, in part because I once read a book by a former prisoner
of the Soviet Union. She said she and her fellow believers were heartened
whenever they learned that Americans remembered them, and worked and prayed
for their release. At CT we can't remember every imprisoned believer, but we
can remember a few. Gao was one I wanted us to remember. So periodically,
we've updated his story.
Now news comes that he may be
released soon. Stay tuned to Gleanings for more
updates.
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Grace
and peace,
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