Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week!
LIFE
You Need to Stop Ignoring Your Need for Rest
“You should really just take a break.” I remember when he said those words. Then, I remember the overwhelming urge to punch him… in the face. “You have no idea how much pressure I’m under,” I thought. “If you carried the weight I carry, you’d never say such a thing.” The call to rest felt like just one more thing to do. Eventually, self-pity and self-aggrandizement partnered together to create a flurry of excuses. Read Full Article
From Relevant Magazine
CULTURE
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
ENVIRONMENT
My Students Show Me How Climate Action is Better Than Despair
In a cavernous room at a retirement center in North Carolina, I stepped behind the podium to speak with 50 senior citizens about my research on faith communities confronting climate change. Yet when it came time for questions, the audience members wanted to hear about the college students I teach and the uncertain future they face. “How do you talk to youth about the climate,” asked one gentleman, “and give them any hope for tomorrow?” I paused, searching for a meaningful answer. “I’m learning from my students,” I finally said, “that despair is not a long-term strategy.” Read Full Article
From Sojo
FAITH
What is The Significance of Mountains in The Bible?
Mountains are mentioned frequently in the Bible because they dotted the landscape where the stories in the Bible take place. As a result, mountains and hills are mentioned more than 500 times in Scripture. Mountains have a logical religious symbolism for Jewish and Christian cultures since they are “closer to God” who dwells in the heavens (as in the sky). As a result, God often reveals himself on a mountaintop in the text. Read Full Article
From Busted Halo
BOOKS
Author of ‘I Kissed Dating Goodbye’ Tells Publisher to Stop Printing It
The author of a seminal evangelical Christian book on dating doesn’t want to see it on shelves anymore. Joshua Harris wrote in a statement on his website that he no longer agrees with the central premise of “I Kissed Dating Goodbye” — that Christians shouldn’t date unless they’re ready for marriage — and apologized to those who found it harmful. “I know this apology doesn’t change anything for you and it’s coming too late, but I want you to hear that I regret any way that my ideas restricted you, hurt you, or gave you a less-than-biblical view of yourself, your sexuality, your relationships, and God,” he wrote. Read Full Article
From OC Observer
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