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A La Carte (February 26)

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6 Rules of Cultural Engagement – Joe Thorn offers guidance on engaging the culture around us.

Congratulating Wesleyan – Carl Trueman congratulates Wesleyan for a ridiculous new step forward in the sexual revolution.

The Medium is the Message – Here’s a helpful 2-minute summary of Marshall McLuhan’s famous aphorism, “The medium is the message.”

Don’t Badmouth Obama – Mark Altrogge explains why you should refrain from badmouthing your president.

Ligonier Ministries 2015 National Conference – The audio and video for the recent Ligonier Ministries National Conference is now available (for free).

The Greatest Illustrated Story – God does not only tell us the story of what he is doing in this world, but he also illustrates it for us.

Henry

A good man is ashamed to speak that which many people are not ashamed to act.

—Matthew Henry

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    Our culture lacks any coherent, unifying worldview. We’ve moved on from post-truth postmodernism to “Live your truth” metamodernism, where good vibes matter more than consistent ideas. In this world, few see the conflict between “trans-affirming” and “pro-woman.” And the same person using mushrooms to aid spiritual “connection” tells us to “trust the science” about human…

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    Every new technology introduces both benefits and drawbacks to its users and to the wider culture. The world being what it is, there are always plusses and minuses, so that even as a new tech gives with one hand, it takes away with the other. We are quickly learning that Artificial Intelligence is no exception…