{"id":19349,"date":"2025-09-29T14:17:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T18:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=19349"},"modified":"2025-12-02T17:32:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T21:32:54","slug":"journal-of-the-week-85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=19349","title":{"rendered":"Journal of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>10\/4\/2025 Saturday<\/strong> Visited Dennis' place. Learned of his son's cerebral palsy condition. <strong>Update 12\/2\/2025 <\/strong>At some point, I should read <strong>Sandra Peoples<\/strong>' book <a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/dsrU7tm\">Accessible Church<\/a> (mentioned by Millington Baptist Church Podcast Behind the Pulpit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1eNz8XrHvt4\">S4E13<\/a>). She has a program called \"<a href=\"https:\/\/sandrapeoples.com\/start-a-disability-ministry\/\">Start a Disability Ministry<\/a>\". A ministry\/podcast that seems to dedicate to church and disabilities is called <a href=\"https:\/\/keyministry.org\/podcast\/\">Key Ministry<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10\/3\/2025 Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Democrats vs. Republicans on Museums<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aam-us.org\/2025\/10\/01\/democrats-vs-republicans-museum-data\/?utm_source=American+Alliance+of+Museums&amp;utm_campaign=685d95d5e5-Dispatches_October2_2025&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-498230c46c-298326626\">This survey<\/a> pitted <strong>Republican <\/strong>(right wing\/conservative) view against <strong>Democrat <\/strong>(left wing\/liberal) view on <strong>feeling welcome by organizations<\/strong>, particularly cultural ones such as museums. The <strong>left generally are seen as too sensitive<\/strong>, so this graph is not too far from the truth. With Children's Museum &amp; Science center being neutral, the right seems to always feel welcome no matter what, I would say even if they were being challenged by leftist ideas of the museums, with <strong>Art Museum<\/strong> being the obvious case. One can understand that the left often would view the content historical art being too outdated with current progressive culture; while the right (<strong>except for the far right perhaps, but the far right wouldn't even appreciate museums to begin with, as they're too low IQ for that<\/strong>) do not take it personal or find offense with modern progressive art piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aam-us.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/KYOB_Welcoming_Q22025.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What I think a fair take on <strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong> by Christians, right after the release of her new album: The Life of a Showgirl. The last line by Esau is funny as well. I probably still won't get hooked to TS' music, but I learn more about TS' music from Swifty Fan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lindseygoetz.com\/\">Lindsey Goetz<\/a> here than listening to TS music:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Emergency Taylor Swift Pod: Review and Why Christians Should Care\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W3lg0WSpArU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10\/2\/2025 Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I just realized that the <strong>Prologue <\/strong>by Alan Menken from the <strong>Beauty and the Beast was inspired by Camille Saint-Saens' Aquarium, in The Carnival of Animals<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Disney Beauty &amp; The Beast Prologue (1080 HD)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x2rDrKUb6bM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Carnival of the Animals - Aquarium\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IyFpZ5MZ7kk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>10\/1\/2025 Wednesday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The math behind Kevin Bacon's famous <strong>Six Degrees of Separation<\/strong>, investigated by Veritasium on <strong>Network Science<\/strong>. For how someone gets hired through unexpected friends\/connections: <strong>Strength of Weak Ties <\/strong>mentioned (\"The Strength of Weak Ties\" is a foundational concept in sociology, introduced by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=9e2f4bacbbf36aa5&amp;rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS1180US1180&amp;sxsrf=AE3TifP8VxXZzU0qXxRKRo7rfJo2-FhNZQ%3A1759355051890&amp;q=Mark+Granovetter&amp;sa=X&amp;sqi=2&amp;ved=2ahUKEwi4gpun_IOQAxVBF1kFHY_uOq8QxccNegQIMxAB&amp;mstk=AUtExfDsXu-zp1JaUJiX-PjfT2AmV7EprQHvdOq-iRQyWyeuMyCen9CYHjxVwQuh1ZcyQsR_jI0t1xoa56_QjA59qq_wSbFfnLraK50-uqwa-tlyACVNrOwXdbzDHlDFvB2cRKDKjm7Y5xpwYJqcZ0dL3nY6pUnwXvJ-8Ug-klj2gmhDA8PceH9pEiY-GWWuFgfXNLD6ifGGKyb_PDg09rqDwIteLguHUx-wck0jrNw8i9P40tb2QHB_0ayafkb669UQg8Ckgr6fdOFwS6HnDEAmhatw&amp;csui=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mark Granovetter<\/a>&nbsp;in 1973 arguing that weak ties\u2014casual acquaintances or distant connections\u2014are more effective than strong ties (close friends, family) at providing access to novel information, opportunities, and diverse perspectives. This is because strong ties often exist within homogenous \"cliques\" of people with similar backgrounds and information, while weak ties bridge different social circles, offering access to new resources and ideas critical for innovation and career advancement ~google AI):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Something Strange Happens When You Trace How Connected We Are\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CYlon2tvywA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Painting of the day: <strong>Christ Calling the Apostles James and John, 1869<\/strong><br>Painting by<strong>&nbsp;Edward A. Armitage (1817-1896),<\/strong><br>Painted in 1869,<br>Oil on canvas<br>\u00a9 Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust, UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fr. <a href=\"https:\/\/christian.art\/daily-gospel-reading\/luke-9-57-62-2025\/\">Patrick van der Vorst<\/a>: Luke 9:57-62 Jesus said to him, \u2018Leave the dead to bury their own dead' - \"it is fair to assume that his father is still alive\" [I've never heard this interpretation before and don't plan on buying it] but it's an interesting take on the <strong>urgency of His calling. Do not postpone, do not be sluggish.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/christian.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/luke-9-57-62-reflection-edward-a-armitage.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\"In our painting by Victorian artist Edward A. Armitage , we see Jesus standing on a rocky <strong>shoreline bathed in soft light<\/strong>, addressing James and John who are in their boat. The landscape reflects the great adventure that is awaiting them. Edward Armitage was a noted Victorian painter trained in Paris under Paul Delaroche. Rooted in the tradition of Academic <strong>realism<\/strong>, Armitage specialised in historical, classical, and biblical subjects. His is a master at depicting \u2014dramatic narrative moments with great technical detail.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>You will see that the font of the boat carries a 4 letter inscription. I haven't been able to work out what it stands for... Feel free to leave comments on our webpage below today's reading to share your thoughts or... if you know the answer.\"<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientists make <strong>embryos from human skin<\/strong> DNA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c4g2vyee0zlo?utm_source=tldrnewsletter\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c4g2vyee0zlo?utm_source=tldrnewsletter\">for first time<\/a>. The fundamentalists are going wild with this, I'm sure: Human egg is still needed, just replaced its nucleus with that of a skin cell (perhaps appealing to same-sex couples, infertility due to old age, etc.) but the idea that the egg is emptied is just something else:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/b030\/live\/e7b4c510-9de9-11f0-92db-77261a15b9d2.png.webp\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>9\/26\/2025 Monday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If it's not gun violence but <strong>evil in the criminal's heart<\/strong> that is the problem, <strong>then America is more evil than China<\/strong>, etc. with so many school shooting cases:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Are Mass Shootings a Sin Problem or a Law Problem?\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Aff6wnEqM8E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the <strong>MAGA ideology is more pagan<\/strong> than the Christianity it is attempting to pretend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"MAGA: an internally inconsistent movement #christian\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_W2ghVuqTBc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10\/4\/2025 Saturday Visited Dennis' place. Learned of his son's cerebral palsy condition. Update 12\/2\/2025 At some point, I should read Sandra Peoples' book Accessible Church (mentioned by Millington Baptist Church Podcast Behind the Pulpit S4E13). She has a program called &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/?p=19349\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,20,5,10,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-music","category-news","category-projects","category-theologization"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19349"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19799,"href":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19349\/revisions\/19799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nycphantom.com\/journal\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}