Flotsam and jetsam (7/15)

• J.R. Daniel Kirk tackles the question of whether Christianity has really done any good for the world, pointing to adoption, sex trafficking and peace as key areas of contribution. And Andrew Perriman offers his thoughts as well.
• The Vatican has tightened its rules on for disciplining priests involved in sexual abuse cases. NPR has a piece on it here.
• Larry Hurtado is at it again, posting his article “Jesus as Lordly Example.” He also announces the new blog site for his Centre for the Study of Christian Origins.
• Jesus Creed has a nice roundup of recent discussions on science and miracles.
• Inside Higher Ed has a very nice article on the Illinois adjunct who was fired for teaching about Catholic beliefs regarding homosexuality. Unsurprisingly, the situation is more complicated than they first appeared.
• Justin Taylor recommends a book for learning how to write non-fiction book proposals.
• And, apparently spending most of your time sitting down is bad for your health, even if you exercise regularly.

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