Archive for February, 2008
An Update – The NPC Convention
February 27th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
We drove 1,100 miles Sunday. Monday, Jonalyn joined three other ladies (Jeanne Stevens, Margaret Feinberg, Sarah Cunningham) for her the start of her six-hour seminar. Her seminar on women and the church: Three hours Monday night and then three hours Tuesday morning. I was a participant in the audience. Lunch. Then ramping up into the [...]
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Another great voice gone — William F. Buckley
February 27th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
I had the honor of meeting him briefly at the Muggeridge Centenary in 2003. Here’s today’s New York Time article. BBC article.
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Does religion produce an evolutionary advantage?
February 23rd, 2008 by Dale Fincher
Is it possible to study religious belief scientifically? It all depends on what you mean by it. The John Templeton Foundation will be spending $4 million to answer this question: Is there “evidence about whether belief in God confers an evolutionary advantage to humankind”? You’ll find this in a recent British article published by Ekklesia, [...]
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Living with Questions hits Amazon Top 25
February 21st, 2008 by Dale Fincher
I am unsure how frequenly Amazon.com adjusts their top sales books in each category, but this morning, I looked online and found Living with Questions in the top 25! This list is for ‘children’s books’ books, which I’m assuming includes youth. Quick, follow that link before it goes away! That’s a reason to celebrate… since [...]
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A New Approach to ID: Ben Stein’s "Expelled"
February 18th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
I feel like the last to hear about this… While it seems some of the Intelligent Design (ID) dialog has been kept out of public discourse through the courts, media, and the academic esbalishment, Ben Stein is taking the idea to the streets in his new documentary-movie, Expelled. His approach is ‘free speech.’ The theory [...]
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"Americans Hostile to Knowledge"
February 15th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
Susan Jacoby wrote a book I’m ordering today: The Age of American Unreason American anti-intellectualism and anti-rationalism is on a roll…. and many, if not most, Americans don’t even think it matters. Her thesis isn’t new… but I’m hoping it will be accessible enough to recommend to those caught with the disease. Read todays article: [...]
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The Difficulty of "Tolerance"
February 13th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
Well, ‘intolerance’ used to be a pejorative word for the ‘right wingers’ even though cultural critics and philosophers pointed out that the use of the word in society is often self-defeating. In the old days, ‘tolerance’ is what we do to things that annoy us. The fly buzzing around my desk is annoying, so I [...]
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The Music Diversion
February 13th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
I’ve been saying for a while that music is the #1 drug of choice among teens today. You’ll also find this in chapter 1 of Living with Questions. And when challenging teens to get serious about God, they are eager on the front of their seats. Many want to know how to love him more. [...]
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Cedarville Canceling Claiborne
February 12th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
Few people know that in my personal history, I almost transferred to Cedarville halfway through my undergraduate career. I was accepted. Credits transferred. Campus visited. But at the last minute, I did not. Maybe one day that story will be told (it’s a good one). My cousin did atttend and graduate from Cedarville. She enjoyed [...]
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Thoughts on Pregnancy/Miscarriage 2
February 9th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
My first installment of thoughts can be found here. Realizing we were expecting, I discovered new thoughts arising in me. I realized from a new perspective why the Psalmist says “Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of children.” I’ve always been taught that a blessed person has children. Only after realizing I may [...]
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