Archive for the ‘human’ Category
Celebrating 100 years… Chesterton and Grahame
November 21st, 2008 by Dale Fincher
Halfway through this year, I remembered this was the year of a marked centenary. G. K. Chesterton penned Orthodoxy (he wrote The Man Who was Thursday the same year as a story illustrating the same theme). I had heard of Chesterton prior to college, but I did not read him until then. Little did I [...]
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Feminism… and beyond
September 4th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
The range of definitions of feminism are broad. First wave (1800s) and second wave feminism (1960s) both promoted women as oppressed by men and overlooked for their full human, though unique, status. Third wave feminism responded to the second wave by deconstructing the feminine into postmodern cultural construction. They each have their own merits and [...]
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Free iPods at University
August 21st, 2008 by Dale Fincher
The New York times published this piece yesterday: “Welcome, Freshman. Haven an iPod.” Apparently, student cell phones and laptop computers aren’t enough of a distraction. They need iPods, too, to satiate the endless consumer appetite to be entertained. I still believe music is the drug of choice in the West. And in a place, like [...]
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The Mystery of Submisson – Ephesians 5 (part 1 of 16)
August 11th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
Introduction The relationships between men and women, husbands and wives, is a deeply needed cultural conversation with great import into apologetics. Not only does the Scripture tell us to give an answer for our faith, but even more often it tells us to live out that answer, even in marriage. How we relate to one [...]
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Another great light out–Alexander Solzhenitsyn
August 3rd, 2008 by Dale Fincher
Alexander Solzhenitsyn became a household name in 20th century Cold War politics and an important figure in modern world history. Solzhenitsyn was also a hero in understanding what it means to be human, both with a backdrop of prosperity as well as revolutionary suffering. He became famous for his Gulag Archipelago. Malcolm Muggeridge reported home [...]
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Was Jesus’ Sacrifice a Sacrifice for Him? Part 2
July 27th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
Some great comments came from Part 1 of this question. See earlier entry here. As you know, when a question is posted to you, there are a myriad of ways to take it. What assumptions are behind the question? What is the questioner really getting at? What does he or she want to know? This [...]
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Human Monologues
June 3rd, 2008 by Dale Fincher
Anna Deavere Smith has interviewed a couple thousand people and then turns some of them into monologues. This is a proper example of using theatre to create awareness. No propaganda here. Just insight into the everyday world of the quirkiness and despair the human soul finds itself. Well performed. Four monologues fill this 23 minute [...]
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Does Modern Education Kill Creativity?
May 21st, 2008 by Dale Fincher
I cannot believe I haven’t seen this before. It was posted online nearly 2 years ago. Sir Ken Robinson says things here we need to all consider. Of the many things that resonated with me, one was that creativity can only flourish if we are willing to be wrong. His thesis here fits squarely into [...]
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Modern Proverb – the platform or the speech?
April 15th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
What does it profit a human, to gain a platform and have nothing to say?
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New Book: What’s So Great About Christianity
March 14th, 2008 by Dale Fincher
Tony Snow, former press secretary for President George W. Bush, wrote a clear, enjoyable article in Christianity Today, reviewing What’s So Great About Christianity by Dinesh D’Souza. I agree with the whimsical assessment of this article. And it is written in a way that average people can understand. Here’s a taste: [After citing a string [...]
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