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Christianity | Living | Philosophy | Politics | ReligionOf Christians and Ayn Rand
ByhenryThere have been a number of articles recently discussing Ayn Rand and her Christian supporters and (supposed) followers. One of these is by Sheila Kennedy, who doesn’t do all that bad, though I still see things differently. Key Questions which I Might not Answer The key issues I encounter are: How can a Christian enjoy…
Limited by Expectations
ByhenryYesterday I was looking for some material a friend had asked me to print on 11×17 paper. How boring, eh? Well, I couldn’t find it. I searched through my email and various folders, and the material to be printed was nowhere to be found. Finally, I called my friend to ask him about it. He…
Let Us Worship Other Gods
ByhenryIn my book When People Speak for God, I discuss testing messages that people claim are from God. There is a passage in Deuteronomy 18:21-22 that is commonly used in connection with this. In that passage the message is tested by whether the word from God comes to pass. There are some interesting questions this…
Misbegotten Rules and a Cancer Survivor
ByhenrySchool suspends cancer survivor over long hair he intends to donate, says the headline at The Detroit News. I have a very strong opinion on this, and I have no sympathy whatsoever with the school’s position. They should work out a policy to allow this sort of good deed and especially to accommodate this young…
No! Just No! (to personal DNA test)
ByhenryKristen V. Brown reports on Bloomberg that it’s “brutally difficult” to delete your DNA records online. She also reports that: The direct-to-consumer genetic-testing industry has grown from some $15 million in sales in 2010 to more than $99 million in 2017, and is projected to reach $310 million by 2022, according to one industry estimate….
Mistakes, Love, and Parenting
Byhenry… or any other human relationship, for that matter. I got back yesterday from displaying books at Methodist annual conference for Alabama/Northwest Florida. We had the joy of having our daughter Janet join us there to help out, and we got to chat a bit. We were talking about raising children–she has two–and I mentioned…