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Space for both science and faith
I have said here that all sciences work inductively from material particulars toward universal principles of existence but ...
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Karen are deserving of American welcome
Austin is acquiring an excellent opportunity to be Americans of the historic sort by welcoming the Karen people ...
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Teenagers talk, we just have to learn to listen
“I can’t figure out what’s wrong with teenagers these days,” this middle-aged father complained. “I can go all ...
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Anyone may be a mentor who changes people’s lives
I studied Matilda Cuomo’s “The Person Who Changed My Life” expecting to find most to be teachers, as ...
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Teachers teach best as people
Whenever I have spoken to groups of teachers or taught future teachers, I have sought to convince them ...
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How to make marriages work and other musings
Occasionally I present random thoughts on various subjects, as they have come to mind, to develop later.
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Romney’s statement on poor out of context
Mitt Romney did not say or mean he has no concern about poor people but that the focus ...
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Wealth, like tithing, no cause for suspicion
Mitt Romney is getting a lot of negative criticism for 1) just being wealthy, 2) being smart enough ...
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Common sense not so common nowadays
We usually praise “common sense” and there is, indeed, much to be said for it. The first problem ...
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Alcorn: Religious background non-issue for Romney
Mitt Romney is not the first Mormon to run for president of the United States, because none less ...
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Science speaks well, but not the final word
We live in a scientific world and flourish because of science. From physics to biology to psychiatry to ...
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In religion vs. science, both sides need humility
In contrasting and comparing religion and science, which both religionists and scientists frequently do, it is crucial for ...
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Excessive ambition often mars resolutions
The great failure of New Years resolutions, we have all noticed, is a predictable failure to follow through. ...
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The King James version of the Bible now 400 years old
The King James version of the Bible had been released in 1611, 319 years prior to my birth, ...
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‘And it came to pass in those days…’
More than 2,000 years ago a boy-child was born in Bethlehem. After his death, about 33 years later, ...