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From Melinda, at STR,
All Scripture is God-breathed. Jesus' words aren't just the red letters in the Gospels - they are all the words of the Bible - Old and New Testaments. So Paul's words are Jesus' words. Jesus is speaking to us through his agents He inspired.
Try to imagine a T-rex flying. Yeah, way too big.
In Dinosaur To Birds: Height Or Flight?, we read,
Paleontologists have long theorized that miniaturization was one of the last stages in the long series of changes required in order for dinosaurs to make the evolutionary "leap" to take flight and so become what we call birds. New evidence from a tiny Mongolian dinosaur, however, may leave some current theories about the evolution of flight up in the air.
If you remember the movie (or the book) Jurassic Park, you should remember that one of the notions posited was that present day birds evolved from dinosaurs. Driving the idea that birds came from dinos is the striking similarity that bird skeletons share with theropod dinosaurs. Also, there have been fossils found which indicate some dinosaurs were covered with feathers.
In The Encyclopedia of the Age of the Dinosaurs, by Steve Parker, we read,
If we look at the reconstructed skeletons of the earliest known bird, Archaeopteryx, and a representative small theropod, such as Compsognathus... we see many comparable features.
But are these similarities good evidence for a close link between birds and small theropod dinosaurs? Many "bird" features are general theropod characteristics, shared by the earlier members of the group... Some of the features were present even before the first theropods...
As Parker states, similarity in appearance alone, isn't enough to link birds with dinosaurs and, as he alludes to at the tail end of the quote I gave, some dinosaurs that most closely look related to birds appear either contemporaneous with or after the first birds. This is the temporal paradox that the dinosaur to bird hypothesis must deal with: the fact that birds appear in the fossil record well before the primary candidates of evolutionary related dinosaurs.
The study referenced above makes note of the apparent fact that certain dinosaurs were getting smaller well before the ability to fly. This throws a wrench into the previously held beliefs about how dinosaurs acquired the ability to fly. From the report:
"We had closely linked smaller size in dinosaurs including birds to flight, changes in growth strategy and metabolism: They got progressively smaller, grew faster, and flew," Clarke adds. "Now we see that small size occurs well before many other innovations in locomotion and growth strategy. It forces us to look at the ways we were explaining trends within this part of Dinosauria, and to question our previous assumptions about causal factors in, and timing of, the acquisition of attributes seen in living birds."
What seems to be beyond the realm of possibility, for these scientists, is the notion that the dinosaurs and birds were specially created. In Parker's explanation of a possible means of acquiring the ability to fly, he states:
Think of Compsognathus. It is small, light, agile, and active. Surely such a dinosaur had very little evolution to do before it became a bird. Change the proportions of a few bones, add some feathers, make a few other adjustments, and the result flies away!
Unfortunately, evolution can't anticipate the need or the goal to fly. The few adjustments described would have little value if not made with the notion of flight already in mind.
In mind? You think? Could it be that if a pre-existing morphological template was slightly adjusted, albeit with complex features (have you ever seen the complexity of a feather?), then we'd have a bird?
Yes, we would. And it would be an act of a mind - a designed bird.
Note: further reference, read Michael Denton's Evolution: a Theory in Crisis, especially the section on how utterly different a bird's lung is from the one found in reptiles.
Coldstone Creamery is touted as the Ultimate Ice Cream Experience and, yes, it is very good. Unfortunately, as you're indulging your taste buds, you're also paying through the nose.
Once a week I'll take my kids out to get a treat. It's one way to spend some time together where we can just talk. Typically the treat is nothing more than a box of Krispy Kremes. After a couple of trips to Coldstone, though, I noticed how my wallet ended up being a lot lighter.
The solution: "Coldstone" at home.
One week, after my kids requested Coldstone, I stopped at the local grocery store instead. I explained to them that, rather than spend the big bucks for a one-shot-deal at Coldstone, we were going to get the fixin's to make multiple "Coldstones" at home.
Their initial reaction was leaning towards the incredulous but, after making (and tasting) their first creations, they were sold.
My wife and I are in agreement when it comes to having a scheduled approach towards our lives. This notion also applies towards our homeschooling methodology. While we are always open to the serendipitous, as well as being aware of the occasional need for schedule alteration, we have never bought into the myth of taking things as they come, much less over-scheduling our children's lives to the point of sleep deprivation.
Along the lines of "now that's pretty obvious" comes a study which states that,
...children just beginning school and who get little sleep are more likely to have behavioral and cognitive problems in the classroom...
With schools starting at 8 a.m., and mid-week extracurricular activities sometimes lasting until 9 p.m., it seems that a child's total sleep time during the week will average less than 9 hours per night. Yet the study indicates,
...the importance of giving a child the opportunity to sleep at least 10 hours a night throughout childhood, especially before the age of three-and-a-half years, to ensure optimal cognitive performance at school entry...
It is recommended that children in pre-school sleep between 11-13 hours a night, and school-aged children between 10-11 hours of sleep a night. (emphasis added)
It takes effort to establish and keep to a schedule for your child. Yes, there will be times when you will not be able to keep to it - yet those times should be the exception rather than the rule. In our frenetically paced culture, it is almost expected that one provide pre-packaged activities for their child's every waking moment. That should not be.
I recall one acquaintance, upon hearing of how my wife and I regulated our daughter's schedule, ignorantly remark,
I wish my daughter had a schedule.
Apparently it has never occurred to her that she is responsible for her daughter's schedule.
The study gives some very common sense recommendations:
It's not rocket science.
From WorldMagBlog, a link to School costs pricey and unavoidable yearly ritual.
With three children heading back to three schools this week, Stephanie Dobson has paid out more than $600 to help cover costs for supplies, programs and activities.
I'm beginning to wonder if, despite the fact that, as homeschoolers, we have to purchase our curriculum on our own, it might still be cheaper to homeschool? Of course, considering how the public school system, on average, has $8,700 to spend per child, per year, I think the problem has more to do with administrative efficiency than with a simple lack of funds.
Tara Smith is an "Assistant Professor of Epidemiology" and, not surprisingly, a natural process evolutionist. I came upon her writings in a post about the grandeur of life, albeit from an evolutionist's point of view. In that post, Smith exclaimed that one, despite a lack of religious belief, could find an interconnectedness with nature and essentially be happy to have evolved. The post eloquently displayed, in my opinion, the contradictory and self-defeating position a natural process evolutionist eventually must arrive at: That of finding meaning in a world where meaning is at best, irrelevant, and at worst, nonexistent.
Despite my opinion that Smith has deeply flawed views with regards to religion, culture, philosophy, and the metaphysical, I still enjoy reading her blog. Her posts on the science behind infectious disease research and management are extraordinarily written.
Angling off at a tangent from her infectious disease writing, however, is a post describing how Facebook has deleted the account of a user who posted photos of a woman breastfeeding, whereas other users are still free to post photos of scantily clad women. Smith states,
And as a mom of three and an advocate of breastfeeding, Karen isn't taking this lying down. Word has spread around the 'tubes, and several news outlets (including the Toronto Star) have picked up the story. This is great and all and I hope the publicity changes some more minds (and encourages Facebook to reverse their decision), but it's still pathetic that in this day and age this is even a story. Newsflash: BREASTS HAVE A FUNCTION. They feed babies. Telling women that seeing them nurse is nasty and "obscene:" bad. Encouraging moms to breastfeed babies if they are willing and able: good.
Smith has a very good point.
When my wife was breastfeeding our children, and we happened to be on a trip, we made it a point to find a quiet, out of the way spot for the event to occur. While we don't consider the act obscene, we don't consider it proper to be "in your face" about it either. Also, given that the act is an incredibly wonderful means for bonding between a mother and her child, doing it amidst the hustle and bustle in a mall or sporting event would seem to sell both participants short. However, discretely feeding your child, in public, should not be considered obscene. It is, indeed, cultural hypocrisy when mothers attempting to feed their infants are considered nasty, while women decked out in butt-floss at the local beach are not.
Sidenote: Interestingly enough, Mashable reports on Facebook also banning a site which was overtly critical of Islam. Tolerance, it would seem, is a very, very politically correct institution.
You might be aware that it is possible to add a new folder from your typical "File, Save As" dialog box. But did you know that basic file management is also possible?
For example, suppose you've modified an existing spreadsheet and, when
it comes time to save it, would like to keep its original filename, but
not overwrite the version you modified. (see figure at left)
In this case, you're ready to save "ARSTOCK7.xls" except for the fact that ARSTOCK7.xls already exists.
Using the Save As dialog box as a mini-Windows Explorer, though, you can modify the filename of the original ARSTOCK7.xls file. Simply move your cursor over the filename in the list, click once, and you enter "edit" mode. (see the next figure) After you've renamed your original file you can then save you modified file (e.g., ARSTOCK7.xls).
The Save As dialog box also allows you to move files into displayed folders, such as the "archived" folder shown.
Maybe the French are okay, after all.
From Counterterrorism Blog, France Calls For Tough European Sanctions On Iran,
The New French Government is now adding its own weight in support of U.S. efforts to get Iran to back off from its accelerated uranium enrichment program. French President Sarkozy indicated shortly after his election that he would place a very high priority on the nuclear proliferation risks posed by Iran. A few days ago French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner warned Iran in stark terms to halt its quest for nuclear weapons capability. Their failure to take the international community's s concerns seriously, could, he warned, ultimately lead to war. The "world should prepare for the worst," Kouchner cautioned, "which is war." That's particularly strong language coming from the French.
A woman recently sued a church in Michigan for injuries sustained when she hit her head while falling backwards at a church service. It seems she was Slain in the Spirit - and no one was there to catch her, or make sure she didn't hurt herself, when she fell. She lost her case.
I've often wondered about the Slain in the Spirit phenomenon. Essentially, when one is Slain in the Spirit, one falls to the ground, ostensibly from the power of the Holy Spirit entering your body, flooding you with His presence. While you hear it spoken of, quite a bit, in pentecostal churches, there is virtually no scriptural basis for the practice.
The pentecostal denomination Assemblies of God has a statement on the phenomenon of being Slain in the Spirit. I find it interesting that the statement includes text on the practice of using "catchers" to prevent potential injuries. The entire statement reads,
Slain in the Spirit. The phrases “slain in the Spirit,” “falling under the power,” or “resting in the Spirit” are not found in the Bible. They are used, however, to describe the experience of falling to the floor under the power of the Holy Spirit. Although being slain in the Spirit seems to be a distinguishing characteristic of some recent revivals and evangelistic ministries, there are recorded accounts of people falling under the power of God or being slain in the Spirit in 18th and 19th century revivals. Some of the earlier recorded prostration experiences were related to sinners falling under conviction for their sins. More frequently in the modern Pentecostal/Charismatic revival, believers who are slain in the Spirit experience an extended, intense time of inner work of the Spirit tailored to the specific nature or needs of the individual.
Some expositors have noted that in all biblical instances of the powerful presence of God causing one to fall prostrate, the position was always face down, while in contemporary instances, the worshiper falls backward. When the number of worshipers who fall reaches a larger number with regularity, some evangelists have relied on “catchers” to protect from injury during a fall. Some have questioned if humans have to protect from injury if the work is genuinely an act of the Holy Spirit. But based on biblical evidence, falling down is not an evidence of spirituality. Nor is it a normative experience that should be sought on the basis of any biblical command or repeated example.
Overwhelming experiences, such as falling to the floor, are, therefore, in themselves not to be encouraged as a pattern sought by all believers. However, such experiences, when they occur, may be valid, and should not be summarily discredited.
On the other hand, some believers attending a meeting where a few are slain in the Spirit may feel incorrectly that if they do not fall, others will think them unspiritual or resisting the move of the Spirit. A “courtesy fall” is never the work of the Spirit, nor is a quick rise so others may have the experience. If one is truly slain in the Spirit, there is most likely a work the Spirit wishes to do in that life.
I find the statement to be a bit too vague. Essentially, it is saying, "Falling down is not an evidence of spirituality... but... such experiences may be valid... so do not discourage the practice".
As is referenced in the AG statement, I have a question, with regards to the case of the woman in Michigan: If the Holy Spirit was truly involved in dropping this woman to the floor, then wouldn't it be reasonable to conclude that He would protect her as well? Was she, then, incorrect in believing she was Slain in the Spirit, or is the entire notion incorrect? If it is possible for someone to get hurt, possibly seriously hurt, by incorrectly believing they are being Slain in the Spirit, then shouldn't we discourage the practice within the church?
A friend of mine told me of an incident, that occurred when he was a teenager, in which a traveling evangelist laid his hands on various members of the church. It seems that everyone the evangelist touched fell to the floor (slain in the spirit?). When it came to my friend's turn to be touched he wasn't dropping to the floor like everyone else. In response, the preacher applied a bit more pressure in his "laying on of hands". My friend still wasn't going down so the preacher essentially whacked him in order to get him to go down.
So much for the idea of it being the power of the Spirit at work.
In Baptism of the Holy Spirit (part 2) [the 8/13/07 radio broadcast], R.C. Sproul makes some very interesting observations regarding the book of Acts.
Of course, none of this disallows the Slain in the Spirit phenomenon. It merely clarifies what has been recorded for us in God's Word. As R.C. Sproul says in this message:
What is normative for the Christian is the teaching of the Word of God.
As I see it, God can do what He wants to do. If the Holy Spirit wants me to fall down to the floor, then not only will nothing I do prevent me from falling down, but there is also no need for someone to hit me (or, even, to wave their hand at me).
Whether it is Benny Hinn waving a bejeweled hand across a deceived audience, or a street evangelist disrespecting God by hitting an unsuspecting teenager, the cause of Christ is nevertheless defiled.
In Lolita's Closet, Emily Yoffe describes a trip to the mall to buy school clothes for her 11 year-old. It's articles, such as this one, which make a good case for school uniforms.
...we discovered what I have come to think of as Nitwit Wear. These are T-shirts with slogans such as: "I Left My Brain in My Locker," "I Only Shop on Days that End in Y," and "Spoiled and Proud of It." (At least you only want to shake your head at these. Making you believe in corporal punishment is the Happy Bunny line of clothing, available online and at various department stores, which features phrases such as "Wow you're ugly," and "It's cute how stupid you are.") It's a comfort to know that if your child can't come up with her own insolent remarks, clothing manufacturers are there to help.
...
...A few years ago, Abercrombie, the 'tween division of Abercrombie & Fitch, got in trouble for marketing thong underpants—with phrases such as "eye candy" printed on them—to prepubescent girls. Now scanty panties for girls are standard. At Limited Too there were pairs with rhinestone hearts or printed with cheeky sayings such as "Buy It Now! Tell Dad Later!"
...
..."This is gross," my daughter said, holding up a T-shirt. There was nothing provocative about the cut of the shirt, but embroidered in pink across the chest were the words "Baby Phat"[*] under the large, stylized logo of a cat. My daughter doesn't understand the references this logo is clearly meant to evoke, but she instinctively knew wearing this shirt would be so wrong.
My wife's niece, a public-schooled 6th grader, has notified her parents that her school friends have declared "spaghetti straps" to be "in". Of course, our poor homeschooled children are left to exist as social misfits, doomed to present themselves to society in nothing but modest clothing.
The horror.
* Phat = pretty hot and tempting
Something is happening, here in southern California, this morning.
Something strange. Something extraordinary. Something downright phantasmal.
Water, H2O, is actually falling from the sky.
From the Smithsonian Human Origins Program, a noble quest: In search of what makes us human. Within the site we find the Human Family Tree, shown below.
Note that, despite this being declared our family tree, there are several question marks littered on the diagram. Note, also, the dashed lines that link several of the species together, indicating potential evolutionary links.
If the diagram appears confusing it's because, it is. Upon clicking on the active links one finds that, while the evolutionary biologists agree that the species listed are part of our "family tree", there is disagreement as to just how the family members should be linked. For Homo sapiens, one finds that there are two competing evolutionary models: the multi-regional hypothesis and the out of Africa hypothesis.
Yet, just how did we get to where we are today?
By looking at the family tree, above, we see that there are at least 3 paths, and possibly 4, backwards from Homo sapiens. Why? From Who Was Adam?, by Rana & Ross,
Until a few years ago, paleoanthropologists primarily debated whether it was Australopithecus africanus or Australopithecus afarensis [the two long green bars in the chart above] that morphed into Homo...
This debate became more complex in 1999 when an international team of scientists reported on the discovery of a new hominid species, Australopithecus garhi, dated at about 2.5 million years ago. Because A. garhi may have used tools to butcher animal carcasses, some researchers have proposed that this australopithecine gave rise to Homo. Others dispute this interpretation and consider A. garhi an evolutionary dead end. [note that A. garhi, above, has one of the question marks]
These minor controversies pale in comparison, however, to those recently inaugurated with the discoveries of Kenyanthropus platypops [yellow in the chart above] and Sahelanthropus tchadensis [red in the chart above]. Instead of these new hominid discoveries bringing clarification and resolution, they throw the entire field into even greater chaos. If Kenyanthropus is indeed a legitimate homind taxon, then neither Australopithecus africanus nor Australopithecus afarensis led to humanity - Kenyanthropus did... The discovery of Kenyanthropus potentially invalidates all traditional hominid evolutionary trees found in textbooks.
To be sure, evolutionary biologists would simply indicate that this is how science works - by continuing to gather data and learning from that data, sometimes revising previously held theories.
Yet, as Rana & Ross state,
To declare human evolution a scientific fact, paleoanthropologists must do much more than reliably define evolutionary relationships among the hominids in the fossil record. They must also establish an evolutionary pathway that compels widespread acceptance among biologists.
Despite the lack of compelling evidence for human evolution, and despite the fact that there is widespread disagreement with regards to a supposed human evolutionary pathway, we're presented with a "human family tree". I would say that a field in which a single fossil find causes so much controversy is a field which is not robust enough to present such a diagram as anything more than speculation.
From STR, The Remembrance Cup, 
for Christians-on-the-go.
I wonder: Is Christianity our life, or a part of our life?
Back in August, Joe Carter posted on the availability of Stab-proof School uniforms in the U.K.
I wonder: What's wrong with our culture when it's safer for the parent to go to work than it is for the child to go to school?
You've probably heard the story of the husband and wife, in Bosnia, who cheated on each other online only to find out that they were cheating with... each other. (HT: WorldMagBlog)
I wonder: Was Rupert Holmes a '70s prophet - what with writing Escape some 30 years ago? Guess not - unlike Holmes fictional couple, the Bosnians are getting a divorce.
Do you have ringxiety? Symptoms are: relying on mobile phones for mood regulation and maintaining relationships, as well as hearing your mobile phone ring or feeling it vibrate when it has not actually rung.
I wonder: No... I really don't.
Rod Dreher informs us that
From Scotland comes word that officials in a regional branch of the National Health Service have ordered employees not to have working lunches during Ramadan, so as to avoid offending Muslims.
I wonder: Oh, for crying out loud, let's just get it all over with and convert.
Do you do any gardening? Or how about just some general work around the garage or yard? Well, then, you probably put on a pair of work gloves every so often. I usually buy the cheap leather and canvas gloves sold, at places like Home Depot, for a few bucks a pair. They suit my needs, except for the fact that they wear out pretty fast, typically in key areas like the tips of the fingers. Despite their low cost I find it unnerving that I have to throw out an otherwise good pair of gloves because of a few small holes (I don't relish the thought of grabbing thorny bushes using gloves with holes in them).
Here's where Shoe Goo comes to the rescue. While the product is primarily for shoe repair, I've found that, specially applied, it can mend small holes in your work gloves. One word of caution with regards to its application - since it acts like a glue, it has the tendency to settle until it has hardened sufficiently. Therefore, you may want to wad up some paper to stuff inside the glove finger to act as a form, allowing the goo to set without settling inside the glove.
You could read Brian Greene's 400 page Elegant Universe, or you could watch the following 2 minute video, explaining String Theory. (HT: Ron's Bloviating)
Having quite a few relatives that live in Texas, I'm very familiar with their sense of state pride. To say that the Lone Star state is proud is to define the word understatement.
So it was quite interesting to see that the European Union, as if they didn't have real problems of their own to deal with, tell Texas to stop performing capital punishment. The governor of Texas, not surprisingly, told the EU that Texans are doing just fine governing Texas (essentially inviting the EU to search for a Sun-less location to deposit their request).
From Rod Dreher, a journalist living in Dallas, Texas,
I found myself watching the president's speech tonight astonished and infuriated that he had the nerve to say the things he was saying. I don't know if it's worse to imagine that he's cynically saying things he doesn't believe, or that he really believes such nonsense. Whatever the case, it was a deeply dishonest speech.
From Michael Yon, a journalist who's been embedded with Coalition Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan for a couple of years now,
No one can predict the future, but all who are in a position of authority vis à vis our policy about Iraq should realize that something truly seems to have changed on the ground and momentum forward is accelerating this change. It is possible that fighting will begin to wind down in most areas of the country, as the security gains of the past few months begin to produce more and more of the collateral political, economic and social gains that have been inhibited largely by terror and fear.
And should that occur, we’ll need to decide what our next step will be. If we put our foot on the gas in helping Iraq stand again, Iraq could actually become a strong and firm partner of the United States. But it is equally possible that all the gains made to date will unravel before the eyes of the world, if we point that foot instead toward the door of a premature exit.
But regardless of US election cycles and news fatigue, the timing here will reflect the conditions on the ground. With a premature withdrawal it may only be months before the unraveling begins, but even with our continued presence, it will be years before Iraq can truly stand. It will be years before the Iraqi military is “done.” The Iraqi Army has made tremendous progress, but the task is immense. The commitment should not require all of the resources assembled there now for all of that time, but there is no way around the fact that years are required. If we want Iraq to succeed, we must stick it out. We are succeeding today in Iraq.
You might want to also read this post from Yon, to further reinforce just who has a better handle on what is happening in Iraq.
If you work extensively with spreadsheets, then you've no doubt used some variation of the "sum" function to add up a series of cell values. Sometimes, however, you may desire to know the sum of a series of cells on the fly. If this is the case, then simply highlight the cells in question and the sum of their values will be displayed in the lower right portion of the window (see snapshot below). Note that the function applies to all cells highlighted, whether highlighted in a column, row, range, or intermittent. Also, one caveat, Excel will sum up any value entered, regardless of how that value is formatted (e.g., number, fraction, date), so do not mix apples and oranges.
In searching for information on my Beach Boy's Surf's Up post, I found an old clip of the Buffalo Springfield playing at the Hollywood Palace. They start out singing For What It's Worth but, at the 1:10 mark, break into Mr. Soul. In other words, Neil Young takes over on vocals.
If I recall correctly, Joe despises Neil Young. This one's for you, Joe! ;^)
Interesting sidenote: Richie Furay, one of the band members of the Buffalo Springfield, is now a pastor at the Calvary Chapel in Broomfield, CO.
...how much you learn in college depends a lot more on you than the college. A determined party animal can get through the best school without learning anything. And someone with a real thirst for knowledge will be able to find a few smart people to learn from at a school that isn't prestigious at all.
I've had several colleagues, as they send their kids off to college, express concerns over the mounting costs. For some, the costs are even higher, as they send their children off to prestigious schools as well.
Yet some people are questioning whether or not the prestigious schools are all that much better. The quote above is from an article by Paul Graham titled, News from the Front. (HT: Why Homeschool)
It really makes sense, doesn't it? With all the hoopla and competition to get into the best and most prestigious schools, what really matters, once you are in a school, is how you conduct yourself. And it is all the more reason for parents to raise adults and not children. From Melinda, at STR, comes a link to Michael Reagan's tribute to his mother Jane Wyman. Reagan relates how he attempted, as a 10 year-old boy, to get his mother to buy him a brand new 10 speed bicycle. He states,
She said, "If I give you everything you want, and I can afford to do that, you'll grow up to be a 40-year-old child. I build men, not boys. I want you to grow up to be a 40-year-old man."
It's all too easy to hand our children things to make their lives easier. What's really difficult is knowing how to raise them so that they will grow up into productive adult members of society.
Daniel Pink: A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
Steen Eiler Rasmussen: Experiencing Architecture - 2nd Edition
Paul L. Maier: In the Fullness of Time: A Historian Looks at Christmas, Easter, and the Early Church
Bob Alexander: Six-Guns and Single-Jacks: A History of Silver City and Southwestern New Mexico
Ronald C. White Jr.: The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Words
Brian Greene: The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality
C. S. Lewis: The Magician's Nephew Color Gift Edition (Narnia)
Fazale Rana: Who Was Adam?: A Creation Model Approach to the Origin of Man
Kevin Starr: Americans and the California Dream, 1850-1915 (Americans and the California Dream)
Peggy Noonan: When Character Was King: A Story of Ronald Reagan
Gabriel Garcia Marquez: One Hundred Years of Solitude (Oprah's Book Club)
Kenneth Richard Samples: Without a Doubt: Answering the 20 Toughest Faith Questions
Alan Shepard: Moon Shot : The Inside Story of America's Race to the Moon
Hugh Ross: A Matter of Days: Resolving a Creation Controversy
J. S. Holliday: Rush for Riches: Gold Fever and the Making of California
Leland Ryken: The Word of God in English: Criteria for Excellence in Bible Translation
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