http://withallyourmind.net Tue, 08 Sep 2009 02:51:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Go here for a well-done exploration of the controversy over  President Obama's speech to the schoolchildren. http://withallyourmind.net/?p=1259 Hey all! It has been a while since I've blogged. There is no one specific reason, but lots of things going on (most all good things). I've been doing some evaluating of how my limited time might be best spent. I do believe blogging is a worthwhile and ... http://withallyourmind.net/?p=1257 As many readers of this blog probably know, I am a full time practicing emergency physician, as well as a passionate Christian apologist. For years now, I've enjoyed reading the columns of emergency physician, Dr. Edwin Leap, in the monthly publication, Emergency Medicine News. As a result of ... http://withallyourmind.net/?p=1255 Does this exclamation convey concern over the slaughter of an endangered species? At first, it may seem so. But the exact meaning of such a sentence is difficult to know without some context. Did you read the above headline in National Geographic, or on the front page of ... http://withallyourmind.net/?p=1253 The latest free download from ChristianAudio is Foxe's Book of Martyrs. If you've always wanted to read it, but couldn't find the time... here's the chance to listen to it while you drive. http://withallyourmind.net/?p=1251 On Sunday, I returned from a medical missions trip to Palacaguina, Nicaragua, a small community in Northern Nicaragua just a few miles south of Honduras. It was my first experience in missions, and what an experience it was. I am certain that it blessed me more than it ... http://withallyourmind.net/?p=1245 The term "trillion" is becoming more and more a part of the public vocabulary with the recent financial fiasco. It also is a term used in dealing with very small probabilities (as in fine-tuning arguments for the existence of God). William Dembski provides a visual help in thinking ... http://withallyourmind.net/?p=1243 Many of the readers of this blog may be aware of the controversy which has ensued over the invitation of President Barack Obama to speak at the May 17th graduation ceremony in which he is to be awarded an honorary degree. Obama's pro-abortion position is clearly at odds with ... http://withallyourmind.net/?p=1241 Russell E. Saltzman has a well-written piece on "The Mental Murder of Torture" over at First Things. Here's a little bit of that piece: I’ve been trying, like many Americas, to think this thing through. There is the altogether practical question: Did torture help us? Did it make America safer? ... http://withallyourmind.net/?p=1239 Christianity Today has provided a book excerpt from the book, Bono: In Conversation with Michka Assayas. I've heard about Bono's Christian commitment in the past, but this is good stuff. Here's an excerpt in which he talks about the difference between Karma and Grace: It's a mind-blowing concept that ... http://withallyourmind.net/?p=1237