I Believe – God’s Goodness Shining in Sadness.

This post is a bit different than many of my posts as in it I share some personal details of my life.  All my posts are personal in that I write what I believe to be true.  I hope this experience helps you see the goodness of God shining through difficult and sad circumstances.

One year ago, our daughter, Holly, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Holly is the mother of our young grandchild and is married to Jeff.  Initially, there was hope and prayer and surgery. … Read the rest

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Alternative Medicine – Proof of Effectiveness

Alternative Medicine comes with many claims of great success.  Some therapies offered are good, some do not do much and others are dangerous. How do we know if a therapy is good and really works?  As we have learned, testimonials, often used to promote therapies, are really not proof of effectiveness.  The fact that many problems naturally improve over time, even when no therapy is applied, and the fact that just doing something can lead to improvement even when the therapy physically has no way to improve things, can make it difficult to determine if a therapy actually brings about improvement. … Read the rest

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Alternative Medicine – Evidence: Subjective versus Objective

Alternative Medicine comes with many claims of great success.  Some therapies offered are good, some do not do much and others are dangerous. How do we know if a therapy is good and really works?  How do we sort out the evidence?

There are two main types of evidence.

The first is based on the perception of those receiving the therapy.  Such evidence is based on how someone thinks they are doing, or how they feel.  Such evidence is called subjective. … Read the rest

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Introduction To My Site

Thank you for visiting. I am interested in the ethics of things like IVF, Organ Donation, Euthanasia, etc.. I am particularly interested in encouraging Christians to ask the important questions and seek out biblically sound answers.

Futher comment on my qualifications to address these topics in incuded in My Bio. (click on it to view).

Some, people, especially those who have walked in the shoes of those who have been involved in things like IVF and Organ Donation, may find some of what I write difficult to read. … Read the rest

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