2023 has been challenging and I've been offline for most of it. Many reasons, but I wanted to post this status update both to remind you I'm still around and to show you an example of why I've found myself occupied in other areas than computing this year. I had to have a serious emergency surgery a few weeks ago. Here's a brief semi-synopsis.
Some Personal (Critical) Thoughts on Francis Schaeffer’s Shaping of Evangelical America
If Francis Schaeffer was "the single greatest intellectual influence on young evangelicals of the 1960s and '70s," I'd wager those not of the evangelical bent ever have anything to worry about -- not that they ever did.
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Dad’s Birthday, the Power of Positive Thinking & Some Perspectives Offered
Today was my late father’s birthday and I feel down. He’d be 84 today. Dad loved books and especially ones like Peale’s The Power of Positive Thinking. He and I disagreed on much, including this type of book. But in honor of his birthday, I reread this book and am going to write a few words on it. However, true to form, just because I read it in honor and memory of my father doesn’t mean I’m going to treat this with kid’s gloves.
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Some of my more “popular” quotes on Quotes.net
I wondered if and who may be looking at the hundreds of quotes attributed to me around the Internet. One of the big sites has over 100 Scott Holstad quotes. My findings were interesting and have given me food for thought.
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My Year In Books: 2022
Every year I participate in the Goodreads Annual Reading Challenge and I post about it and the results at the end of the year. Welcome to My Year In Books 2022.
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