soli deo gloria

Thoughts on theology, science, and culture

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Pain, hope, and grace in Les Miserables

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I love Les Miserables, as previous posts testify. My family and went to see the latest movie version. I thought it was excellent. The mov...
Friday, December 28, 2012

What did C.S. Lewis believe about evolution?

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Everyone likes a good C.S. Lewis quote to bolster their argument. On Biologos David Williams has a great series of blog posts Surprised by...
Thursday, December 27, 2012

Jesus on the waterfront

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My family and I watched the classic movie On the Waterfront. I particularly liked this scene, of a moving speech by a priest [based on Fa...
Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Is there a scientific basis for a rational world?

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I have been enjoying re-reading Paul Davies' 1992 book, The Mind of God: the scientific basis for a rational world. I was struck by t...

Redemption through literature

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My wife and I enjoyed watching the French movie My afternoons with Margueritte. It highlights the importance of relationships, the power [f...
Monday, December 24, 2012

A scientist reflects on Christmas

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The Apostles Creed contains a helpful summary of what I believe about Christmas. It begins: I believe in God, the Father Almighty,        ...

Something Australians cannot understand about the USA

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Superficially Australia and the USA are similar: they are both prosperous English-speaking Western capitalist democracies. However, there ar...
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Ross H. McKenzie
ST LUCIA, QLD, Australia
I am now happily retired. I used to be paid to have fun at work trying to use quantum many-body theory to understand electronic properties of complex materials.I am married to the lovely Robin and have two adult children and a dog, Priya (in the photo). I also write an even more personal blog Soli Deo Gloria [thoughts on theology, science, and culture]
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