WHILE I WAS GONE . . .

Furthermore, James Sire's fifth edition of his Universe Next Door was officially published.  (Taylor students and graduates may recognize it as one of the original sources for the "Foundations" course, previously known as "Freshman Seminar." The book and course have grown apart from each other to a certain extent; Mark Cosgrove, of course, has now published his notes in book form, and you can find them under the title of Foundations of Christian Thought at ChristianBooksBibles.com.) Anyway, over the years, Jim Sire has added quite a bit of material to his book, and some of you may remember that I wrote a chapter on Islamic theism for it during my last year of teaching.  It didn't rate mention on the front cover, but it's there as chapter 10 of the work.  Let me repeat, as I did a while back, that it is an honor to have been allowed to make a contribution to that classic work.  

That's all for tonight.  Oh, okay, I'll throw in a couple of pictures of Taiwan, just to keep the mood going.  You see here a composite, cleverly stitched together by your skilled, but humble, bloggist. Seasoned travelers will undoubtedly recognize the little plaza outside of the train station of Taichung.