Grandpa LaMay has spent a week away from Iowa to visit friends in Virginia. One of the main reasons for the visit was to meet with the men of the Christian Observer. There will be a new look as we unite with others to spread the good news of the Gospel of the King of kings. Part of the mission will be the continuing weekly Bible Studies [check the blog for weekly studies listed at the right]. Your prayers are appreciated [Grandpa: Robert L. LaMay].
During that week in Virginia I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. A Van Broekhoven who had recently wrote the Introduction to a novel, Embryo Factory, The Stem Cell Wars by Rev. Richard A. Humphrey and Dr. Loren J. Humphrey. This book presents the problem by way of a 'mystery novel' which, in its twists and turns between people, gives us a good view of the problem. Dr. Van Broekhoven writes in the Introduction, that bioethical issues have not been taken seriously by many of us, as well as the biotechnological research; that the authors of this book address the problems, "portraying lifelike settings that present drama brought about by competing ideas of scientific advancement, and competing and contrasting concepts of reality and morality. Much of the development of this subject in dramatic form undoubtedly came from papers and discussions held at a symposium on science, bioethics, and law or public policy held at a forum of the Oxford Society of Scholars. ...This a book that invades the imagination and aesthetic with complicated relationships and complex moral issues."
I enjoyed the book at one sitting, resting under Virginia's sun one afternoon of rest, wondering what turn of events would lead to a conclusion of "who done it" and of "what moral implication."
