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6 June 2008	Event honoring the work of Dr. Paul Hensleigh June 6, 7:30 pm Mountain View campus of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church 1667 Miramonte Avenue, Mountain View MPPC is presenting a viewing of the full-length NOVA-PBS special A Walk to Beautiful at 7:30 PM on Friday, June 6, 2008, at the MPPC Mountain View campus (1667 Miramonte Avenue, Mountain View). This film portrays the lives of five Ethiopian women who fight to reclaim their lives after giving birth, and is presented by MPPC to honor Paul's work, who was one of our own until his passing last November. We all remember very well Paul's irrepressible enthusiasm for his work saving the lives of women in childbirth in Ethiopia, Nigeria, and other countries, his "Zoe" anti-shock garment ("Zoe" being the Greek word for spiritual life), and his deep trust in God. —from Ray Cowan
29 February 2008	Belief in An Age of Skepticism? A Lecture By Dr. Timothy J. Keller, author of The Reason for God and Senior Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City March 5, 7:30 pm (doors open at 6:45pm) Dinkenspiel Auditorium, Stanford University Parking available at Tresidder Union On MARCH 5TH AT 7:30 AT DINKELSPIEL AUDITORIUM (just across from Tresidder Union on Stanford's campus; see map), Tim Keller, will deliver a lecture entitled, "Belief In An Age of Skepticism?" He will address many of the common objections raised in response to Christianity, such as the following: Doesn't Christianity stifle individual freedom and destroy diversity? How could a good God allow suffering? Isn't the Bible historically unreliable and culturally regressive? Why has the church been the cause of so much injustice? Why isn't Christianity more inclusive? A question-and-answer session with members of the audience will follow the lecture, which is sponsored by Reformed University Fellowship at Stanford University and co-sponsored by the Veritas Forum. For questions, contact Dan Tucker at danieldaytucker AT gmail.com. More information about Dr. Keller's book, The Reason for God is available at www.reasonforgod.com. The Influentials issue of New York magazine featured Dr. Keller as "the most successful Christian evangelist in [New York City] by recognizing that young professionals and artists are 'disproportionately influential' in creating the country's culture and that you have to meet this coveted demographic on its own terms." Says the New York Times, "Observing Dr. Keller's professorial pose on stage, it is easy to understand his appeal." —from Pete Sommer
29 February 2008	God and the Genome: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief A talk and Q&A session with geneticist Francis Collins Earlier this month, on February 5, Francis Collins, the coordinator of the Human Genome Project, Director of the NIH National Human Genome Research Institute, and author of The Language of God, presented reasons for belief in God in a talk and Q&A session at Memorial Auditorium. Dr. Collins, introduced by Prof. Bill Newsome (chair of the Stanford Department of Neurobiology), spoke to an overflow crowd of 2300 people. Audio and video recordings of the event are available for download at franciscollinstalk.stanford.edu. The event was sponsored by InterVarsity Graduate Christian Fellowship at Stanford, the Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship at Stanford, and co-sponsored by The Veritas Forum. —&8211;Ray Cowan
8 November 2007	Paul Hensleigh Breakfast in Arbuckle, June 22, 2007. Left to right: Paul Hensleigh, Pete Sommer, Marga Jann, Merritt Maduke, and Merritt's son Max.   Breakfast in Arbuckle, June 22, 2007. Top to bottom: Paul Hensleigh, Pete Sommer, Marga Jann, Merritt's son Max, and Merritt Maduke. Dear Friends, Paul's Memorial Service will be held next Thursday, November 15, 2 PM at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church, 950 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, California. Paul's website is http://www.paulprayer.blogspot.com/, and I imagine Bonnie will give any needed updates. I know we hold her in our prayers. Jesus, rock of strength, our tower,             In your death we put our trust. When you died, death lost its power,             When you rose it turned to dust. Let your bitter agony,             Suffered for us, comfort me. Dying safe in its protection,             We have life and resurrection.                            - Johann Heermann (c. 1640). —Pete Sommer The Hensleigh Family Trust Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God. —Psalm 20:7
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