Author: Glen Henshaw

  • Calling all foodies

    Glen Henshaw

    I want to thank Times and Seasons for the opportunity to blog over the past two weeks.

  • Stem Cells, part 2

    Glen Henshaw

    We’ve already discussed our moral obligations to the very very young. Now I’d like to talk about our obligations to the very very old.

  • Secular knowledge

    Glen Henshaw

    Is secular knowledge a spiritual distraction?

  • Laughing at ourselves

    Glen Henshaw

    I am particularly fond of an old Jewish folk story called Esperanza’s Bread.

  • Thoughts on evolution

    Glen Henshaw

    I suspect that when many people think about how God created humans, they have a subconscious image of Him carefully designing each system and part, essentially the same way a human engineer would. But increasingly that’s not how human engineers work.

  • An Engineering Analysis of Santa Claus

    Glen Henshaw

    To prove that engineers have a sense of humor, I send the following to my family every year at Christmas. I wish I could say I wrote it, but I didn’t, and don’t know who did. Perhaps you’ve seen it before. If not, enjoy.

  • Stem Cells, part 1

    Glen Henshaw

    Until recently I had the good fortune to be a member of Matt Evans’ Elder’s Quorum class. Matt asked me a question once that I couldn’t answer, and still can’t. I’m hoping T&S can help (and I hope Matt doesn’t mind!)

  • A House Of Order

    Glen Henshaw

    My wife Angela is a veterinarian. She’s also apparently a really good Relief Society enrichment teacher (I’m not allowed to go to these things, but I have this on good authority). A few weeks ago the enrichment lesson subject was “A House of Order”, from Doctrine and Covenants 88:119: “Organize yourselves; prepare every needful thing;…