John Chapter 3 : Christ’s discourse with Nicodemus. John’s testimony.   3:1. And there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 3:2. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him: Rabbi, we know that thou art come a teacher from God; for no man can do […] Read more

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS by Clement Clarke Moore or Henry Livingston ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in […] Read more

Egypt is the gift of the Nile, wrote an Egyptian historian 25 centuries ago. 90% of Egypt’s population lives around the stem of the Nile river and the Nile delta, which accounts for only 5% of the countries land area. Virtually all Egyptian agriculture also takes place in this fertile region […] Read more

Alaskan legend describes the Northern Lights as torches carried by the dead as they move into the next life. A more scientific account says that the world’s oldest laser show is the result of solar particles that hurtle through space until they collide with Earth’s atmosphere, releasing a burst of radiation that we see as […] Read more

In ancient times, a king had his men place a boulder on a roadway. He then hid in the bushes, and watched to see if anyone would move the boulder out of the way. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers passed by and simply walked around it. Many people blamed the King for […] Read more

When she heard the sure proofs Ulysses now gave her, she fairly broke down. She flew weeping to his side, flung her arms about his neck, and kissed him. “Do not be angry with me Ulysses,” she cried, “you, who are the wisest of mankind. We have suffered, both of us. Heaven has denied us […] Read more

He was an old man who fished alone in a skiff in the Gulf Stream and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish the boy’s parents had told him that the old man was […] Read more

*What should we have for dinner?* This book is a long and fairly involved answer to this seemingly simple question. Along the way, it also tries to figure out how such a simple question could ever have gotten so complicated. As a culture we seem to have arrived at a place where whatever native wisdom […] Read more

Chapter 1 When I stepped out into the bright sunlight from the darkness of the movie house, I had only two things on my mind: Paul Newman and a ride home. I was wishing I looked like Paul Newman— he looks tough and I don’t— but I guess my own looks aren’t so bad. I […] Read more