Every language has creative humor that can be easily omitted if someone doesn’t know the language or the culture. Groucho Marx, a famous...

Saul, the reigning king of Israel, wanted David dead. Fearing for his life, David was on the run. One time, he decided to take shelter at...

Herod the Great was the king at the time of Jesus’s birth. He was an Idumean, an Arab, not to be confused with Edomites, Esau’s...

British television ran a show between 2005 and 2010 called Ladette to Lady. In the show, ladies are given instructions on how to be a...

Nearly 20 km (or 12 miles) from my hometown in India, Nagercoil, is an old palace called Padmanabhapuram Palace...

A farmer’s son convinced him to get a computer to keep track of his farm animals and accounts. Hesitantly, the farmer went to a computer...

People used yeasts from very early in our history. The ancient Egyptians and Chinese, for example, used yeast to ferment and form their...

Comedians have a way of making us think, laugh, and relax. I enjoy listening to them or watching them on YouTube. Some comedians,...

Mayo Clinic defines kyphosis as an exaggerated forward bending of the upper back. It often occurs in older people due to the weakness in...

The King James Version says, “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the...

When evil people commit atrocities, people blame the victims. For example, when terrorists struck the Twin Towers, some said the evil of...

Couples marry to remain married “until death do us part.” Sadly, some marriages sour, and the couple seek divorce. A Christian couple I...

People had difficulty figuring out Jesus. Nicodemus’s puzzle gives an example: “You must be from God because no one can do the miracles...

Professor Higgins was training a common girl, Eliza Doolittle, to be a lady in a shop in My Fair Lady movie. The Professor took Eliza to...

In 2021, a mother and daughter duo pled guilty to 48 charges of abuse, including severe beating, of their domestic help, a 24-year-old...

In ancient cultures, Oikonomos (coming from oikos, “a house,” and nomos, “law”) was a person of high qualification, someone second only...

A lungi is a typical outfit for men in Southern India. My dad wears it even to this day. It is a long cloth, 2 to 3 feet long and 4 to 5...

Compassion is one of God’s valuable attributes (Hebrew: hannun; Greek: eleos). It often shows in practical contexts. For example, when a...

Charles Philip Arthur George was born on November 14, 1948, during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King George VI, and became heir...

Singapore’s Botanical Garden is within walking distance of our house. In that garden, an entire section is dedicated to orchids. While we...