You probably never wondered where the word alphabet came from. Well, the answer is simple. It comes from the words for the first two letters of the Greek alphabet. Look at the first chart and you will notice that the first two letters are alpha and beta. Put them together and you have alphabeta. Drop […]

All too many modern Christians are not conversant with the foundations of Christian theology. In one sense, there is no need for them to be, provided that they are willing to follow the lead of the Church. But, when any Christian considers themselves to be an absolute authority on Christian theology, then they often end […]

What is medical tourism? Medical tourism is the conscious choice to travel to another country in order to receive healthcare. There are various reasons why people engage in medical tourism. For instance, one reason is to receive treatment that is not available from the country in which you live. Thus, it is not unusual for […]

I was listening to an interesting radio broadcast on NPR on the death penalty and statistics. So, I thought that I would check some of what they say with official figures. Since 1973, 167 people on death row were released after being exonerated of all charges. Please note that these are not releases on issues […]

I enjoy watching anime and reading manga, manhua, and manhwa. If one reads the description before one watches and reads, one can avoid inappropriate videos or publications. Actually, the same is true of any type of media that one may watch or read, whether it is from the Far East or from here in the […]

I have no problem with people who look back at their difficult childhood to realize that they have “turned out fine.” Hindsight sometimes lets one see how even negative experiences can become positive formative parts of one’s character. Steve Jobs, one of the two creators of the original Apple computer was adopted after being abandoned […]

One of the challenges in USA culture is that we are increasingly becoming a culture in which we, “casually [say] ‘I’m gonna live my life the way I want to.’” However, the reality is that such a thought is impossible regardless of how commonly it is expressed in modern USA culture. Why do I say […]

All of us use shortcuts in our thinking. That is, we have a set of “truths” that we rely on to guide our day to day interactions with the world. Many of these truths are inherited from someone(s) else who has done the hard work of thinking it through. In the modern world, we are […]