June 2013

How much is your Bible worth?

So Einstein's Bible was just sold for $68,500 at an auction in New York. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57591466/bible-signed-by-einstein-fetches-$68500-in-nyc-auction/ How much is your Bible worth? Einstein's inscription says (translated from the German)…
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Seven Men by Eric Metaxas

For those of you who were interested in Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas but were scared of the 624 pages, you should pick up a…
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3D Bible Reading Video

I still remember the first time I saw a film in 3-D, I kept trying to grab things in front of my face, a buzzing fly, a bouncing…
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Jesus versus Muhammad II

My son Noah's AP World History class did a May Madness competition between 64 of the supposedly most influential individuals in world history.  Each student represents an individual…
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Jesus versus Muhammad I

Our younger son Noah (16) is taking AP World History.  The AP exam was a few weeks ago, so they wind down the school year with May Madness--64…
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Votes for Convicts, Step-in-time

Last week, I watched "The Constitution, with Peter Sagal" on PBS with my family. They interviewed a woman from Kentucky who had to fight for thirteen years to…
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Foul Play

When I was 5 I went to see my first baseball game at Wrigley Stadium in Chicago (1967).  I was hooked.  Forty-six years later, I'm still a Cubs…
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