that God spoke through prophets who might not understand their own words, and that the Bible was a cryptic puzzle needing solving -- this belief in prophecy and fulfillment is not incomprehensible.

A remarkable fact is that many slang words have a classical origin. For example, the word "mill," a vulgarism for a fight, is traceable to the Greek word "hamilla," which means a combat.

In 1859 Charles Darwin published a book called On the Origin of Species ... evolution seemed to go against religious teachings that God made the Earth and created all living things.

“Air names” have been in high demand ever since beauty mogul Kylie Jenner and hip-hop artist Travis Scott decided to name ...

Early in the 11th century, a Benedictine Abbot established All Souls' Day as a day to pray for the souls of deceased family ...

The legendary Emerald Tablet of Thoth is said to be a tablet of emerald or green stone inscribed with the secrets of the universe.

Basically, like most words, there’s the etymology of the word, the strict dictionary definition, and then how the word has ...

and always tired looking”, it was common for her to complain that God had punished her by giving her a “güevo or güero”. Then this condition became the subject of laughter and the word ...

This is the most explicit and concise description and definition of natural selection in On the Origin of Species ... useful in some way...” – the words of a lifelong collector who appreciated ...

I’m slightly annoyed by this and by the reminder I kindly get in my inbox every time I use the dreaded d-word. The etymology of the word ‘drone’ has nothing to do with spying, firing ...

But Kline didn't even make it all the way through the word "L-O-G-I-N" before Duvall told him over the phone that his system ...