A bevy of kings who had a real problem with sports Way back in the year 1314 A. D. English King Edward II issued a royal edict banning the game of soccer. The sport bore little resemblance to the game … Continue reading
It is the barbarians that the world has to thank for the birth and the creating of a legendary city of the world. It was a scene of rape and pillage. Houses torched, crops stolen or burned, and hasty graves … Continue reading
THE FOUNDATION OF OUR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION Can you even begin to imagine how impossible it would be to get along with, work with, and live with other people if there was no other way to communicate with them except for … Continue reading
Government corruption is not a new phenomenon. It has been in existence every since man instituted the association we now called a body politic. Government is not a human entity although it is made up of human beings. It is … Continue reading
“Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village, though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow.” There are many “near greats” in the field of prose … Continue reading
Widely considered the founder of Western philosophy, Socrates (470—399 B.C.) never wrote a single book. We know of him only second hand, from what other people wrote about him. Born in Athens, Greece in the fifth century B. C., Socrates … Continue reading
THE FIVE-FOOT SHELF Times change, places change, people change,…only Human Nature, God, and Sin have remained unchanged over the centuries of time that man has inhabited this earth. Great and not-so-great men and women have lived and contributed much to … Continue reading
One thing, one fact, one truth that we all know, without any question, is that history records and proves we Americans do not learn anything from history. Someone once said that those who fail to learn anything from history are … Continue reading
The Day The Olympic Games Were Shut Down For Religious Reasons In ancient Greece, the Olympic Games were held every four years in tribute to the Greek god, Zeus. These Games actually began in the year 776 B.C. and continued to … Continue reading
