Ancient History

Thirteen Lines That Refused to Leave Me Alone When I first started digging into the Emerald Tablet, what caught my attention was how much meaning people had pulled from such a small piece of writing. The text is traditionally associated with Hermes Trismegistus and became one of the foundational writings of Western alchemy. Depending on

The Strange World of the Modern Résumé Looking for a job today can sometimes feel less like introducing myself to another human being and more like trying to satisfy a machine. Many employers use applicant tracking systems, commonly called ATS, to collect, organize, search, and sometimes rank applications. Automated tools may also help employers identify

The Symbols We Carry Every Day I have handled dollar bills most of my life without giving much thought to all those symbols printed on the back. There is an eagle, an unfinished pyramid, an eye above that pyramid, Latin phrases, stars, arrows, and an olive branch. Once you start looking closely, I can understand

The Question Behind the Pyramids Few structures have inspired as much wonder as the pyramids of ancient Egypt. The Great Pyramid of Giza was built more than 4,500 years ago without cranes, trucks, computers, or modern power tools. Looking at something that massive, I understand why people ask how ancient people could possibly have built

A Word With an Extraordinary History There is an old Greek word that traveled a mighty long road from everyday conversation into some of humanity’s deepest thinking about reason, creation, and God. That word is logos. Today, many of us recognize logos simply as “word,” especially from the famous opening of the Gospel of John:

Introduction One of the most remarkable discoveries of modern science is that all human beings share a common origin. Decades of research in genetics, archaeology, anthropology, and paleontology overwhelmingly support the conclusion that Homo sapiens first evolved in Africa about 300,000 years ago before gradually spreading across every inhabited continent. This discovery has transformed our

Introduction One of the most frequently repeated claims about early Christianity is that the first Christians believed in reincarnation until the Church removed the doctrine at the Second Council of Constantinople in A.D. 553. This idea appears regularly in books, documentaries, and social media discussions, often presented as a hidden chapter of Christian history. While

Introduction More than 2,400 years ago, the Greek philosopher Plato introduced one of the most influential thought experiments in the history of philosophy. Known as the Allegory of the Cave, it explores the difference between appearance and reality, knowledge and ignorance, and the choice between comfort and truth. Although Plato wrote it in ancient Greece,