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The Bible, long debated as the bestsellingest book of all time, might also be one of the most quoted texts. But how much of what is cited as coming from the Old and New Testaments is actually in the Bible?"Spare the rod, spoil the child" This could very well be a paraphrase of Proverbs 13:24, but the statement doesn't really exist in any translation of the Bible. The Bible verse actually reads: "He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is careful to discipline him."Samuel Butler, a 17th century British poet, actually coined the phrase...

. NEVER FORGET Reprinted from NewsMax.com Tuesday, March 22, 2005 9 a.m. EST Terri's Former Nurse Accuses Michael Schiavo From April 1995 to August 1996, Carla Sauer Iyer was one of Terri Schiavo's caretakers at Palm Garden in Largo, Fla. This morning on Fox News' "Fox and Friends" program, she gave a frightening account of Michael Schiavo's actions and words, and also a hopeful description of Terri Schiavo's condition at that time. Ms. Iyer said that Terri could: Interact with staff. Laugh. Talk - saying words like "mommy," "help me" and "hi." Let you know if she was in pain....

I have a small nursery where I propagate pachysandra, a perennial groundcover. I have a great over-abundance of my plants, as I've been doing this for over 30 years. Presently, I would like to get together with all the churches in my area in an effort to teach the value of plant propagation and an understanding of nature and the soil to young people (or the older folks too). I am about to begin to send letters and emails out to all the churches, but I need some help. Not being an expert at all about the words of the...

Ancient Greek verses discovered in Vatican Fri 5 December, 2003 22:21 ROME (Reuters) - A manuscript containing possibly unknown verses penned by the ancient Greek playwright Menander more than 2,000 years ago have come to light at the Vatican Library, the Vatican's newspaper has said. While half of the 400 verses, copied on to a parchment in the ninth century, appear to be come from Menander's only salvaged play "The Grouch", or "Dyskolos", researchers believe 200 verses could be completely new finds. "The deciphering and deep analysis of the new fragments...will allow us to read again, after two millennia, a...