In the Christmas story, as recorded in the book of Matthew, wise men presented gifts to baby Jesus. Two of these gifts were frankincense and myrrh. These are costly perfume oils derived from certain ...

Last week I was in Minnesota. As winter draws near, the maple and oak set the distant hills ablaze with yellow, orange, red and rust. I walked beneath a gold and crimson canopy of color and was struck ...

It’s something from the pages of the Bible and scientists think it has been gone for a very long time. Botanists have managed to grow a long-lost tree species from an ancient, 1,000-year-old seed ...

Every family seems to have a family historian - that one person who is fascinated by the family tree. They are the protectors of the past, the guardians of family documents, photographs and heirlooms.

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