Book Review: The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency Series by Alexander McCall Smith

There was a teapot, in which Mma Ramotswe — the only lady private detective in Botswana — brewed tea. And three mugs — one for herself, one for her secretary, […]

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Mystery and Meaning in the Multiverse: Everything Everywhere All at Once

Here, all we get are a few specks of time where any of this actually makes sense, then I will cherish these few specks of time.      — Evelyn Wang, […]

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Time Warping With God

The American psychologist and physician Alfred Adler saw dreams as preparation for action, so I was rather mystified when, about 35 years ago, I dreamed that God instructed me to, […]

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The Mystery of Love

Oscar Wilde’s play, Salome: A Tragedy in One Act, is a rather twisted reimaging of the beheading of John the Baptist. The overarching narrative of the play is the desirability […]

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The Mystery of Our History: How Knowledge of the Church Fathers Can Strengthen the Church

The mystery of church history is less of a mystery to solve and more of a heritage to discover. The “mystery” lies in time’s way of clouding the history we […]

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God as Revealer of Mysteries and Fountain of Love

The Bible is full of mysteries, a statement that will likely garner “Amens” from lovers and critics alike. But that shared sentiment might quickly divide by asking a simple question, […]

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Agatha Christie and Worshiping False Gods

Ever since the publication of Edgar Allen Poe’s The Murders in the Rue Morgue, which is generally thought to be the first murder mystery ever published, murder mysteries have  captivated […]

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Gizem Dagl

‘Gizem Dağl’, or ‘Mountain of Mystery’ in Turkish, is a poem written in the Masnavi form. Writer’s Digest explains that the Masnavi (or Mathnawi) is an ancient form with Persian, […]

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What Mean These Stones? Archaeology, Poetry & Mystery

The mystic does not bring doubts or riddles: the doubts and riddles exist already. We all feel the riddle of the earth without anyone to point it out. The mystery […]

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Rationalism, Meaning, & Love: Sherlock’s Ethos as a Key to Unlock All Mysteries

The 2010 television show Sherlock, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes and Martin Freeman as John Watson, adapts the original 1892 book series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur […]

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