SURPRISED BY JOY: HERE’S A PUZZLE FROM MY REAL LIFE Upon reflection, I realize that I spent the first half of my life mostly without experiencing the aesthetic dimension of life. As a kid, I drew some and later listened to jazz and other popular music styles without actively engaging with them. I learned to…

THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS UNPACKED The only thing that compares to my thrill of climbing to the top of the Great Giza Pyramid is crawling into Cave #1 of the Dead Sea Scrolls caves at the Qumran archaeological site. In both cases, a little voice inside me asked: “Why not just stay here?” Both visits…