What is a bishop? Christianity – Religion
A bishop from medieval Iceland (in the form of a chess piece). Now in the Metropolitan Museum, New York What is a bishop? A bishop was a man who was [...]
St. Benedict – Christianity – History of Religion
Egyptian caves where early monks and nuns lived Who was Benedict? In the 500s AD, Benedict was the founder of a new Christian movement toward monasticism: living as monks or nuns. What are [...]
What is baptism? – History of Christianity
Torchlight parade (this one is actually in India) Baptism before Christianity Even before the time of Jesus, many mystery religions of the ancient Mediterranean had some sort of ceremony that people had to do in [...]
Augustine of Hippo – Christianity and the fall of Rome
The Roman theater at Thagaste (Souk Ahras), in Algeria, where Augustine of Hippo grew up. Where was Augustine from? Augustine of Hippo was born in a small town in North [...]
Who were the Arians? Early medieval Christianity
The Roman emperor Constantine - the first Christian emperor When did the Arians get started? When Constantine took over the eastern half of the Roman Empire from Licinius and founded his new [...]
Acts of the Apostles – after Jesus
Judas was sorry and tried to give the money back (mosaic from Ravenna, 500s AD) (That's not in the Acts of the Apostles) What happened after Jesus was crucified? After Jesus was [...]
Bishop Ambrose of Milan – History of Christianity
Bishop Ambrose of Milan Who was Bishop Ambrose? By the later 300s AD, the Roman emperors were all Christians. So more and more of the people of the empire converted to Christianity. One of [...]
Why is the sky blue? Weather science
Blue sky with cirrus clouds This is an easy question to ask but the answer is pretty hard. The light that comes from the Sun to Earth looks white, but really it is made [...]
Where do tornadoes come from? – Weather – Earth science
A tornado wrecked a town in northern France When there's wind coming from more than one direction at the same time, sometimes the air begins to spin around in one place. This [...]
Stratus clouds – A blanket of cloud – Weather science
Stratus clouds (thanks to NASA) What are stratus clouds? If you see stratus clouds, that's the time to get inside and stay there. Stratus clouds mean rain if it is warm and snow if it [...]
