Salt in Your Coffee (and Other Tests of Character)

Salt in Your Coffee (and Other Tests of Character)

In Turkey, when the family of a prospective groom meets with the family of a prospective bride, the bride-to-be often prepares traditional Turkish coffee for the guests—not so much as a courtesy, but as part of an evaluation. Coffee is a big deal in Turkey. Beginning...
Do You Want to Be Made Well?

Do You Want to Be Made Well?

The pool of Bethesda was a magnet for the sick and the infirm of Jerusalem. A great and pitiful multitude lay sprawled out across its five covered porches, each of them looking for a miracle. They were in the right place. Everyone knew Bethesda’s pool was the...