We made it so far. Nineteen hundred and ninety-six is nearly over and the world is still here. Why shouldn't it be? Glad you asked.

Once there was a bishop named Usher who sat down to figure out exactly when the world began. He did it by consulting Scripture. By tracing the begats and other chronological data in the Bible, he deduced that the world was created in 4004 B.C. Some of our older members may remember when it was common practice for King James versions of the Bible to carry a notation in the margin of the first chapter of Genesis that the world was created in 4004.

Now add 4004 to 1996, and what do you get? That's right. Exactly 6000 years. Now remember that the world was created in six days, and God rested on the seventh. Then remember how important the number seven is in the …