CAN YOU FIND 20 BOOKS OF THE BIBLE?

If this little puzzle gets you to think about the Bible, it will have hit its (mark). It’s a lu(lu. Ke)eps (numbers) of people searching for hours. There are no Bible f(acts) here, just the names of books. After looking so hard, it may come as a (revelation) to you just how many Bible books you don’t know.

You may be in a (jam, es)pecially since the t(ruth) of the matter is that the books are not capitalized and parts of some books appear in more than one word. Finding them is a real (job).

Be careful. A beggar in Seattle was robbed while wor(king) this puzzle. The poor cha(p’s alms) were stolen while he wasn’t looking. A(hab Akkuk), a Cai(ro man, s)ays the puzzle isn’t fair to Arabs since it contains no books from the Quran.

Yes, it will be (a mos)t fascinating puzzle for you and y(es, ther)e will be some hard ones to spot. Even (judges) have trouble. I admi(t it us) ually takes a minister to find some of them and our (lamentations) are often heard when the easy ones slip by us.

One lady said s(he brews) a cup of tea to help her concentrate. You’ll want to keep the puzzle if you finish it. My cousin, (Gene’s, is) framed and on the living room wall. See how well you can com(pete. R)elax and see if you can find all 20 books. — Melba

Time keeps on ticking, ticking, ticking

DEAR MELBA: Is time passing faster or why does it seem that we just celebrated Christmas and now, Valentine’s Day is practically here? Whatever. Chocolate Pralines will be nice for Valentine’s Day or any day.