John Henry Ives Fons omnis doctrinae Dei scientia est. Exaltetur gloria Eius.

John Henry Ives: born on January 9, 1942 at 21:37 G.M.T. on Longitude 122 degrees 16 minutes west and Latitude 37 degrees 49 minutes north. He was educated at Reed College.

O my Jesus; praise, laudation, and honor, be unto Thee; for Thou hast--by the grievous affliction of Thy Passion--purchased for humankind freedom from the required retribution of our evil deeds. Thank you, that I am now under the law of Grace, such that my compensation for the ills I have caused may not be grievous, but rather that my works may be done in all devotion and gladness of spirit. Open Thou the spiritual eyes of the peoples of the earth, that they may perceive the Divine Kingdom, which is spread out before them. Thou art He in whose hands lie the destinies of all things. Therefore, manifest Thy mercy and pardon unto us, and judge us not according to Thy justice and wrath which would fill our hearts with terror. Amen

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August 2001 Dear visitor, I hope you have found this web site interesting. Perhaps you wonder what I have to tell in the manner of personal history. There's really not much to tell, but here is some information that may help to satisfy whatever curiosity you may have about what I have been doing on Planet Earth. My parents (father, Vic; and mother, Nel) came from Canada. After they were married, the only satisfactory job father could find was at a cardboard paper-making factory in a town in California named Antioch. It is about 60 km east of San Francisco on the river that runs into the San Francisco Bay. He worked in the laboratory there doing quality-control tests, on the paper that was being made, even though he was over-qualified for this job, having a Masters in Chemical Engineering. Later, he became the production scheduler for the factory. My mother found work planning menus at the local hospital. She was a dietitian. Later, she taught cooking and sewing at the high school. They didn't trust the hospital in Antioch, so when I was to be born they went to a larger town just east across the bay from San Francisco for my birth. I entered this physical existence on 09 January 1942. My sister Virginia entered in August of 1945. We grew up in Antioch until we left to go to universities. At that time the town was small, and much of our time was spent hiking in the hills south of the town, and playing along the river on its north side. When I went to the university in the city of Portland, in the state of Oregon, at first I studied math and sciences. But, I found that I was not so interested in them as I thought I was, and also I found that I had less aptitude for them than I thought I had. So, I studied history, and art, and literature in English. But after I graduated, I found that I needed a job, and that the knowledge I had of the Liberal Arts would not help me find one; so, I took a job that my science work had prepared me for, and worked as a laboratory technician. I have never married nor had any children. I have been "in love" with a few women, but with none of them was the relationship satisfactory for a marriage. Now, I'm getting a bit old, and have not the energy of youth, and I doubt that I will ever have a family of my own. I have traveled a little bit. When I was 21 y.o. I came into an inheritance from my father's step-father, and with it I spent a year and a half traveling in Europe and lived seven months in Paris, France. When I was 38, I went on a pilgrimage to the holy places of the Bahá’í Faith in Israel, in and in the vicinity of the port city of Haifa. The gardens and shrines of the Bahá’í Faith in and near Haifa were and are beautiful to see, and it was a deep experience I had being in them. My major hobby these days is taking care of and beautifying my home. I like to collect pretty pictures and little objects of art with which to adorn my house. Also, rugs or whatever I can get that is an improvement over what I have, I like to try to acquire. I am particularly happy with the tea cups and mugs for drinking tea and coffee that I have collected over a long period of time. Thank you for taking the time to visit my web site.

"A man can receive no greater gift than this, that he rejoice another's heart" - Abdu'l-Baha.

Links to sites I enjoy Astronomy Picture of the Day. Merriam-Webster OnLine. Contemplative Outreach Ltd. Shareware Search. Currency Converter.

Links to family sites My sister Virginia's home page. My nephew Eric's home page. My collection of quotations.