Being a teenager is full of new experiences and adventures, but sometimes the teenage years are coupled with some turbulent waters. Body odor, new schools, facial hair, and growth spurts are just a few of the many potentially confusing stages that your teen boy could be experiencing for the first time. Furthermore, the societies of today tend to neglect… Read More »
Psalm 84 is a prayer of pilgrimage for those who are traveling to Jerusalem to worship at the Temple. As such, it is a fitting model for those of us who find ourselves on a pilgrimage through this world. The Apostle Peter describes us as “strangers in the world” (1 Peter 1:1). We move through this life recognizing that, according… Read More »
THE WATCH ON Gabe Kapler’s left wrist started as a curiosity and traveled a smooth path to obsession. Big, chunky and obviously expensive, it was both striking and vexing. Morning or afternoon, the time on the watch bore no resemblance to the actual time of day. Even more vexing, the time was never identifiable as being wrong in a… Read More »
True Story is a 2015 American mystery drama film directed by Rupert Goold in his directorial debut based on a screenplay by Goold and David Kajganich. Based on the memoir of the same name by Michael Finkel, it stars Jonah Hill, James Franco and Felicity Jones, with Gretchen Mol, Betty Gilpin and John Sharian in supporting roles. Franco plays Christian Longo, a man on the FBI’s most-wanted list accused of murdering his wife and three children… Read More »
The advent of evolutionary medicine in the last two decades has provided new insights into the causes of human disease and possible preventative strategies. One of the strengths of evolutionary medicine is that it follows a multi-disciplinary approach. Such an approach is vital to future biomedicine as it enables for the infiltration of new ideas. Although evolutionary medicine… Read More »
A rainy season (also known as a wet season) is the time of year where the majority of a country’s or region’s annual precipitation occurs. Find out when and where in the world they happen. What is a rainy season? For many countries of the world, seasons are defined by temperature, with warm summer months and cold winter… Read More »
There are so many ways to use onions, so you can get cooking and try new things in your kitchen with an inexpensive and easy to use ingredient. Onions are great for your health and add a really pleasing taste and flavor to all kinds of foods. You’ll be surprised to see how easy it is to prepare… Read More »
Unknown to many Muslims, both Shia and Sunni, Imam ‘Ali had congenial relations and productive interactions with the three caliphs that preceded him. In practice his magnanimity knew no bounds and he acted as their faithful advisor and would pray behind them. Though in principle the Imam and his successors enunciated their right to the leadership of the ummah,… Read More »
Traditional theism holds that God is the creator of heaven and earth, and that all that occurs in the universe takes place under Divine Providence — that is, under God’s sovereign guidance and control. According to believers, God governs creation as a loving father, working all things for good. Moreover, it is said, God is an absolutely perfect being. He… Read More »
When the Prophet (ﷺ) got up at night to offer the Tahajjud prayer, he used to say: Allahumma lakal-hamd. Anta qaiyyimus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Walakal-hamd, Laka mulkus-samawati wal-ard wa man fihinna. Walakal-hamd, anta nurus-samawati wal-ard. Wa lakal-hamd, anta-l-haq wa wa’duka-lhaq, wa liqa’uka Haq, wa qauluka Haq, wal-jannatu Han wan-naru Haq wannabiyuna Haq. Wa Muhammadun, sallal-lahu’alaihi wasallam, Haq,… Read More »