by Shanon Brooks This is part two of a three-part series. Read Part I Here The Qu’ran has been translated into over 100 languages. There are more than 20 English translations of the Qu’ran. Admittedly, most of us know little of this religion as there are no more that 1 percent of Americans who claim adherence to this faith. I am … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2011
A Beginner’s Review of the Qur’an, Part 1: Context Matters
January 18, 2011 by 1 Comment
By Shanon Brooks A friend gave me the book What Every American Needs to Know About the Qur’an: A History of Islam and the United States by William J. Federer. I think my friend is concerned that I just don’t understand the fullness of the evil of Islam. So I am using this book as the starting point for this topic. There are 1.5 billion … [Read more...]
Sunday Poem: Prayers by Hazrat Inayat Khan
January 16, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Explore the Sunday Poem archives here. Prayers Hazrat Inayat Khan I asked for strength and God gave me difficulties to make me strong. I asked for wisdom and God gave me problems to learn to solve. I asked for prosperity and God gave me a brain and brawn to work. I asked for courage and God gave … [Read more...]
What Will Be Your Legacy?
January 14, 2011 by 1 Comment
By Orrin Woodward George Washington took an incredible risk to be part of the Revolutionary War. He had plenty of land and was doing “pretty good.” Why would someone get involved in a conflict where the colonists were severe underdogs? George lived by principles and he would rather sacrifice his wealth than his principles. There were many … [Read more...]
Awakening to Soul Purpose
January 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Steve D’Annunzio There are two kinds of people in this world: awake or asleep; lightbearers and sleepwalkers. People who are awake honor life, thus making the most of the grand possibilities that human life offers. Those who are asleep are predominantly unhappy and blame their unhappiness on someone or something else. Lightbearers find … [Read more...]
15 Reasons Why Your 401(k) May Be Your Riskiest Investment
January 12, 2011 by 3 Comments
By Garrett Gunderson Financial institutions are genius marketers. They are able to get millions of Americans to hand over their money with very little thought taken, very little knowledge of the so-called investments offered, and even less control of their investments. When the evidence is plainly presented, it becomes overwhelmingly clear … [Read more...]
The Vital Shift From Issues to Forms
January 11, 2011 by 1 Comment
By Kyle Roberts You can never change things by fighting the present reality. Instead, change the model that has created it, and the reality will change automatically. Another way to say this is you can never change things by haggling over issues and their complex nature. Instead reexamine the form, or the structure, or the system that … [Read more...]
In Defense of the Flip-Flop
January 10, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Dave Wilson “I have no other end in this writing, but only to discover myself, who, also, shall, peradventure, be another thing tomorrow, if I chance to meet any new instruction to change me.” – Montaigne The term flip-flop has become as ubiquitous in accusatory politics as the ridiculous “footwear” that bear the same name have become in … [Read more...]
Sunday Poem: Through the Lavatory Window by John Horder
January 9, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Explore the Sunday Poem archives here. Through the Lavatory Window John Horder I see heaven Through the lavatory window. I see God On the tips of the branches In amongst the leaves of the branches, I see God Through the lavatory window. He is mule-aching about Amongst the trout At the bottom of the sea. He is a … [Read more...]
Building With Kryptonite: Small Business ‘Bailout’ and the Future of the American Economy
January 7, 2011 by 1 Comment
by Oliver DeMille When recessions make things difficult for a lot of people across the nation — especially when accompanied by high unemployment — many turn against markets and seek government solutions to economic challenges. This is both predictable and understandable. But one group typically responds in a different way that is … [Read more...]
