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Life’s not fair!
Life's not fair! But who told you it would be? Maybe it's better this way? Life's not fair! Not exactly a news flash, is it? Everyone knows that. And we can all go on and on about why it isn't fair. Especially why it isn't fair to us. And, we ...
The problem of caring
The problem of caring. Caring can be depressing. That seems odd. Maybe even wrong. But it's true. Sometimes we need to remember the Why part of caring ...
Creation, as told in the Qur’an and Genesis
The first Sura in the Qur'an, by order of revelation, begins with the creation of man. Let's compare that to what's in Genesis, from the Jewish Torah / Christian Bible. In the translation that I’m using, this verse is called The Embryo. In others, it is called “The Clot”. ...
Islam – peace, love and hope introduction
So - I feel like God’s been pushing me into doing research on Islam. Not nudging - or guiding - or anything like that. Because I've been ignoring those. No - it's pushing. The people of three religions claim Abraham as the father of their religion. Is it realistic to ...
God, The Father – Friend or Foe? A look at Pharaoh.
"God has not forgotten you." When you hear that - does it make you happy? Or would you rather that God would just forget you? Interestingly enough - if you really want Him to forget you, He will. Eventually. But you have to ask yourself, "Is that what I ...
Who told you … being gay is among the greatest gifts from God?
Who told you that being gay was even a gift from God, let alone one of His greatest gifts? Maybe you saw it in the news, from Tim Cook? If that's your source - have you considered who told him? Since he mentions "God" with a capital G - there's ...