I recently thought of, and then happened to come across a quote of F. Scott Fitzgerald, who said the test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposing ideas in one’s mind at the ...

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Muslims this week (September 30) mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan with the festive Eid al Fitr, and the Jewish High Holidays begin Monday evening (September 29) with ...

Paul Prather: President, janitor, clergy, heretic, Christian, Jew, Muslim, atheist —if you’ve got a brain, much less a soul, you ought to repent for your own good and the good of those around you.

Today is Tu Bishvat, the Jewish “New Year of the Trees.” Originally a quasi-economic date, used to calculate the ages of fruit trees (and thus their suitability for tithing), the day was turned by ...

All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. The ...

Few questions test the Church s commitment to both grace and truth more than how it responds when a pastor falls into sexual ...

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. Repentance from all kinds of sins and ...

The reason behind repentance should be the love of Allah The Almighty, glorifying Him, hoping for His reward and forgiveness and for fear of His punishment. Repentance should not be for the sake of ...

This time of year, the Christian Church finds itself observing one of its oldest seasons of the Church Year, that of Lent. Lent is a time of reflection, repentance, and preparation and anticipation.