The Fountain: Metaphor and Magazine
I read The Fountain as a Christian. Consequently, the magazine’s title is a rich metaphor. For Christians, a…
Life
536 articles
Divided They Survive, Together They Prevail: Quorum Sensing in Bacteria
Bacteria are single-celled organisms which are visible to the eye only under a microscope, hence are known as…
Mary: Her Conception and the Birth of the Messiah
Why we chose Mary We are a small group of women of Turkish-Muslim and Catholic origins who became…
Shukr (Thankfulness)
Literally meaning gladness felt about and gratitude shown for the good done to one, Sufis use shukr to…
My Treasure Jars
I can only imagine how I would feel if I knew I only had seventy-two hours to live.…
In Between Contrasts
Year in and year out, as a community we have been concurrently going around the “vicious” and “virtuous”…
You Waste It, You’ ve Lost It!
This is the Winner essay of our 2010 writing contest conducted in cooperation with Everest Productions. Participants were…
A Pristine Spring
A skyline of lively hills and purple mountains appeared As sleepers floated in their deepest slumbers In purple…
Haya (Modesty)
Sufis use haya, which literally means shame, bashfulness, and refraining from saying or doing anything improper or indecent,…
Metaphors, Metaphysics, Mathematics, etc.
Analogies, metaphors, and similes are essential elements of human cognition and this makes them an indispensable tool in…
Thinking
I was sitting by the beach and thinking about anything, everything, yet nothing all at once… The waves…
Second Life or Afterlife?
What would you think if you overheard two people talking about Second Life? Although this may sound like…
Dreamy World of the Past
The grace and flavor of our legendary glorious past does no longer exist in a great many people…
Mushroom: A Unique Blessing
Until recently fungi used to be considered plants. Today, due to their unique qualities, fungi have now been…
Each Child Is Born Knowing God
She remembered the day when the world stopped being beautiful. As a child of 11, Rebecca thought she…