Those unable to fast due to being temporarily ill or traveling need to make up for the missed days of fasting later. WHAT ARE SOME CULTURAL AND SOCIAL TRADITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH RAMADAN? Muslims are ethnically and racially diverse and not all Ramadan traditions are rooted in religion. Some ...
Anne Lamott’s book Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers also changed my approach. When I feel too anxious to pray, I can say one word. Bowing before God without having to think so much freed me. It also taught me to depend more on God’s power than my brain. Now, I ...
Suck it up, stuff it down, be quiet and don’t make waves. What Is Real? I have identified four distinct stages in the journey to wholeness. Desperate Our lives become (or continue to be) a carefully constructed illusion based on how it looks, what people will think, and what we ...
As Christians, we want to experience God through the Bible… we really do! But our good intentions fall flat when reading the Bible just doesn’t seem to help us experience God in a real way. What should feel dynamic and important and alive often feels confusing and boring and irrelevant....
When a Muslim passes away, there are specific religious rights, actions and prayers that must be performed to give them an Islamic burial (Janazah).
Yes. There are certain exemptions from fasting, such as for those who are unable to because of illness or travel. Those unable to fast due to being temporarily ill or traveling need to make up for the missed days of fasting later. WHAT ARE SOME CULTURAL AND SOCIAL TRADITIONS...
Who is going to make up this “rapid aggressive response team”? Are you just going to drag people off the street and turn then into emergency personnel? As far as we know, the hospitals were never at capacity so why do we have to increase it? What gives you the right to demand trea...
Part of why you may choose to stay with your abuser is that there is a perpetual cycle of abuse. It’s easy to think that these recurring events and abuse cycles will eventually stop. The cycle of abuse is made up of four stages. These stages include the building of tension, the abuse...
The person who had the affair delivered the final blow, but it’s likely that there were things that lead up to the relationship becoming vulnerable. Healing will happen if both people can own their part in this. This doesn’t excuse the affair, but it will help it to make some sort ...
the Mahamrityunjaya puja and the daily puja. The energy flowing is so unbelievably wonderful and I am so thankful to have the opportunity to receive this blessing. A big Thank you for your work and your prayers. This is an unbelievable gift for me. All the best to you and the priests...