On November 3, 2006 during the second day of Sabeel’s 6th International Conference in Jerusalem Sabeel’s Founder and Prophet, Rev. Naim Ateek firmly stated, “Israel will not survive unless it does JUSTICE! The situation is deteriorating and we must frustrate Israel’s plans and action because they are not built on JUSTICE! All we are asking [...]

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“Writing…is hard because you are giving yourself away, but if you love; you want to give yourself. You write as you are impelled to write, about man and his problems, his relation to God and his fellows…The sustained effort of writing, of putting [words down while] there are human beings [with] sickness, hunger, sorrow…I feel [...]

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There are twenty two cards in the Major Arcana of a tarot deck. These cards, numbered from 0 to 21, deal with the great matters of life that hold significance. They do not pertain to day to day existence. While other cards may offer advice, the Major Arcana lay down a way of being. Whenever [...]

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Great rivalries. History is full of them. Octavius and Mark Anthony. Churchill and Hitler. But it’s easier to pick out great rivalries in single-athlete sports, like tennis or boxing. John McEnroe, the mercurial, emotionally charged, brash American and Bjon Borg, the icy, mechanical Swede. Don’t snub the women! Cute and talented Chrissy Evert against the [...]

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