Authors of novels sometimes say that after they have started writing, a character runs away with the story and changes it completely. This ...

God in Arabic (Wikipedia)       When Manal and I try to communicate, most of what we say gets lost. The other day I saw her try out a n...

Today when I went to give Manal her English class, she met me at the door in her floor-length coat, signaling to me that she was leaving ...

Operation Castle: Wikipedia As I did my homework for my BSF study on Revelation 15 and 16 tonight, my observation was that Biblical sch...

Rashad was in fine form, motioning us all into his small apartment, “Welcome! Welcome,” and cracking jokes as much as is possible if you ...

Henry Fuseli 1780 “Oh, my prophetic soul.” This is what Hamlet cries out when he sees the Ghost, his father, who had been murdered by h...

I guess even cancer treatment can become routine. Another round in the chemo lounge. Check. (Three to go, yay!) Procedure on the heart. C...