Beauty and the Boundless Power of Good Over Evil
I want to tell you a story. I want to tell you a story of victory, of beauty, and of the boundless power of good over evil. A story where hope resounds and grace reigns,…
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Umar Ibn al-Khattab: The Chosen One and a World Leader
Throughout all of Islamic history, there are two figures who are hailed as the first and second most important persons in Islam. The first is, of course, Muhammad (peace be upon him), the last messenger…
Moments at Gol: Chapter 4 – Amanda
It was Amanda’s seventh visit to Spock at Gol. Each time so far, she had found him sitting in that featureless room, his hands arranged before him as a focus, apparently trying to find something…
Just Wait and See: Chapter 4
~ by M. C. Pehrson Now, even the days were growing chilly. Leaves changed color and drifted to the ground, but the graceful pepper trees lining Arbor Street remained as green as ever. High school…
A Night of Fallen Nothingness
[A Good Friday poem] The Altar stripped, the candles dark, the Crossconcealed behind a purple shroud, the sun;mere slantings through an afternoon of grief,while all the world is emptied of all hope. The dead remain,…
The Weight of the Cross
How can we ever truly know and understand the true weight of the cross? We can’t. But life can, and will, give us glimpses of that weight. I’ve felt some of that weight. I’ve looked…
The Crucifixion and the Resurrection: A Muslim’s Reflection on a Holy Time
We are currently experiencing a very Holy period of time. It is the time of Passover. It is the time of Easter. It is the time when we are preparing for the Holy Month of…
Nature Finds a Way
This morning I shared my shower with a small white spider. For many people, this would be a cause for considerable panic, for many more an inconvenience which needs to be removed – an extra…
How Christians and Muslims Unite in the Quest for Goodness, Truth, and Beauty
My friend Fakhri Owaisi tagged me in a post that was put out by my other friend, Nick Orzech, which was shared from an anonymous source about his/her preference for Islam and why, even though…
F&F Spring 2020 Issue
“It was such a spring day as breathes into a man an ineffable yearning, a painful sweetness, a longing that makes him stand motionless, looking at the leaves or grass, and fling out his arms…