12/22/08
The top ten health crises in the world are refusing aid. In Somalia, violence is worsening and healthcare has collapsed. Fighting in eastern DR Congo and north-west Pakistan has left many displaced. In Sudan, Darfur violence...
12/20/08
Christmas is one of those holidays that is often misunderstood. Perhaps it's because of the way that we have trivialized what the holiday represents. We hang stockings, decorate trees, arrange manger scenes, and give gifts. Of...
12/17/08
Great leaders. Movers and shakers for good or evil. The list goes on:
Nelson Mandela, Osama Bin Ladin, Sonia Ghandi, Hu Jintao, Angela Merkel, King Abdullah, Gary Kasparov. Unfortunately, many Americans have never even heard of...
12/16/08
For the Buddhist I want to look at "The Seen and Unseen World of Merit and Rebirth."
Rebirth and Merit are two important concepts in the Buddhist way of life. The two are intimately attached. Under Buddhism a person...
12/15/08
The speakers in the mall are playing sleigh-bell songs, Santa is in his grotto with a long line of children waiting to stroke his whiskers and the media is full of adverts for the latest ’must-have’ toys....