Stone Gods

It is often said that God works in mysterious ways, and travel guide Lonely Planet has come up with a list of the holiest places in the world where the faithful believe the handiwork of the divine is evident. Read More

These five verses epitomize the logic of faith: simple, clear, forceful and profound. Read More

2:22 Do not fear, you animals of the field, for the pastures of the wilderness are green; the tree bears its fruit, the fig tree and vine give their full yield. 2:23 O children of Zion, be glad and rejoice in the LORD your God; for he has given the early rain for your vindication, he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the later rain, as before. 2:24 The threshing floors shall be full of grain, the vats shall overflow with wine and oil. 2:25 I will repay you for the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent against you. 2:26 You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the LORD your God, who has dealt wondrously with you. Read More

Today kicks off the holiday season and many people refelct on the past present and future to think about what they're greateful and thankful for. Read More

Sunny weather greeted some two million Muslim pilgrims rallied around Mount Arafat on Thursday at the peak of the Hajj a day after torrential rains and mudslides left 48 people dead and thousands displaced in a number of provinces in Saudi Arabia. Read More