Environmentalism and Faith
With the advent of the industrial age, environmental pollution began to emerge. On the one hand, water, air,…
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A Journey of Self-Discovery: From Darkness to Light
Achieving a constant state of happiness first requires a profound understanding of oneself and an acute awareness of…
Becoming Ramadan
Today’s person is unusually weary, uneasy, anxious about tomorrow, and doubled over with the panic that unexpected surprises…
The Particular Hardships of the Path of Truth
Everyone who strives in God’s path must be mentally prepared for the hardships and challenges they are likely…
Exploring the Harmony of Measurement and Belief
Can science and faith work together? Can we reconcile experiment and observation with Divine wisdom? Connecting what is…
Exit of a Colossus
“Every soul will taste death. And We test you, O humanity, with good and evil as a trial,…
Our World of Faith or, Being Cool and Peaceful in the Fire
From one perspective, some think, the entire world is in chaos—it is not possible to speak of any…
Faith and Concern
Being trouble-free is the biggest trouble of all. I’d rather wish people felt so troubled for others that…
How to Respond to Oppression
Question: Oppression is everywhere and exists in almost every form. How should believers respond to oppression when they…
Searching for Our Souls
Our modern society has gone astray during much of the past several centuries. While every person is in…
Religious Communities and Response to COVID-19: The Case of the Hizmet Movement
This is not the first time that the world is witnessing a pandemic; previous incidents were regional in…
Corona and a Call of Revival: An Interfaith Perspective
About 3500 years ago in Egypt, Moses began to preach the religion that calls for submission to God,…
Hizmet Movement: An Exemplary Paradigm of Transnational Civic Engagements
The origins of a seemingly nameless civic-social movement which later became popularly known as the “Gülen Movement” or…
The Chaplain Cares: Reflections on Hospital Chaplaincy
Tears and touching are some of the most profound forms of connection among people. They soften hearts and…
Service in the Face of Disaster: A Memoir of a Visit with Refugees in Greece
I didn’t know what to expect when we landed in Athens. I knew we were going to be…