Pastor Cornelius Heyward commands attention. With an overpowering stature and stirring vocal range, he is as authoritative as they come. He is ultraconservative, not of his own accord, but, as he says, by the command of the Holy Spirit.Some of his...
As a teenager, I marvelled at the fighting skills of the legendary Bruce Lee. His reflexes and on-screen presence captivated the attention of millions of admirers.It has been more than five decades since his untimely passing and I am still bewitched...
'Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart.'Carl Jung'God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, 'Jacob, Jacob'.' Genesis 46:2Dreams are sometimes symbolic, cryptic, metaphorical, and difficult to interpret...
If thine eye is single thy whole body shall be full of light - Matthew 6: 22 Quantum physics has debunked the Newtonian theory of matter and confirmed what Socrates and the ancients have long said we are essentially composed of atom and...
From time immemorial, religion has strived on fear, despair, and hopelessness. And despite promising salvation, it has left a bloody trail that is hard to erase.Indeed, there is evidence that the authority once enjoyed by the sacerdotal class is...
"Dying has a funny way of making you see people, the living and the dead, a little differently. Maybe that's just part of grieving, or maybe the dead stand there and open our eyes a bit wider." (Susan Gress Gilmore)Most of us have lost loved ones....
Authors: Tamika Felina and Prommells Williams Streams of sorrow flow through our lives leaving shattered dreams and forlorn faces. No one is immune to the ravages of time. Tales of doom abound and we do hear many but a handful compel us to listen....
China has given the world a melange of mysteriously effective practices aimed at achieving wellness.Thai Chi and Qigong are two such modalities practised by millions of westerners. Feng shui, a 4,000-year-old practice on the other hand, has remained...
In 1999, Trinidadian Dr Jerome Teelucksingh launched International Men's Day, an ambitious undertaking that is unrestricted by gender, sexual orientation or religious creed. Observed annually on November 19 (his father's birthday), it calls for...
I have always marvelled at Hans Wilhelm’s ability to explain and simplify complex subjects. When he favourably considered my request for an interview I anticipated an afternoon of deep reflection and learning. He did not disappoint...
His every word seems to be expressed with palpable passion.It is understandable for a man who might have stumbled on the nuggets of spiritual truth. His search for meaning has consumed his life.He was a Jesuit priest for 11 years, a calling of which...
It wasn't long ago that I watched the 1956 film noir, 'Bad Seed'. The plot centres on a precocious, seemingly amicable girl, Ronda, who turns out to be an unlikely cold-blooded killer. Her mother, an adoptee, whose biological father was a...
“People condemn what they don’t understand. This is what you call blind non-belief.’’ Caesar Bisono’s words are emphatic and irrefutable. Dressed in traditional Indian wear, Bisono is only 22 years old but speaks with...
At the corner of Farragut and 23rd Street in Brooklyn, New York, stands a pristine white multi-storey building that immediately catches the eyes. On entering, you are greeted by a lifelike golden angel perched on a vestibule wall.Therein is the...
Reincarnation - the doctrine of birth and rebirth - is integral to Eastern philosophy. It speaks of the soul's immortality and its many incarnations (lives).Faced with many challenges in this school called life, the soul falters but learns...
Another former Jehovah's Witness speaks outMy article headlined 'Shunning: The cult-like practice of Jehovah's Witnesses', which was published on September 13, 2015, sparked widespread reaction.The following interview with 26-year-old Courtney...
"In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God," reads John 1:1.Interestingly, all religions and mystical movements have ascribed power to particular words."All life is a vibration and the intention behind our words...
How grateful I am for the stream of emails from readers. My work has touched many in diverse ways. I have been lauded and encouraged to be provocative."We need to think differently, the old way hasn't worked," said one reader."Keep up the good work...
The new face of African kingship, His Imperial Majesty Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogun, Ojaja II, the Ooni of Ife, recently unveiled a radical message to black people around the world: "Educate and empower your people, especially the youth."Amid throngs of...
Human creation and evolution owe everything to the genital or sex act. Arguably, by virtue of its essentiality as the sole conduit of existence, the genital or sex act is sacrosanct.William E. May, author of Catholic Bioethics and the Gift of Human...
Conversion therapists are confident that their system works; that gays can be cured.Again, it was Minister Tom Brown who sounded genuinely troubled when he said that the problem is disbelief in the supernatural...
Human Rights Campaign is the largest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT)civil rights advocacy group and political lobbying organisation in the United States (US).Founded in 1980, it has repeatedly condemned efforts to "cure" homosexuality...
Would Jesus' apostles have refused to celebrate the Lord's Supper with today's Christians?Would his apostles have shunned Christianity, as we know it? And how would Jesus have reacted to a movement that has deified him?The likely answers to these...
There is reticence, shame a taboo surrounding suicide. It is a subject that evokes pain, longing and guilt.Orthodox religions have long held that suicide is reviled by God. There is also a misplaced sentiment that victims are psychologically weak...
