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Beneath the stereotype

He fit the stereotype of a terrorist perfectly: Middle Eastern, dark complexion, heavy Arab accent.
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The quest for something deeper

WHEN God asks a question, we expect to be taken deeper spiritually, as with this query recorded in the book of Job: "Hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
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Is it right to forgive?

Brooklyn, New York, is an enormous religious melting pot, and a couple of weeks ago, I went to hear an interfaith panel discuss the subject of prayer.
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One job at a time

A FEW WEEKS AGO I was talking with a professor from a nearby university.
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Green prayer

Some silver linings turn out to be green.
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Challenging assumptions

Protesting voices have been raised at China's apparent mishandling of the SARS contagion.
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Watching and praying

I once asked a group of friends what were some of the destructive thoughts they found they needed to guard against in these precarious times.
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To help restore Iraq

As the war in Iraq appears near closure, one's attention naturally turns to the need to reconstruct, or restore, what has been lost.
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Unlocking God's potential in Southern Africa

"Ideas change the world only when they are shared.
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Peace is the highest way

One recent Saturday, I decided to go to an antiwar rally on the Boston Common.
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What will endure?

It's two centuries after the fact, and suddenly Napoleon is back on the battlefield.
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