Research Report on Islamic Banking

(Tue Nov 22nd, 2005, by Mohammed Ariff)

Research Report on Islamic Banking by Mohamed Ariff, University of Malaya, taken from Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, Vol. 2, No. 2 (September 1988), pp. 46-62 Islamic banking is a new phenomenon that has taken many observers by surprise. The who...

Self-Realization | How it can be achieved within ones life time

(Mon Nov 21st, 2005, by Vijay Kumar)

Self-Realization: achieving the unachievable state of god realization within a life time Before we dwell on the subject of Self Realization we need to understand the real meaning of gaining self realization. Nowadays so many self realization centres...

God Is Still Speaking Underneath the Expressway in Chicago

(Mon Nov 21st, 2005, by Roger Wright)

/p> Chicago's Virgin Mary Image. Dancing Under the Expressway The apostles came up and said to the Master,” Give us more faith” But the Master said “You don’t need more faith. There is no ‘More” or “less” in faith. If you have a bare kernel of faith...

Ark of The Covenant - explained

(Mon Nov 21st, 2005, by Robert Bruce Baird)

Hold on to your hat! Here comes one of the most, incredible stories of ancient technology, which ranks alongside the use of atomic forces and the 'Lost Chord'. Needless to say the editors of Scientific American who denied the Wright brothers had ach...

At the Edge of Our Faith

(Mon Nov 21st, 2005, by Carol Dee Meeks)

“It is the friendliest kind of cancer,” the doctor said. “I don’t think it will visit him again,” he added with a smile. Basal Cell Carcinoma, a malignant epithelial tumor-a skin cancer, was born on my husband’s nose from too much New Mexico su...

Finding The Living Among The Dead.

(Mon Nov 21st, 2005, by Rev.Anthony Smith)

Finding The Living Among The Dead. God is the God of the Living and not the God of the Dead. Speaking of Christ return and reign on this earth is sometimes difficult to get thru to people. Many want to denigh that the end is close, many want to denig...

Steven Covey Meets Paul - First Things First

(Mon Nov 21st, 2005, by Greg Ryan)

I’m not sure Paul had the Japanese culture in mind at the time when he writes, “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and all other things will be added unto you.” I’m not sure how much popularity the bible has in Japan today either. Yet, it seems as thou...

A little Salt and a little Light

(Mon Nov 21st, 2005, by Terry Dashner)

A little Salt and a little Light Terry Dashner The Bible says that you are the light and the salt of the world. I find it interesting that it uses these two metaphors. Why do I say that? For one, just a pinch of salt goes a long way. It takes just a...

The Absurd Bhagavad-Gita

(Mon Nov 21st, 2005, by Kedar Joshi)

Bhagavad Gita, the holy book of Hinduism, is absurd as it is full of great many flaws. Some of them are stated and described below. 1. The baseless / unreasonable conception of self- Ref to Ch 13 Text 33: There is considered to be Soul which feels s...

The Khazars

(Sun Nov 20th, 2005, by David Ben-Ariel)

I've frequently encountered accusations that today's Jews aren't Semitic, that most of them are descendants of the Khazars, and therefore don't have any legitimate claims to the Promised Land of Israel. It is a serious charge and deeply entrenched id...