Be a rebel on purpose. When you think of a rebellious person, what comes to your mind? The dictionary has about 45 synonyms for the word rebellious. Fractious, anarchistic, bellicose, difficult, refractory, and seditious are some of the synonyms. The autonyms for rebellious are happy, …
One of my earliest memories of Christmas is the Star of Bethlehem, also called the Christmas Star, on top of the Christmas tree. However, behind all the movies and the galore, did the event really happen? Was it a figment of imagination? Was it a …
Sabika Hassan runs womenhealthhub and Sabika.whh, which focuses on women’s health. I like her approach as it is real, vulnerable, direct, and open. She is also the first Muslim whom I am interviewing at Four Columns. She covers a variety of topics regarding women’s health …
Klyn Elsbury is exactly what I need in my life. I am a loud, boisterous, elitist, complainer, and do not suffer fools or legalists. There are very few moments in life that have made me shut up. In Kashmir, watching the Himalayas next to the …
A Valuable Lesson on Hope Carolyn Gerber Hofauer created a meal train for us in April of this year. I love to volunteer, love to give, and for the first time in my life, I am on the receiving end. Gerry Bell challenged me to …
Life as a writer has its high and low moments. ‘The pen is mightier than the sword’ is a figure of speech penned in 1839 by Edward Bullwer-Lytton a well-known writer. The focus was that the written language or the press should be independent and …
As I continue my series on the practical aspects of our faith, I sit down with Tiffany and talk about the practical side of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which goes by its nickname, Mormons. Sherlyn is part of the XYZ church. …
Over the last eight months, as I take care of Debbie as she battles cancer, I get a lot of compliments. Oh, Jerry, you are so patient, kind, gentle, compassionate, such a great father, we only wish more men were…….. I smile because most of …
Sarah talks about learning through life’s complexities. I talk to her about her claim being a child of God, marriage, motherhood, unconditional love, and patience in her faith. Welcome to my series on practical faith. I have said countless times that it is easy to …
I find writing cathartic. I love writing about empowered women because women make up fifty percent of the population. The writing community has embraced me, and I love interacting with them. In the first interview, I talked to Jamie Weil about her mission, vision, youth mental health, …