On the outside, the successful social media influencer’s life seemed perfect. Inside, it was imploding. Externally, Lizzy Savetsky’s life seems perfect. She’s a famous social media influencer and Jewish activist. One would never know that she is engaged in a fierce battle against alcoholism. Her last drink was on July 31, 2021. Every day is…
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Evangelical Christianity is quietly flourishing among migrant groups in the Gulf as churches provide low-paid workers facing horrific abuse with aid in times of crisis, according to pastors and parishioners across the region. About 30 million migrant workers live in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the…
This commentary is by Tim Stevenson of Athens, a community organizer with Post Oil Solutions and author of “Resilience and Resistance: Building Sustainable Communities for a Post Oil Age” (2015, Green Writers Press). For all but the blessed amongst us who seemingly are born to wisdom and enlightenment, the rest of us need to address…
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Hundreds of years after his death, the Sai Baba of Shirdi (1838-1918) remains one of the most widely revered saints. He is worshipped by millions of Hindus, Muslims and others. Born to Hindu parents and brought up by a fakir, he was a harsh critic of religious orthodoxy and detested the Hindu-Muslim divide. He believed…
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The killing of the former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, on July 8th, sent shock waves rippling across Japan and the globe. Even after stepping down as Prime Minister, in the summer of 2020, owing to health issues, Abe was that rarest of presences on the Japanese political scene: an internationally recognizable face, even…
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Estimated read time: 5-6 minutes Everyone goes through hard times in life. Some go through heart-wrenching moments when it feels like things are so dark and hopeless that they just want to give up. If you’ve ever felt that level of despair, Latter-day Saint author Steven Anthony Bishop has a message for you. “The most…
Senior sports writer Tony Smith talks to four Kiwis from different sporting eras and backgrounds who all have two things in common: sport and faith. Today, Black Caps star Ajaz Patel. Ajaz Patel says the New Zealand cricketing community has been highly respectful of his Muslim faith and he looks forward to the day when…
Senior sports writer Tony Smith talks to four Kiwis from different sporting eras and backgrounds who all have two things in common: sport and faith. Today, Olympic middle distance runner Angie Petty. Olympic athlete Angie Petty says she has drawn on her faith to get her through the despair of missing out on a Commonwealth…
In October 2020, the Indian spiritual leader who calls himself Sadhguru posted a video to his Instagram account that seemed to cement his celebrity status in the West. In it, Will Smith reveals that he’s been following Sadhguru for a while and praises his New York Times bestselling self-help book, Inner Engineering. The actor is…
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Louise Omer is on a global, but highly personal quest: from Australia to Ireland, Mexico, Sweden, Bulgaria and Istanbul. From Istanbul to Scotland, Italy, Germany, Morocco. And finally, to the cool waters of Džbán Lake in the Czech Republic. In Holy Woman: A Divine Adventure, former Pentecostal preacher Omer documents her search for a feminine…
