The Intersection of Faith and Culture
The bass was pumping — hard. Packed bodies gyrated across a spacious dance floor with the ebb and flow of a human tide, a swirl of energy powered by a techno soundtrack that rattled the ribcage. Overlooking the scene was a large wraparound balcony, where the rulers of Europe’s club […]
Allahu Akbar… The sound was haunting, arresting, as it wafted through the warm desert air of the Omani capital of Muscat. It was the Adhan, the Muslim call to prayer, recited five times per day as a confession of faith. I wasn’t surprised to hear it: Oman is about 75 […]
The outlook was bleak. As I lay hooked up to an IV in the city of Chongjin, I realized how much my mistake had cost me. I’d wasted all my money, lost my friends, abandoned my family, and turned my back on God. Now, at 23-years-old, I was going to […]