Wine is extremely popular in some countries and it has become a part of the many ways that several cultures socialize. At some high-end restaurants in addition to the food menu, you will be presented with a wine list that could have pages of wine...

With vulnerability and skill, Kathryn Abdul-Baki recounts her experiences growing up as a half-American and half-Arab including her desire to reconcile the two cultures within her in her memoir, Dancing into the Light: An Arab American Girlhood in the Middle East. Abdul-Baki was born in...

Volcanic Adventures in Tonga: Species Conservation on Tin Can Island is about Ann Göth's experience of Tongan culture and her contributions to saving the volcano birds from extinction. Ann found a chance to broaden her view of the world when she got a call from...

The Americas have a long history of missionaries from the Old Country set on converting the natives primarily to the Roman Catholic faith. The Jesuits were initially sent to Baja California to teach Christianity to the local people and to minister to the soldiers and...

In Liberty and the Wall of Separation Between Church and State by Robert J. O’Keefe, the need for Christianity within the political system has been all but lost to the opinion that people should be able to decide for themselves what they believe in. Several...

“What could go wrong?” Now that’s a loaded question that is bound to jinx the one who asks it. Jo Dibblee and her partner Michael traded a 2500 square foot house for a tiny home on wheels and moved from Canada to Baja, Mexico. They’d...

Country on the Edge of Nowhere: Pais al Borde de la Nada is a set of Spanish and English prose pieces by Danilo López Román. The author describes someone he refers to only as a “man” who has lived a long life surrounded by cycles...

Everybody has been at a point in their Christian life where they have questioned some things in the faith. It could be laws, doctrines, principles, or things they deem unfair, confusing, and contradictory. Jean L. Waight was no exception. She had questions in her heart...

Touchstones of Tradition: Insights From The Material Culture of Miccosukee and Seminole People is a collection of five pieces on South Florida Native American artistic traditions edited by William H. Marquardt. Inspired by artifacts in the Florida Ethnographic Collection, they address the development of Seminole...

Crossing Borders: The Search for Dignity in Palestine by Christa Bruhn is a personal narrative recounting the author's experience of Palestine, drawn from direct observations, acquired knowledge, and imagined scenarios. Historical aspects are supported by archival research and personal testimonies, predominantly from Palestinian and Israeli...