Parenting

Many of us white-knuckle it through the parenting of our children, feeling hamstrung by them most of the time, occasionally delighting in them by accident, while we wait for a "freer" time when we can pursue our individual hobbies or adventures. As they grow, so do we; then we look back and think something like "Holy crap! The most important thing in my life was happening under my feet while I was looking out toward some future horizon!" If we are blessed, we haven't screwed up our relationships with out children to the point that we don't have access to our GRANDchildren. We get a chance to redeem ourselves. Our children look on in awe and wonder "Why weren't they like that for me?!" The answer is "We weren't mature enough. Learn from our mistakes. Don't miss out on your children."

Bible and Qur'an Not The Same

"Jesus answered, 'You know neither me nor my Father.  If you knew me you would know my Father also.' "  John 8:19

"The one who rejects me rejects him who sent me." Luke 10:16

"I and my Father are one."  Jesus, John 10:30

"Whoever believes in him [the Son] is not condemned, but whoever does not believe in him is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God." Jesus, John 3:18

"Jesus was no more than a mortal whom Allah favored and made an example to the Israelites." Qur'an 43:59