There is a need in our world today for a unifying vision. Whatever can be said about human beings, it must be accepted by every clear-thinking individual that we live...
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Many atheists believe that no Creator has ever existed—that instead, humans have invented a supernatural God to worship. In the course of defending that atheist worldview during an Intelligence Squared...
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Have you ever had an ineffable experience—one you simply couldn’t describe in words? In the accounts of the subjects who had near-death experiences in Raymond Moody’s study, particularly in the...
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On October 7, 2022, a 22-year-old Black woman in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, “escaped from a white man who she says held her captive in his basement for nearly a month,...
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Honesty, decency, faithfulness, and comradeship… must be shown when dealing with those of like blood but to no one else. What happens to a Russian, to a Czech, does not...
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Once you’ve sought a glimpse of God in the natural beauty of the outdoors, you’ll want to go in the opposite direction, too – and look within yourself. Speaking metaphorically,...
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When thou lookest about thee with a perceptive eye, thou wilt note that on this dusty earth all humankind are suffering. Here no man is at rest as a reward...
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I love looking at photographs of the Earth from space. It makes all of my big, unsolvable, life-shattering problems seem so small. A remarkable picture was taken on February 14,...
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Shakespeare wrote “O beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds on.” Maybe a new calendar year presents a good opportunity...
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It’s 2025, and you haven’t made any New Year’s resolutions yet? What?! Hey, who invented this crazy tradition, anyway? Well, it turns out that just about every religion and ancient...
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With any close or long-term relationship, hurt feelings are bound to arise, regardless of what our intentions may be. So, it’s important to learn how to apologize in a meaningful...
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A hundred years ago, immediately after the April 15, 1912 sinking of the Titanic, Abdu’l-Baha answered the question of the “problem of evil” this way: When earthquakes, tornados, typhoons and...
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When a relationship walks out the door, pain and frustration often walk in. Sure, it’s easy to complain: he lied to me or she cheated on me. But let’s look...
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The majority of the world’s people believe in one God. Christians, Jews, Muslims, many Hindus and Buddhists, and even those without any formal religion all see a single Supreme Being...
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