This material world — who could imagine anything more beautiful? The ocean waves at dawn, an old-growth forest in spring, the roaring spume of a Yosemite waterfall, a baby kit...
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My musician/atheist friend Ari said he thought it a “daring assumption” that Jesus was a real person, let alone that he was a real person sent by God to educate...
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The Baha’i writings frequently emphasize the creation of a universal civilization — one that integrates and balances the strengths of both Eastern and Western cultures. This idea is central to...
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What cause would you give your life for? When we think about early African Baha’is who died as a result of their beliefs, the names of Enoch Olinga (Uganda, 1979)...
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We human beings are meaning makers. From the moment of birth until the hour of death, life unfolds within our inborn desire to make sense of things. Questions of meaning...
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This morning, I found myself in a surprising conversation with my father, a staunch believer in the literal authenticity of the Bible. For the first time, he volunteered the perspective...
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When I feel depressed about all the global suffering in the world, I find solace and hope in the Baha’i writings. To be a Baha’i means to love humanity and...
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Several members of a music community I’m involved in are atheists, and we sometimes strike up spirited online conversations about the existence of God and the validity of religion. One...
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Human history is rich with evidence of ongoing divine guidance, both within and beyond the Judeo-Christian writings. What if all that guidance represents one continuous outpouring from the Creator? The...
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Tuesday, December 3, is Giving Tuesday, when people all around the world give to others. Everybody can give something—time, inspiration, encouragement, money, service—so would you like to join in? Held...
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Can you imagine a world where the inhabitants have transparency in their lives, a world with people whose words and actions cohere and their aspirations and activities correlate? Is this...
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Consider, for a few moments, this mystical and yet practical gem of venerable advice: “If you die before you die, then you won’t die when you die.” That’s the timeworn...
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“She wasn’t really a Christian.” That was the punchline of an encounter my college-aged daughter had with a Christian friend, Eli, who had engaged her and several other Baha’i students...
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The Baha’i teachings exalt the virtue of gratitude. In fact, when Abdu’l-Baha traveled to North America in 1912, the concept of gratitude emerged as one of the major themes of...
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In the movie “The Wiz,” the song “Home” begins with the words, “When I think of home, I think of a place where there’s love overflowing. I wish I was...
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Tonight Baha’is observe the anniversary of the passing of Abdu’l-Baha, who ascended to the next world more than a hundred years ago – and left the world a legacy of...
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When faced with my own emotional pain, the Baha’i writings and several other holy books have helped me to learn that even the prophets and messengers of God grappled with...
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Every year in November, Baha’is around the world honor unity on the Day of the Covenant. This special Baha’i Holy Day recognizes and celebrates the appointment of Abdu’l-Baha as the...
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When my beloved aunt Avis was dying — a lifelong smoker, lung cancer struck in her early 60s — she asked me a question from her hospital bed that I...
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Growing up during segregation in the United States, my grandfather, who was Cherokee, Black, and Irish, had a difficult life, to say the least. But, my mother told me, while...
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