After over 40 years as a Baha’i, I’m still learning to unravel the mystery of the nineteen-day Baha’i Fast. This annual spiritual practice, which Baha’is around the world began in...
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The friendly woman at a checkout counter this morning recognized me from the photo on my newspaper column, and then told me that she routinely posts the columns in her workplace’s employee lounge. ...
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It’s time we include teenagers in our conversations about gender inequality, because they often become its first and greatest victims. Thankfully, the Baha’i junior youth spiritual empowerment program gives us...
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How do we identify standards of right and wrong and know how we should behave? In a world where these things seem so unclear, the Baha’i teachings offer humanity a...
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The other day, I met someone who said he was deeply interested in religion. He asked me about my faith, and I told him that I’m a Baha’i. Confused, he...
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Have you ever tried to fast but were quickly discouraged by the difficulty of finding a suitable fast or the challenge of following through on your intention to fast? There...
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One common theme often emerges from the biographies of social trailblazers — their acknowledgment of a higher force guiding their lives. In those biographies and autobiographies, we hear of...
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