Do miracles strengthen our faith — or do they weaken it? Much of the contemporary view of the great faiths centers around the acceptance of miracles said to occur in...
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At twelve, I found myself in a hallowed space—the room where the Prophet of God graced existence in the mid-nineteenth century. How readily, in sacred places, the soul perceives the...
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Though not well-documented in the histories of the more ancient religions, a precursor or herald often appeared prior to the advent of a divine manifestation to announce the coming of...
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As the world becomes a less secure place and what used to work breaks down with alarming frequency, I find one question being asked of Baha’is more often: are you...
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At their peak, religion and psychotherapy become one. – Marianne Williamson When we were both in graduate school, I asked a friend of mine to tell me about his religion....
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In an era of rapid technological advances and groundbreaking scientific discoveries, many ask: has science made religion irrelevant? The relevance of this question grows as science increasingly explains phenomena once...
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Eating disorders such as over-eating, anorexia and bulimia are complex and debilitating conditions, often the result of feelings of low self-worth and self-hatred. They affect people physically, emotionally, mentally and...
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As a young kid I always felt sensitive to being left out. I paid close attention to the way social groups formed, who was valued, and who got left in...
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Before sharing my thoughts on this subject, I need to state that my intention is not to encourage people to stay in a bad or abusive relationship and suffer. That...
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Humans and religion seem to go hand in hand. Historians and archeologists have established that as far back as 50,000 years ago most human bands and tribes in the world...
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Do you know the saying “trouble comes in threes”? Does it bring up the memory of a time in your life when everything seemed to go wrong at once? The...
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For your sake, and mine. For your family and mine. For your community, nation, and mine, too. It’s hard, though. We carry a lot of our environment’s baggage on our...
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The Revelation of Baha’u’llah, the Prophet-Founder of the Baha’i Faith, offers a vision of unity, justice, and peace for a world grappling with disunity and turmoil. At a time when...
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The earliest memory I have of Mother’s Day was being given a red rose to wear to church because my mother was alive. At that time and place, people of...
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The Baha’i writings emphatically state that mental health struggles are separate from the life of the soul: “The soul of man is exalted above and is independent of all infirmities...
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My father, who was a Marine infantry officer in the brutal Pacific campaign during World War II, left me with one piece of indelible advice, expressed as a question: “Are...
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Do you know when to trust your gut? Have you ever felt mysteriously moved to know the truth of things? All of us constantly process and make meaning of the...
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People all seem to have one common goal – searching for happiness. Over the ages human beings have tried many paths to get there. Some climb the highest mountains to...
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Life is difficult – have you noticed? Maybe less so if we see the glass as half full, but still, for most of the people we meet and know in...
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One in ten Americans take antidepressants—in fact, depression is rampant in modern society. Sadly, depression usually comes with a stigma, including feelings of embarrassment and guilt. We don’t often talk...
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