Category: Spiritual Education

World Teachers’ Day

World Teachers’ Day

October 5, 2012 | By | Add a Comment

As someone who was raised by a lifelong high school teacher and a life long high school employee, and having benefited by the selfless service of countless teachers, I salute those who choose the under-appreciated yet crucial teaching profession! From my elementary school teachers through my high school math teachers who nurtured not only my [...]

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It Only Takes a Girl

It Only Takes a Girl

December 15, 2011 | By | Add a Comment

It only takes a girl to make a small, unselfish, step towards helping other girls, and spread this important message. Here is a beautiful video making a very clear statement on the importance of educating girls: I am glad to see a girl making this statement. And I hope the boys — and men — [...]

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Need ideas for children class arts and crafts project on Justice

Need ideas for children class arts and crafts project on Justice

November 5, 2010 | By | 2 Comments

I’ve posted often here, sharing ideas and experiences, and now it dawned on me that I should be able to post a question and see if anyone would offer an idea… I need to prepare for a children’s class (3 to 7 year old kids) on Justice. I need ideas for arts and crafts project [...]

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Birthday cake baking fathers of the world, unite

Birthday cake baking fathers of the world, unite

September 7, 2009 | By | 2 Comments

Unto every father hath been enjoined the instruction of his son and daughter in the art of reading and writing and in all that hath been laid down in the Holy Tablet. (Baha’u’llah, The Kitab-i-Aqdas, p. 37) Love. Love is what has been laid down in the Holy Tablet. Many more laws indeed but the [...]

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The silent lesson of Becky Murphy

The silent lesson of Becky Murphy

November 26, 2008 | By | 4 Comments

Counselor Rebequa Murphy was an outstanding teacher — of the Baha’i Faith, of human dignity and honor, of loving hearts. She had a sweet voice, a very pleasant intonation that reflected the warmth of her heart. You can hear her encourage the Baha’i youth (and every other Baha’i) to share the healing message of Baha’u’llah; [...]

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Different maps and different statistics

Different maps and different statistics

November 4, 2008 | By | Add a Comment

I don’t want to get the impression that I am indifferent to the momentous events happening tonight in this great American democracy — I do care. That is the reason before going to wait in line for two hours and vote, I started my morning by reading this prayer by Abdu’l-Baha: O Thou kind Lord! [...]

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Identity through osmosis or through action

Identity through osmosis or through action

September 3, 2008 | By | 3 Comments

What prompted my thoughts on how to shape one’s identity was the realization that without action all we could do is absorb — through osmosis — whatever the environment has to offer. And if we don’t like what the environment offers — if we want change — we need to be prepared to swim against [...]

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Recipe for success

Recipe for success

August 20, 2008 | By | Add a Comment

Thine eye is My trust, suffer not the dust of vain desires to becloud its luster. Thine ear is a sign of My bounty, let not the tumult of unseemly motives turn it away from My Word that encompasseth all creation. Thine heart is My treasury, allow not the treacherous hand of self to rob [...]

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Prayer Station

Prayer Station

August 18, 2008 | By | 1 Comment

We rarely (probably never) know what the harvest of the seeds we sow will be. All we know is we need to keep sowing if we want to harvest. However we might reflect on the purpose and meaning of marriage, Baha’u’llah gives us a very clear guidance: Enter into wedlock, O people, that ye may [...]

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Random cravings

Random cravings

August 13, 2008 | By | 1 Comment

At lunch I was talking with two coworkers — one is a most marvelous Baha’i and the other is Chinese. The Chinese coworker and I were reminiscing on growing up in a communist country. He recollected how happy the old times were and how, with all the development the economic boom has brought, most people [...]

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