Friday, January 27, 2012

On Another Look at the Baha'i Holy Places: I can never get enough

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A new Flickr contact, Paul, and his photo set on Israel. I can never get enough of the Baha'i Holy Places. -gw   Posted via...

On the Baha'i Attitude Toward Sex Is Refreshing: The faith God always intended for me

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Old posts still draw visitors. Below is a comment made just yesterday to a post that originally appeared in October of 2009. An...
Thursday, January 26, 2012

On They Lived in Salishan: Darachan and Kiri

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One of the most enjoyable aspects of the Martin Luther King Day potluck at Tim and Deb's was visiting with Baha'i fri...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

On God the Sovereign: The power, names and attributes of God are eternal, ancient

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  Our Feast of Sultan was cancelled last Wednesday because of ice, but is being held this Wednesday instead. A second chance to honor G...
Sunday, January 22, 2012

On a Life Through Age 18: Recognizing the oneness of mankind

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My son asked me to share more about my personal history. So I wrote him this as a "first chapter." -gw My earliest memory was si...
Saturday, January 21, 2012

On Overpopulation is Not the Ultimate Issue Facing Humanity: Disunity is

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  Is overpopulation the ultimate issue facing humanity? No.  Disunity is. When mankind sees its spiritual unity, we will see a global civi...

On They Had Snow, So Did We: They have JYSEP, we do, too

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http://routesofpresence.blogspot.com/   Last night I attended a junior youth gathering at the home of a good friend of mine. The Baha...
Friday, January 20, 2012

On Be Like Two Singing Birds: Sweet bird notes from high in the tree of life

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What is it about birds that draws our eyes and ears and affects our hearts? -gw           Be like two sweet- sin...

On Mandolin Jazz: Nightingales of divine mysteries are filled with joy and ecstasy

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  Tom Brooks sounded mighty fine at the Mandolin Cafe. He showed off his new bass, a very sleek and slim version. The collection of musici...

On Studying the Letters: Guidance for collective teaching

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A few friends gathered last February to study a letter from the Universal House of Justice   http://www.flickr.com/photos/85934826@N00/se...
Thursday, January 19, 2012

On Hanging Out at the Invaders Practice: An Invaders' families family tradition

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  It's a little early in the year to hang out at the Invaders football practice and be comfortable. Saturday Matt's family did,...

On the Invaders It Doesn't Matter What Colors You Wear: But be guarded in your speech

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  In a neighborhood I hang out in it matters to a few what colors you wear. On the Tacoma Invaders football team it doesn't matter. An...
Wednesday, January 18, 2012

On Baha'is and the Internet: Availing themselves of its potential

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I came across this quote again which says it all, constituting great guidance for Baha'is. -gw   It is useful to bear in mind that th...

On Interconnected heads and hearts: Religion, parent & child, and the internet

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What's this about?   It appears on my Facebook for interests for which there is no icon, in my case the internet, religion and Parent...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

On Matt Completes the Tablet of Ahmad: Invested with potency and signficance

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  Last week when we completed answering the questions of "Prayer - Section 8" in Ruhi Book 1, we paused to say a few of the pray...

On the Hiatus of Winter: What if you didn't know that spring is sure to follow?

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  If you like weather -- and dormancy -- you'll love the Nisqually Wildlife Refuge in the wintertime. With the assurance that one seas...
Monday, January 16, 2012

On Sport in America: Courage, integrity & fair play, but also a down side

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  An interesting subject was addressed in a recent Sports Illustrated --  Sport in America.  Some aspects of our love for sport is good...

On At Sunrise, Noon & Dusk: Good times to pray

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It's snowy, blow-y and overcast today, but last week I saw the sun -- at surise, noon, and dusk. Good times to pray, by the way. -gw   ...

On Preparing a Prayer List: With help from an iPhone

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  After Shawn led us in the study of a prayer at Friday's devotional, Gwen asked that each of us share the things we would want prayer...

On the Sixth Candle, the Unity of Races: Making of all that dwell on earth kindreds of one race

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  Will today's Martin Luther King Day celebration at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall be as good as last years? Well, I doubt the ph...