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We should say what we mean and mean what we say.

In 1848, in the early days of the Bábi movement that led to the Bahá’í Faith, a 3-week conference was held in Badasht, Iran. It was attended by about 80 men and one woman, a courageous poet named Tahirih.

Friday August 16th 7.30-8pm

Online forums can be fierce battlefields between those aligning themselves with various groups: conservatives, liberals, economists, ecologists, fundamentalists, atheists, globalists and nationalists, just to mention a few.

A few weeks ago, I went to see the IMAX movie, The Great Bear Rainforest.

How do I make sense of my life? Is this all? What can I do about the maelstrom of feelings, ideas, habits, blind spots, and deep connection, which rules my body and mind? What will give me peace? I’m doing ok, but I’m not happy in my own skin.

By a comedy of errors, though I’ve been trying to focus on this writing, I’ve failed to get the water turned on for the parched evergreen hedge, and now I’m locked in the garden while the landline is ringing in the kitchen.

This was the title of a news item: The 26 richest people on earth in 2018 had the same net worth as the poorest half of the world’s population, some 3.8 billion people.

In university, my major was not Divinity – in fact, I was probably the furthest thing from a Divinity student you could find. I majored in English, and one of the most enduring lessons I learned was in Economics 100, with Professor Larry.

I’ve struggled for years to maintain a consistent contemplative prayer practice. Oh, I’m great at starting one. It’s sustaining it that I find difficult. I last a few days, maybe a week, and then stop.