Being Baha'i

What's Your Calling?

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 09:37:12 -0400

Baha'i Media Services has been collaborating with The Kindling Group, a Chicago media collective, to create web-based video profiles of Baha'is pursuing their calling in the world. This project is in conjunction with the recently aired four hour PBS documentary miniseries, "The Calling" which follows seven young religious Americans as they prepare for a life of religious leadership.

Baha’i Faith takes root in a young girl’s questions

Fri, 31 Dec 2010 18:21:03 -0500

The Casa Grande Dispatch in Arizona published a story on December 31, 2010 on Deb Rodgers’ journey to the Baha’i Faith. “People who consider themselves spiritual, but have given up on religion, find a home in the Baha’i Faith,” Deb said.

Respect's Beginnings - Please and Thank You

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:11:51 -0500

Mark suggests in his latest blog entry in Baha'i Education that modeling a kindly tongue proves to be a teachable moment for your children when reinforcing the importance of showing respectfulness.

My Own Story

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:41:51 -0500

Anne Respess shares in her blog One Human Family how becoming a Baha'i deepened her understanding of the oneness of mankind and helped her feel like part of one multi-cultural family.

Music brings unity to holiday season

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:00:00 -0500

Every year we're asked, "How do Baha'is handle the winter holidays?" "When is the Baha'i gift-giving season?" "How do Baha'is view Christ?"

This year we spoke with Veda Mosavi, a Baha'i from Calif. who was raised by a Persian Baha'i father and a mother from a Baptist background, who became a Baha'i when Veda was young.

Why Baha'i - Holiday Reinhorn

ellen — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:58:11 -0400

In 2005, in Encino, Calif., Holiday Reinhorn (fiction writer and wife of actor Rainn Wilson) led her first fireside (introductory presentation on the Baha'i Faith), where she answered the question, "How did you go from being a person who was very uncomfortable about discussions of spiritual faith, a person who wasn’t quite sure what to think when it came to God—to a person who just joined the Baha’i Faith?"

A Faith for Youth

glen — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:53:30 -0400

Take a closer look into the Baha'i Faith through the eyes of a youth, Ms. Nava Ghalili, a life-long Baha'i, who was interviewed for the documentary series, "One-on-one: An Interfaith Dialogue."

Being a Baha'i: Daily Prayers and Meditation

ellen — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:39:45 -0400

An important part of the spiritual practice of members of the Baha'i Faith is daily prayer and meditation. Maggie Wilkins, a Baha’i in Highland Park, Illinois, knew that saying prayers was key in her spiritual development, but found the Baha'i prayers “next-to impossible” to learn because of her dyslexia.

Baha'i gift-giving season follows different cycle

admin — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:49:58 -0400

'Tis the season. However, for members of the Baha'i Faith, who come from virtually all national, cultural and religious backgrounds, gift-giving is still a few months away. It's a difficult concept for many outside our faith to grasp.