Service - BahaiTeachings.org https://bahaiteachings.org/service/ Personal perspectives inspired by Baha'i teachings Fri, 13 Jun 2025 09:55:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.2 Children’s Classes: A Place to Foster Learning, Communication and Unity https://bahaiteachings.org/childrens-classes-place-foster-learning-communication-unity/ https://bahaiteachings.org/childrens-classes-place-foster-learning-communication-unity/#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 http://bahaiteachings.org/?p=43335 Children’s Classes: A Place to Foster Learning, Communication and UnityWe tend to focus on youth and adults when we think about improving the world, but we shouldn’t forget—there are no better agents of change than children. Adults can sometimes...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/childrens-classes-place-foster-learning-communication-unity/feed/ 1 Neighborliness: A Step Toward Unity and Strength https://bahaiteachings.org/neighborliness-a-step-toward-unity-and-strength/ https://bahaiteachings.org/neighborliness-a-step-toward-unity-and-strength/#respond Sun, 20 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=75121 In the summer of 2020, our neighbor did something incredible for our family. My husband Tim and I were driving home from Kansas, where we’d gone to see my mother,...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/neighborliness-a-step-toward-unity-and-strength/feed/ 0 Recognizing Our Unique Capacities to Make a Difference https://bahaiteachings.org/recognizing-our-unique-capacities-to-make-a-difference/ https://bahaiteachings.org/recognizing-our-unique-capacities-to-make-a-difference/#respond Sat, 14 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=86369 All the world’s religions strongly emphasize service, including helping the poor, the sick, the oppressed, and protecting the environment and its wildlife. When we serve, not only do we help...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/recognizing-our-unique-capacities-to-make-a-difference/feed/ 0 Our Neighborhood Festival: How to Bring People Together https://bahaiteachings.org/our-neighborhood-festival-how-to-bring-people-together/ https://bahaiteachings.org/our-neighborhood-festival-how-to-bring-people-together/#respond Sat, 26 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=85794 One gloriously sunny September day in northern England, itself a rare occurrence given British weather patterns, I witnessed something I never thought possible.  On the expansive lawn of my neighborhood...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/our-neighborhood-festival-how-to-bring-people-together/feed/ 0 What a Year of Service to Humanity Can Do https://bahaiteachings.org/what-a-year-of-service-to-humanity-can-do/ https://bahaiteachings.org/what-a-year-of-service-to-humanity-can-do/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:22:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=85755 Postponing my education wasn’t an easy decision, but the friendships I formed during my year of service at the Baha’i World Centre in Haifa, Israel became some of the most...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/what-a-year-of-service-to-humanity-can-do/feed/ 0 My Year of Service: A Journey of Faith, Friendship, and Commitment https://bahaiteachings.org/my-year-of-service-a-journey-of-faith-friendship-and-commitment/ https://bahaiteachings.org/my-year-of-service-a-journey-of-faith-friendship-and-commitment/#comments Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=85685 Growing up, I always knew I wanted to serve my Faith by dedicating a year of my life to helping humanity in some way. But when I graduated from high...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/my-year-of-service-a-journey-of-faith-friendship-and-commitment/feed/ 3 Accompaniment: Activating the Potential in Others https://bahaiteachings.org/accompaniment-activating-potential-others/ https://bahaiteachings.org/accompaniment-activating-potential-others/#comments Sun, 18 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=50587 Accompaniment: Activating the Potential in Others“It’s fine, I’ll do it.” We’ve all heard those famous last words that lead to pretty much any and all physical, mental and emotional burnout.  Have you ever used that...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/accompaniment-activating-potential-others/feed/ 5 How to Build Community by Knocking on Doors https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-build-community-by-knocking-on-doors/ https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-build-community-by-knocking-on-doors/#comments Mon, 05 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=84826 A child knocking on a door.My throat constricted as I extended my hand hesitantly. Aware of my seven-year-old daughter and my sixty-something friend standing behind me, I pushed the doorbell with more confidence than I...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/how-to-build-community-by-knocking-on-doors/feed/ 2 Cultivating Selfless Service in Young Hearts and Minds https://bahaiteachings.org/cultivating-selfless-service-young-heart-minds/ https://bahaiteachings.org/cultivating-selfless-service-young-heart-minds/#respond Sat, 03 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=82772 In the radiant tapestry of Hillcrest Orchard Camp’s Fall Program, an extraordinary initiative unfolds, intertwining the principles of the Baha’i Faith with the transformative power of experiential learning.  This innovative...

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]]> https://bahaiteachings.org/cultivating-selfless-service-young-heart-minds/feed/ 0 God’s Gardens: Co-creating Friendships Among Plants and People https://bahaiteachings.org/gods-gardens-co-creating-friendships-among-plants-and-people/ https://bahaiteachings.org/gods-gardens-co-creating-friendships-among-plants-and-people/#comments Sun, 01 Oct 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://bahaiteachings.org/?p=81714 Gardens represent a microcosm of our world. Given that the garden was God’s first work of art, it is humanity’s role to dress and keep the garden beautiful, to be...

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