The last time I used this blog it was to record the wonderful trip to Slovenia and (as I refer to it) the "Royal Wedding" of our eldest son. I am renewing the use of this blog to record my next adventure, a road trip for family history purposes ( Read more... )

On February 5th we will be calling for oneness of humanity and discussing the commonalities of mankind. What do we all have in common?

Please share your thoughts and get the ball rolling.

All nations and peoples must consider themselves brethren. They are all descendants from Adam. They are the branches, leaves, flowers and fruits of One Tree. They are pearls from one shell ( Read more... )

The world of humanity has two wings -- one is woman and the other man. Not until both wings are equally developed can the bird fly. Should one wing remain weak, flight is impossible. Not until the world of woman becomes equal to the world of man in the acquisition of virtues and perfections, can success and prosperity be attained as they ought to ( Read more... )

Yes, I took a bit (quite a bit) of a break from the What's Working Devotions. I have always been committed to it, just didn't have the time and energy to keep it going for a while there. Now, I'm back and in full swing. I'm still interested in seeing what kind of a virtual thing we can get going with this ( Read more... )

Religion and Science are inter-twined with each other and cannot be separated. -- Baha’u’llah

What's Working Devotions is not just for those who come to the Oregon City Community Room. It is also for those who want to participate virtually. This week (10/9/07) we enjoyed the offering of spiritual calling from someone who is participating via ( Read more... )

Religion is the chief foundation of Love and Unity and the cause of Oneness. If a religion become the cause of hatred and disharmony, it would be better that it should not exist. To be without such a religion is better than to be with it. -- Baha'u'llah

This week we had Julie Rubenstein join us to share about the Inter-Religious Action Network of ( Read more... )

All the children of men are under the mercy of the Great God. They are the sons of one God. -- Baha'u'llah

If you are not coming to What's Working Devotions because there isn't enough time to gather dinner and come over; come and join us for dinner. We will be making enough for everyone and would love to have you join us. Like this last week, ( Read more... )

All nations and peoples must consider themselves brethren. They are all descendants from Adam. They are the branches, leaves, flowers and fruits of One Tree. They are pearls from one shell.  (Baha'u'llah)

This week (9/18/07) we called for the elimination of all prejudice. After the spiritual calling and prayers, we discussed both personal ( Read more... )

"All the nations and peoples will come under the shadow of the Tent of the Great Peace and Harmony … so that disputes shall not end in war."

In recognition of the anniversary of 9/11, this week’s devotions focused on international projects that are making a difference. To start the United Nations was the first focus. There are many projects that ( Read more... )