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David
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David Langness writes and edits for BahaiTeachings.org and is a journalist and literary critic for Paste Magazine. He and his wife Teresa live in the Sierra foothills in Northern California.

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Real Men Don’t Hit Women, My Father Said

Real Men Don’t Hit Women, My Father Said

David Langness | Jan 8, 2024

Praying for the Earth’s Climate

Praying for the Earth’s Climate

David Langness | Dec 22, 2023

Losing the Macho Mask: Raising Boys as Peacemakers

Losing the Macho Mask: Raising Boys as Peacemakers

David Langness | Dec 17, 2023

Manhood and the Military: Are Men Naturally Warlike?

Manhood and the Military: Are Men Naturally Warlike?

David Langness | Dec 11, 2023

I’m a Guy – You Mean I Should Have Actual Feelings?

I’m a Guy – You Mean I Should Have Actual Feelings?

David Langness | Dec 3, 2023

Man Up! What Should We Do about Male Privilege?

Man Up! What Should We Do about Male Privilege?

David Langness | Nov 9, 2023

Does a “Weaker Sex” Really Exist?

Does a “Weaker Sex” Really Exist?

David Langness | Oct 29, 2023

Praying – and Acting -- for Peace

Praying – and Acting — for Peace

David Langness | Oct 26, 2023

The Baha’i Faith: The World’s Purest Democracy?

The Baha’i Faith: The World’s Purest Democracy?

David Langness | Oct 23, 2023

Boys – and Men – Need an Actual Role Model

Boys – and Men – Need an Actual Role Model

David Langness | Oct 18, 2023

A New Male Role Model: The Baha’i Ideal of Gender Equality

A New Male Role Model: The Baha’i Ideal of Gender Equality

David Langness | Oct 11, 2023

Big Boys Don’t Cry: Questioning Traditional Masculine Ideology

Big Boys Don’t Cry: Questioning Traditional Masculine Ideology

David Langness | Oct 3, 2023

What Does It Take to Be a Man Today?

What Does It Take to Be a Man Today?

David Langness | Sep 26, 2023

UN International Day of Peace: What Are You Doing to Stop War?

UN International Day of Peace: What Are You Doing to Stop War?

David Langness | Sep 21, 2023

What Faith Gives Us: Belief, Behavior, Belonging – and Beauty

What Faith Gives Us: Belief, Behavior, Belonging – and Beauty

David Langness | Sep 19, 2023

What AI Means for Our Human Future

What AI Means for Our Human Future

David Langness | Sep 11, 2023

Are You Ready to Meet Your Maker?

Are You Ready to Meet Your Maker?

David Langness | Sep 4, 2023

What to Do When Death Approaches

What to Do When Death Approaches

David Langness | Aug 28, 2023

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Be thou severed from this world, and reborn throug

Be thou severed from this world, and reborn through the sweet scents of holiness that blow from the realm of the All-Highest. Be thou a summoner to love, and be thou kind to all the human race. Love thou the children of men and share in their sorrows. Be thou of those who foster peace. Offer thy friendship, be worthy of trust. Be thou a balm to every sore, be thou a medicine for every ill. Bind thou the souls together. – #AbdulBaha #Bahai #Spirituality #Peace #Friendship
(Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá)

Instead of just hunkering down, we can use winter

Instead of just hunkering down, we can use winter to transform our minds and prepare our hearts to receive God’s blessings. Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #Spirituality #Winter #SpiritualGrowth

Dissipate not the wealth of your precious lives in

Dissipate not the wealth of your precious lives in the pursuit of evil and corrupt affection, nor let your endeavours be spent in promoting your personal interest. Be generous in your days of plenty, and be patient in the hour of loss. Adversity is followed by success and rejoicings follow woe. - Baha'u'llah⠀
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#Bahai #Spirituality #Generosity #Patience #SpiritualGrowth⠀
(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh Revealed After the Kitáb-i-Aqdas)

Discover how embracing the Baha’i Faith has deep

Discover how embracing the Baha’i Faith has deepened my love for Christ. Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #Spirituality #Christianism #Unity

Let each morn be better than its eve and each morr

Let each morn be better than its eve and each morrow richer than its yesterday. Man’s merit lieth in service and virtue and not in the pageantry of wealth and riches... Dissipate not the wealth of your precious lives in the pursuit of evil and corrupt affection, nor let your endeavors be spent in promoting your personal interest - #Bahaullah #Bahai #Spirituality #Unity #SpiritualGrowth
(Tablets of Bahá’u’lláh)

Can the spirit of humanity transform urban living

Can the spirit of humanity transform urban living into true havens of equity and care? Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #Spirituality #Civilization #Humanity

Force is losing its dominance, and mental alertnes

Force is losing its dominance, and mental alertness, intuition, and the spiritual qualities of love and service, in which woman is strong, are gaining ascendancy. Hence the new age will be an age less masculine and more permeated with the feminine ideals, or, to speak more exactly, will be an age in which the masculine and feminine elements of civilization will be more evenly balanced. - #AbdulBaha #Bahai #Spirituality #Women #EmancipationofWomen

Longing for spiritual heat and light? Discover how

Longing for spiritual heat and light? Discover how divine love ignites the soul and unites humanity across faiths. Read the full article – link in bio 🔗 #Bahai #Spirituality #SpiritualSearch #DivineTeachers

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