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Russell
Ballew

Chapel Hill, NC

Russell accompanies his wife Taraneh Tashakor-Ballew in service to their three children Yasmin, Erfan, Bayan and their community building activities in Northern California.

BY Russell Ballew

Jefferson, Slavery and the True Founding Fathers of Freedom

Jefferson, Slavery and the True Founding Fathers of Freedom

Russell Ballew | Jan 16, 2020

For the Love of Eve

For the Love of Eve

Russell Ballew | Dec 12, 2017

The Heart of the Matter

The Heart of the Matter

Russell Ballew | Nov 17, 2017

What Oppression is Greater than This?

What Oppression is Greater than This?

Russell Ballew | Nov 9, 2017

Anger and Prejudice: Not in Your Right Mind

Anger and Prejudice: Not in Your Right Mind

Russell Ballew | Nov 1, 2017

Know Sugar, Know Slavery, Know Racism

Know Sugar, Know Slavery, Know Racism

Russell Ballew | Oct 11, 2017

Ending Institutional Racism

Ending Institutional Racism

Russell Ballew | Sep 26, 2017

Sacrificing Your Life for Love

Sacrificing Your Life for Love

Russell Ballew | Jun 22, 2016

Soaring into the Heavens

Soaring into the Heavens

Russell Ballew | May 21, 2016

The Science of Seeing the Truth

The Science of Seeing the Truth

Russell Ballew | Mar 15, 2016

Anticipating the Advent and Return of Christ

Anticipating the Advent and Return of Christ

Russell Ballew | Aug 23, 2015

Seeking After The Spirit Of Christ

Seeking After The Spirit Of Christ

Russell Ballew | Jul 26, 2015

Science, the Clergy and Spiritual Blindness

Science, the Clergy and Spiritual Blindness

Russell Ballew | Jun 16, 2015

Attaining the Kingdom of God—With Science

Attaining the Kingdom of God—With Science

Russell Ballew | May 24, 2015

A New, Unified Human Race

A New, Unified Human Race

Russell Ballew | Mar 3, 2015

A True Example of Racial Unity

A True Example of Racial Unity

Russell Ballew | Mar 2, 2015

The Advent of the Unification of Humanity

The Advent of the Unification of Humanity

Russell Ballew | Feb 21, 2015

Were Adam and Eve Black?

Were Adam and Eve Black?

Russell Ballew | Jan 2, 2015

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As the soul grows, its capacity increases. Capacit

As the soul grows, its capacity increases. Capacity is the measure of development. Love is the evidence of capacity. When we love humanity as God loves us, we have reached the perfect station. Eternal Life is then ours, and this mortal world can give us nothing more. Do good each day, if only by speaking a kind word. - #AbdulBaha

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For a long time I felt like I was pretty unusual,

For a long time I felt like I was pretty unusual, even weird, for rejecting traditional male roles. But today our whole culture seems to be engaged in a battle over masculinity.

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Love is unlimited, boundless, infinite! Material t

Love is unlimited, boundless, infinite! Material things are limited, circumscribed, finite. You cannot adequately express infinite love by limited means." #AbdulBaha⁠
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Many women saw the hero’s journey as missing the

Many women saw the hero’s journey as missing their experience of what their life is really about – so distinct versions of a “heroine’s” journey have begun to appear.

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... Order your lives in accordance with the first

... Order your lives in accordance with the first principle of the divine teaching, which is love. Service to humanity is service to God. Let the love and light of the Kingdom radiate through you until all who look upon you shall be illumined by its reflection. Be as stars, brilliant and sparkling in the loftiness of their heavenly station. - #AbdulBaha

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True spirituality endeavors to purify us from the

True spirituality endeavors to purify us from the ego-self that is attached to all the things of this world.

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Ultimately all the battle of life is within the in

Ultimately all the battle of life is within the individual. No amount of organization can solve the inner problems or produce or prevent, as the case may be, victory or failure at a crucial moment... individuals are torn by great forces at large in the world. - Shoghi Effendi

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The Baha'i teachings maintain that women, as mothe

The Baha'i teachings maintain that women, as mothers and teachers, must become vital participants and an increasingly active force in bringing peace to our troubled planet.

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