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- About Me:
- I work for a community action agency.
First heard of the Faith as a child...listening to Seals and Crofts...noticed lyrics from "Baha'i Sacred Writings"...asked everyone what that was...noone knew....20 years later i get a job with my current agency...long story...one of my co-workers warned me to watch out for "Janet" she belonged to this weird religion and didn't eat for long periods of time... haha! I asked Janet what religion she was...she said Baha'i...i recognized the name...she brought me "Thief in the Night"...I studied for a year and declared at Naw Ruz 1994. I've been an isolated Baha'i in Iowa since.
- Hometown:
- grew up in North Platte, NE. Raised my family in rural Persia, IA
This is what I've been working on since last Spring. I think I'll call it "Cloud 9" ;-)
Amy's Blog
my journey...
I was raised Catholic and thought I was comfortable with my faith except it always bothered me that everyone else was going to go to hell...even at a young age that didn't seem like the All-Loving God I believed in.
When I was 4-5 I would tell my family that I knew I would witness Christ's return. They thought I was silly...
I was probably 9 when I first heard of the Baha'i Faith...Listening… Continue
Posted on April 5, 2008 at 10:57am — 2 Comments
The Kingdom of God on Earth...some assembly required.
What does that mean?
Does it mean we're created in the image of the 'God' we visualize sitting in the clouds with his long flowing robes and beard? I highly doubt it. (though I think that has been a common misconception for a long time and as such can be hard to shake.)
As a Baha'i, my understanding is that we are born containing all of the attributes of God in our hearts, (i.e. love,… Continue
Posted on April 3, 2008 at 6:00pm — 9 Comments
Comment Wall (8 comments)
- At 5:13am on February 18, 2009,
Sara said… - Part 3 up - just for you ;)
- At 8:19pm on March 28, 2008,
Walter Palmer said… - Welcome Amy! Cloud 9 looks like a l-o-n-g project, but a fun outcome.
- At 3:39pm on March 28, 2008,
Nelson Yiga said… - Allah'u'bha Amy. And thank you for checking on me.
nelson
- At 2:00pm on March 28, 2008,
Rafe said… - Hi Amy, good to meet you
- At 12:27pm on March 28, 2008,
Amy said…
- Thank you all for the warm welcome!
It's wonderful to be here...looks like an amazing site. :)
- At 12:24pm on March 28, 2008,
Jim Flood said…
- Greetings from God's country
- At 11:58am on March 28, 2008,
Todd said… - Hi Amy...welcome on here, great to meet you!
- At 10:56am on March 28, 2008,
Tamara said… - Allah'u'Abha Amy,
Welcome to Soul Talk.
I hope you enjoy your journey with others on this site.
When you say Isolated ,what exactly do you mean?
Peace~Tamara
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Thank you dear friends.
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