tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087241527973581312.post6443012147684511676..comments2021-06-11T21:29:26.952-07:00Comments on In Pursuit of Joy: SeekingJami Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677818286181722689noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087241527973581312.post-32772606843717921922011-06-16T22:07:30.101-07:002011-06-16T22:07:30.101-07:00Jami,
I was glad that you did occasionally come b...Jami,<br /><br />I was glad that you did occasionally come back to our meeting on the eastside these past few months. As a recently "convinced" Friend, I often found your quiet presence to be a comfort; you seem to have a great deal of it together, as they say. I don't consider myself a Christian--my cosmology is pretty much irreconciliable with its core tenets--but I find more and more value in what I read in certain passages of the Bible, especially the gospels (but don't get me STARTED on Paul's letters...in some passages he seems to know what he was talking about; in others, he's an out-and-out bigot). I think a lot of unprogrammed Friends come to Meeting with so much baggage from their experiences with other Christian denominations, and so for many, references to Jesus or the Bible is triggering. The early Friends were more skilled, I believe, at understanding beyond words, at recognizing the Spirit that lives behind the letter. <br /><br />I hope that you find a place that fulfills the needs of your spirit more fully. <br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />-EthanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087241527973581312.post-90066175809925240732010-07-27T02:22:24.560-07:002010-07-27T02:22:24.560-07:00Jami,
We found West Hills Friends a good place to ...Jami,<br />We found West Hills Friends a good place to find an accepting and open Meeting/Church. Portland Friends School "ended" up there in more ways than one. It was unfortunate that more connections and growth didn't happen.Tom Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12194918323559385371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7087241527973581312.post-85287103588564290622010-07-05T10:31:17.656-07:002010-07-05T10:31:17.656-07:00Jami, I'm with you vicariously on your visits ...Jami, I'm with you vicariously on your visits to Friends churches. Being out here in the boondocks, that's not easy for me, though I'm more committed to doing so after each gathering I attend that brings together various branches of Quakerism. Thank you for giving me a glimpse into some of these churches; maybe I'll see you at one sometime!Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06226091959080769559noreply@blogger.com