tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post1171842576757947596..comments2023-10-02T11:36:45.006-04:00Comments on A Passionate and Determined Quest for Adequacy: How I Became a QuakerAshley Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04767912859236943934noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-41136260284232851082013-09-24T18:11:35.023-04:002013-09-24T18:11:35.023-04:00How funny! Hi, Candler Suzanne. :)How funny! Hi, Candler Suzanne. :)Ashley Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767912859236943934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-53923201119119259592013-09-24T17:35:00.652-04:002013-09-24T17:35:00.652-04:00Look what came up when I googled, "Why I beca...Look what came up when I googled, "Why I became a Quaker." (Hello from Candler Suzanne)Sukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02866306361096372292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-11974173719740964442013-02-18T22:13:46.896-05:002013-02-18T22:13:46.896-05:00It's nice to hear from you, Liz! Yes, I think...It's nice to hear from you, Liz! Yes, I think the rapture loomed large for a lot of children in certain parts of Christianity. It's a good reminder for when I am feeling anxious because people are fear-mongering for whatever reason (environmental catastrophe, economic collapse) that I don't have to take whatever doom they are preaching at face value.Ashley Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767912859236943934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-71494337653867007452013-02-18T22:04:47.210-05:002013-02-18T22:04:47.210-05:00A comment from Liz O:
Hi Ashley! It's no...A comment from Liz O:<br /><br /> Hi Ashley! It's now 2013 and I've just come across this post... because <a href="http://earofthesoul.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Mark Wutka</a> linked to it from an old post of his too. <br /><br /> I wish I had read this piece when you first wrote it, as part of my getting-to-know-you-through-the-internet process. <br /><br /> Since I wasn't raised in the Christian tradition and I've had little reason to ask questions about one's Christian upbringing, I had no idea that kids either prayed for the rapture or prayed "against" it! But the child's innocence behind such prayer is very endearing. <br /><br /> Blessings,<br /> Liz, <a href="http://thegoodraisedup.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Good Raised Up</a>Ashley Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767912859236943934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-78973968148481058822009-10-20T10:48:21.035-04:002009-10-20T10:48:21.035-04:00Anonymous - This is an old post and I had no idea ...Anonymous - This is an old post and I had no idea anyone was still reading it! I'm touched that you read and commented. <br /><br />--AshleyAshley Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04767912859236943934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-81961888215306194152009-10-20T08:44:14.462-04:002009-10-20T08:44:14.462-04:00For some reason I cant get the word ABOMINATION ou...For some reason I cant get the word ABOMINATION out of my mind. You might want to ponder and meditate on this and take it to the clearness committee.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-64197543293969354102009-07-18T17:07:18.982-04:002009-07-18T17:07:18.982-04:00Thanks for sharing this.
Jesus Camp was gut wren...Thanks for sharing this. <br /><br />Jesus Camp was gut wrenching more me. I often feel that if you had God in your heart, that would make the "impending doom" and "missed opportunity" factor, (in sales we call it the "impeding event close") of Jesus 2nd coming a moot point. Relationships are about open hands, not pointing fingers, being vulnerable to each other, and "making or finding opportunities."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-75694457141001813042008-05-08T10:27:00.000-04:002008-05-08T10:27:00.000-04:00Your early experiences sound so similar to mine! A...Your early experiences sound so similar to mine! Ah, the ever-present altar calls! I felt like I had to make a public (really public) commitment but I was so shy I couldn't bring myself to walk to the front of the church or retreat or wherever I was. So I think that's why I was saved over and over and over again - if you don't do it "once and for all" in front of everyone, you have to do it silently, secretly all the time. <BR/>It is crazy the ideas we get as kids. <BR/>I remember also feeling that the rapture was very imminent. There were times I prayed desperately for it because I didn't want to give some speech or take some test. There were other times I thought it was very unfair because I wanted to live my life and have different experiences and it was fair if Jesus was going to come back and take all that away! <BR/><BR/>Jeremy and I just watched Jesus Camp a few weeks ago. Very disturbing documentary. It might be interesting for you - or it might make you angry/sick/or something...Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04570718941895225222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-62436018885104672062008-05-05T23:11:00.000-04:002008-05-05T23:11:00.000-04:00What a great journey! It's similar to mine in som...What a great journey! It's similar to mine in some regards, except that the ever-present expectation to be saved never felt good or worked for me at all. (And this in a Quaker church! Who'da thought?) <BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing!Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04942927336645004052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-56075789794955978002008-05-02T10:08:00.000-04:002008-05-02T10:08:00.000-04:00It's the story of my life! Well, everything except...It's the story of my life! Well, everything except the Nutcracker part. This is why you are my alter ego.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259793873174346128noreply@blogger.com