"Thanks, Jim. I think you've pretty well nailed it.
Ken
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Ken Baxter replied to Howard Brod's discussion 'Let's Get Real' in the group Liberal Quakers"Well done. Your concerns mirror my own. I too have no answers as to why so many of those who show interest evaporate into the mists. Data would be interesting. What happens in other orthodoxies? A neighbor has recently taken up with Mormons. So far,…"
Ken Baxter commented on QuakerQuaker's group 'Liberal Quakers'"Good question, Richard. I'm a fairly new Quaker. When someone asks me about what Quakers believe, my quick answer is that we 'seek the Light' by waiting silence. I then acknowledge that this probably seems vague and quirky to those…"
Ken Baxter replied to Susann's discussion 'An Oxford Story'"Yes. There will be light. And, there will be Light. Go back to meeting and wait for it.
Ken"
Ken Baxter commented on Rosemary Rimmer-Clay's blog post 'Am I still a Quaker?'"Just an observation. Just because 'a light has gone out' does not mean Light no longer exists. I spent a long time without any faith of any kind because of anger and expecting humans to be perfect. Eventually, events and life moved me past…"
Ken Baxter commented on Ken Baxter's blog post 'Friend without a meeting'"I love this web site. These replies have been a real boost to me and I think will stir me to do what has been niggling in my mind for awhile. I have a nearby location that I know in the past has been used by worship groups of different types. I have…"
"Ken, I went for years without a Meeting near by, as in less than an hour and a half (and gasoline) away. When I lived near Port Royal, KY (where Wendell Berry lives), the Methodist Church said I could use their Library on Saturday afternoons…"
Beginner Quaker commented on Ken Baxter's blog post 'Friend without a meeting'"Ken your post reminds me of this quote from John Woolman:
“After I had given up to go, the thoughts of the journey were often attended with unusual sadness, at which times my heart was frequently turned to the Lord with inward breathings for…"
""That which you are seeking is causing you to seek." (So: Depend on that "That" to guide you towards whatever you need to maintain your good direction?)"
Ken Baxter posted a blog postFriend without a meeting
I live half the year in Arizona where I am able to attend weekly meetings and then go to Oregon in the summer without a meeting within several hours drive. QuakerQuaker is very helpful to me in progressing in my spiritual journey but I still feel adrift without meeting for which I seem to have a deep need. I've been reading the Liberal Quaker and Convergent Quaker Blogs which have provided me with much food for thought and even contributed a few comments. To cut to the chase, I think…See More
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Ken Baxter commented on Doug Bennett's blog post 'Five Snippets'"Is it not possible that what we know of what Jesus said and the Bible, as it exists today, can simply inform our religious views?? If documents were discovered tomorrow in which Jesus said he believed in fairies, would all Christians have to believe…"
Ken Baxter replied to Kathy Summers's discussion 'How does a Quaker explain Easter and Jesus to a child?'"I wonder if those who 'take offense' do so because they may feel judged by some folks who are pretty adamant about their view being the 'right' view. I know I can get a little prickly when someone starts in with 'you're…"
Ken Baxter replied to Kathy Summers's discussion 'How does a Quaker explain Easter and Jesus to a child?'"I pretty much agree with Dr. Arnold. Teaching children a one-way view of Christianity as if one has *the* pipeline to God I think in the long run eventually drives many young people away. Teaching different viewpoints and ways that…"
Ken Baxter replied to Kathy Summers's discussion 'How does a Quaker explain Easter and Jesus to a child?'"Really? Really??
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Friend without a meeting
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I live half the year in Arizona where I am able to attend weekly meetings and then go to Oregon in the summer without a meeting within several hours drive. QuakerQuaker is very helpful to me in progressing in my spiritual journey but I still feel adrift without meeting for which I seem to have a deep need. I've been reading the Liberal Quaker and Convergent Quaker Blogs which have provided me with much food for thought and even contributed a few comments.
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