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Old 10-08-2012, 04:38 PM   #1
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Desperately Seeking, it just took me awhile to realize that

Hello everyone,
I am a 27 year old woman living in Fayetteville, AR. My religious upbringing was that of Christian. In the past 5 years or so, I have identified as Agnostic which developed into a very sad Agnostic who craved faith. I have been dating an amazing man for ten months. He is kind, non-judgmental, and definitely "one of the good guys". He also happens to be Baha'i. He has never, ever pushed me towards his faith, but he has answered many questions that Ive had. I have just started Ruhi Bk 1 and want to learn more. This is why I have joined this forum. Thank you all!
 
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Old 10-08-2012, 07:40 PM   #2
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Welcome!

Ruhi books are a great place to start. I wish we'd had those back in the Stone Age when I discovered the faith. LOL
 
Old 10-08-2012, 11:12 PM   #3
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Hello everyone,
I am a 27 year old woman living in Fayetteville, AR. My religious upbringing was that of Christian. In the past 5 years or so, I have identified as Agnostic which developed into a very sad Agnostic who craved faith. I have been dating an amazing man for ten months. He is kind, non-judgmental, and definitely "one of the good guys". He also happens to be Baha'i. He has never, ever pushed me towards his faith, but he has answered many questions that Ive had. I have just started Ruhi Bk 1 and want to learn more. This is why I have joined this forum. Thank you all!
I wish you well in your journey. My wife found the Faith first and I was quite hostile towards the idea.

One day my wife put the book Thief in the Night by William Sears besides my bed, I thought no harm and read it. Could not put it down and became a Baha'i after reading it (1982). It has been quite some journey since.

I might add I gave it to my mother who is a born again Christian and she would not read it?

Link to e-book - Thief in the Night - William Sears (eBook)

Regards Tony
 
Old 10-09-2012, 02:06 AM   #4
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Welcome Arkansan Seeker

I am pleased that you wish to know more about the Faith. Good luck on your journey!

Since you've already started Ruhi book 1, I highly recommend the Hiden Words. I find them perfect for every day!

Or maybe you'd like a kind of an overall introduction? In that case you can't go wrong with "Bahá'u'lláh and the New Era" by John Esslemont or "The Baha'i Faith: The Emerging Global Religion" by William S. Hatcher and J. Douglas Martin. I believe the second one has more details regarding the history, while the first uses a lot of quotations.

Enjoy!

Last edited by Aquedita; 10-09-2012 at 02:08 AM.
 
Old 10-09-2012, 11:33 AM   #5
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Thank you all so much! I now have quite the reading list!!
 
Old 10-10-2012, 07:25 PM   #6
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Welcome Arkansan seeker and I congratulate you on joining a Ruhi book 1 and for having an open heart and mind to learn more aout this wonderful Faith. A great site to check out (besides bahai.org) for a variety of topics and resources relating to the Baha'i Faith is Baha'i Blog: Baha'i Blog: Articles, News, Resources and Calendar
 
Old 10-11-2012, 12:55 AM   #7
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Welcome Arkansan seeker and I congratulate you on joining a Ruhi book 1 and for having an open heart and mind to learn more aout this wonderful Faith. A great site to check out (besides bahai.org) for a variety of topics and resources relating to the Baha'i Faith is Baha'i Blog: Baha'i Blog: Articles, News, Resources and Calendar
Welcome to you too Naysan

Regards Tony
 
Old 10-11-2012, 01:40 PM   #8
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Hi, there; and welcome to the forum! :-)

We're most happy to have you here with us.

And if you have any questions, plese ask away: we LOVE 'em! :-)

Many regards, and I wish you good hunting!

Bruce
 
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