Counsellor Birkland's talk -ABS Conference

Hi Susan, Thanks so much for posting Counsellor Birkland's talk! We love him here in Alaska. Whenever he visits it's like having a member of the family return home... Such a loving and genuine person to know. I was prompted to check out the "menu" for this year's Conference and was

re: Scholarship and Learning in a Far-from-Equilibrium State

Dear Susan, Thanks for sharing the ABS talk by Steven Birkland. He makes a several good points. I have just a couple of comments. 1) The story of the thieves and the bastinado is told in Star of the West and 'Abdu'l-Baha actually tells the Baha'is this: 'In this way I shall train you.

Re: Scholarship and Learning in a Far-from-Equilibrium State

In a message dated 7/20/2004 7:27:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: can't find Steven's version of "Abdu'l-Baha's reasons anywhere. Of course they may be his understanding of 'Abdu'l-Baha's comments, but he actually attributed them to the Master. Dear David, The nice

Re: The Purpose of Baha'u'llah's Suffering-Follow-up

Sorry that it has taken me a while to review the email (was out of town). I think your comments about Atonement are exactly on the mark and my limited understanding of the Faith is exactly as you have presented. I totally agree that the suffering of the Manifestation in no way releases us