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Question

So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.”
But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
The man asked him, “What is your name?”
“Jacob,” he answered.
Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel (Heb. He Struggles with God), because you have struggled with God and with men and have overcome.”
Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.”
But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed him there.
So Jacob called the place Peniel (Heb. Face of God),  saying, “It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel,  and he was limping because of his hip.
Genesis 32:24-31

Originally this blog was intended to be dedicated to Bahá’í apologetics. Since I started the blog I have strayed from that a bit, and become more and more convinced of the need for a good bit of Bahá’í apologetics online. So I have a question for you all, non-Bahá’í, born Bahá’í, convert, ex-Bahá’í, enrolled, unenrolled, etc. What issues in the Bahá’í Faith have you struggled to understand, accept, reconcile? What issues may have caused you trouble accepting the Faith, have tested your Faith, caused you to resign, stand in the way from accepting the Faith, or presented challenges to overcome? I mean theological issues, social teachings, practices, anything. If you want to give me detail you can, if you don’t fine.You are free to comment anonymously, or to email me at shalomatnight @ gmail . com

I will then be looking at these issues, studying the writings, my own experiences/beliefs and those of others and sharing my thoughts. There are issue that I have had these experiences with and I will share them. I would like to explore practical apologetics, especcially as I  unfortunately see Bahá’ís online acting in ways online that I would call polemics under the guise of apologetics. Earnest discussion of faith, proofs and evidences, and life experiences are the apologetics I want to pursue.

Bahá’í Perspectives: Quit Playing Games

The authors of Bahá’í Perspectives – my new favorite Bahá’í blog – keep churning out wonders. Their latest post is a gem for Bahá’ís and interested non-Bahá’ís. It approaches the modern dating paradigm from a Bahá’í Perspective, identifies the problems, and searches through the Writings of the Bahá’í Faith for solutions:

Quit Playing Games
It seems that from culture to culture, no matter if you’re from Seychelles or France, Nova Scotia or the Yucatan, certain things are universally appealing. The pursuit of love, of a relationship, sitting perhaps atop the list of things people are seeking. Since the appearance of humans on this planet, one could safely guess, we have been trying to woo one another or convince one another that we are worthy of being wooed.

Bahá’í Perspectives is the newest addition to my blogroll, and this post did it. I advise every fellow blog-fiend to give them a gander.