9th mo. 2010 Blog Posts (53)

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Quaker Oats Cherice: worship reflection on international day of peace

Quaker Oats Cherice: worship reflection on international day of peace. I also thought about the verse Romans 12:17, which says, “If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone,” because it was posted along the trail. I thought about how this doesn't mean we live without conflict with everyone. Sometimes it will look like we're creating conflict… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 22, 2010 at 7:49am — 1 Comment

The Gift of Finding Fault

One day when he was feeling his own faults very strongly, Murshid [Sam Lewis] went into meditation and asked God what to do. He received the answer:

"Your faults are My Perfections."

In the Garden [writings from & about Murshid Sam Lewis]



It isn't easy being a critical person. "The Accuser," after all, is the true meaning of the name "Satan". But somebody's got to do it (I… Continue

Added by Forrest Curo on 9th mo. 20, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Chris M looks back at 20 years with Friends

Chris M looks back at 20 years with Friends. I went because I didn't like the buildup of US military forces in Saudi Arabia, following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. The Quakers were speaking out against it, so I thought I'd check it out. Months before, a friend of mine from where I worked, a major publishing house, had encouraged me to attend. She thought I would like it.…



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Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 20, 2010 at 12:09pm — No Comments

Brent Bill: A Modest Proposal for Revitalization of Quaker Message

Brent Bill: A Modest Proposal for the Revitalization of the Quaker Message. Toward the end of my presentation, I admitted that I had some interest in the future of the Friends message in North America. Particularly, I said, I was not so much interested in the institutional survival of the Religious Society of Friends (and it's various structures) as I was a recapturing of the… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 20, 2010 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Peggy Parsons deals with sexual harassment on the road

Peggy Parsons deals with sexual harassment on the road. He mis-interprets my laughter, and leans in and backs me against the bus. "Because I have always wanted to have a sweet white babydoll like you..." His breath is sour and hot. I put a hand squarely on his sternum and give him a gentle push back. I pull myself to my full height and give him my very best withering glare - eye to eye.…



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Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 18, 2010 at 4:38pm — 1 Comment

Jesus Responds Publicly to Terrorism

Drawing by Carol Vander Nat Grand Rapids, MI

Added by scot miller on 9th mo. 18, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Kevin Camp Wrestling with One's Private Angel



It's easy to be skeptical of those who find faith in times of crisis. For eons it's been a convenient excuse for the guilty to limit time in jail and for charlatans to swindle the trusting. When times get tough for everyone, faith gatherings swell to record proportions. I myself have returned to religion when feeling overwhelmed and troubled. Still, beyond the selfish and the immediate, I have always believed in the importance of faith in one's… Continue

Added by Kevin Camp on 9th mo. 18, 2010 at 10:52am — No Comments

Rastafarian-Quaker?

The title is a bit tongue in cheek in homage to Friends who wince at "hyphenated Quakers". Pardon my humor.



I've been thinking alot about my Plain direction. In some ways it is not very plain. I'm a tropical bird by birth so I wear patterns rather than solid colors. It doesn't really bother me that I'm not a blue/gray/black/brown Plain Friend, but I have noticed the difference. More interesting though was my realization that the way I've been dressing; long skirts (ankle), modest tops,… Continue

Added by Paula Roberts on 9th mo. 17, 2010 at 11:30am — 6 Comments

Scattergood Friends School's Mark Quee on Iowa public radio

Scattergood Friends School's Mark Quee on Iowa public radio. A new study by the National Wildlife Federation highlights findings that show children who spend more time outdoors have better attention spans, do better academically, and perform better on standardized tests. --Mark Quee's remarks begin around minute 12:50 and 17:30, in which he talks about the 4-acre Scattergood Farm and how Scattergood's… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 16, 2010 at 11:45pm — No Comments

Martin Kelley - Getting a horse to drink

Martin Kelley - Getting a horse to drink. There were about seventy-five people in the room for Interim Meeting sessions. I was probably the third or fourth youngest. That's two whole generations that are largely missing from PYM leadership. I know I shouldn't be surprised; it's not a new phenomenon. But if you had told me twenty years ago that I'd be entering middle age and could still walk into a room full… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 16, 2010 at 10:25am — No Comments

EricDavid: This I believe... (thoughts by a seeker)

This I believe...



God does not delight in the pomp and circumstance of elaborate rituals, in the quality and tone of a church’s choir, in the recitation of carefully and cleverly constructed creeds, and in the homogeneity of a religious denomination’s theological beliefs. God does not take attendance at church and there are no quotas to fill.



God has only ever cared about one thing – and that one thing is love. Love is the goal, the means, and the only measure of success.… Continue

Added by EricDavid on 9th mo. 15, 2010 at 8:30pm — No Comments

From Commandment to Declaration

On the occasion of my conviction as a Christian I was given a song: Abba, I love thee with all my heart/Abba, I love thee with all my soul. Abba, I love thee with all my strength/Abba, thy will be done. Give us today our daily bread/Abba, I love thee with all my soul. And do not put me to the test/Abba, thy will be done. Abba, thy will be done.



During worship this week I realized that with the coming of Christ, and for Christians, what had been a commandment - You shall love the Lord,… Continue

Added by Roger Dreisbach-Williams on 9th mo. 14, 2010 at 10:43pm — No Comments

Anthony Manousos: Dealing with Conflict in the Interfaith Movement

Anthony Manousos: Dealing with Conflict in Interfaith Movement & One's Life. This talk explores the challenges of interfaith work: how we can deal with conflict and make decisions in a way that brings us closer to each other and to the Spirit.



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Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 14, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments

Noli Lynn On Laying Down a Quran Study

Noli Lynn On Laying Down a Quran Study. Last Sunday, I led the last session of the Quran study at my Quaker meeting, Orange County Friends Meeting. Perhaps some of you wonder why a Quaker meeting is even studying the Quran, while others wonder why, if we’re studying it, we should lay down that study at exactly the time when tension around Islam in this country is rising. The answer to both questions is… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 14, 2010 at 5:28pm — 1 Comment

Brad Ogilvie: Root causes vs just roots

Brad Ogilvie: Root causes vs just roots. There was one Meeting's committee that was not looking at topics, but process. It was considering the extent to which it can nurture individual leadings, serve as a source of education for its members, take on issues as a committee, and reach out to others on common causes. Basically, this committee seems to be considering how to do things more… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 14, 2010 at 4:39pm — No Comments

Boston Globe profiles Western Mass. Quaker activist

Boston Globe profiles Western Mass. Quaker activist. When asked how often she has been hauled away for acts of civil disobedience, Frances Crowe responds with a smile: “Not enough.’’ At age 91, and less than a month after her latest arrest, the veteran protester — who favors socks with sandals, thick glasses, and oversized pins with… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 13, 2010 at 9:23pm — 1 Comment

QuakerDave: Three books for those interested in Friends

QuakerDave: Three books for those interested in Friends. I thought I’d chime in, on a subject I sometimes get asked about. Basically, the question comes from seekers who are interested in exploring what Quakerism is all about will ask what books they might pick up to introduce them to the subject fairly quickly... How about you? Got three?…



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Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 13, 2010 at 7:19pm — 1 Comment

Kevin Camp Miracles and Motives







I've been recently pondering why I write and create. If I was to be completely honest, I'd say that it's a means of attaining attention, love, and validation I can't easily produce in myself. As I may have talked about before, I was born with an anxiety disorder that was not diagnosed until my mid-teens. Until I was around fourteen or so, I had only one real friend. Though I had a handful of acquaintances, I didn't have much in the… Continue

Added by Kevin Camp on 9th mo. 13, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Am I a Quaker?

I came to my first Quaker meeting around 1960, because (even though I'd been raised an atheist) my best friend had invited me. And though I found that meeting a good experience, I remained an atheist & therefore didn't think I should return. Later, after I'd been drawn into the "psychedelic" mass-awakening of the time, I occasionally attended Meeting, but didn't really fit in.



Later in the 60's I read a line in a friend's Sufi book, that really clicked-- about God… Continue

Added by Forrest Curo on 9th mo. 13, 2010 at 12:00am — 8 Comments

Drawing on Quaker processes for public, transparent, and bold discernment

In my work, I seek to draw on Quaker principles and processes for discernment, for use in non-Quaker organizations. I think every organization can move closer to listening for and following the Spirit. One group that…
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Added by Michael Bischoff on 9th mo. 10, 2010 at 8:58am — No Comments

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