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Pilgrim & Stranger: how Christ is understood in his worship group

Pilgrim & Stranger shares how Christ is understood in his worship group. Our young meeting, while consisting of Friends who are mostly affiliated with largely liberal yearly meetings (Baltimore and Northern), as well as those who are new to Quakers, is a welcoming meeting. We welcome GLBT persons, whites, blacks, native Americans, educated and not, moneyed and not, Evangelicals,… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 8, 2010 at 7:30am — No Comments

Eileen Flanagan: Internet bombast & negative stereotypes of God

Eileen Flanagan: Internet bombast & negative stereotypes of God. I don’t have a clear analysis yet, just a sense that what my writing tries to do—help people get past their negative stereotypes of God and find a mature connection to the Divine that’s not based on coercion—is needed more than I realized, not to force a different kind of religion on the atheists who clearly aren’t interested, but… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 8, 2010 at 7:15am — No Comments

Chronicler: Preparation for Worship and Self Expression

Chronicler: Preparation for Worship and Self-Expression. Self expression has its place, such as in the time of afterthoughts or the fellowship afterward. It is fine to share things of value coming from the news media, an important conversation during the past week, or some other kind of interaction - but let everything have its proper place. The ancient Quaker approach to worship is… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 7, 2010 at 7:30am — 6 Comments

Pennmanship Greg: decisions over registration for military service

Pennmanship Greg: decisions over registration for military service. When I was in middle school, I sent letters to every representative and senator I could asking for them to end the Selective Service. I had hoped that the Selective Service would end before I had to sign up, so I wouldn’t have to decide whether to register or not. Sadly the law did not change. On my…

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Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 6, 2010 at 9:45am — No Comments

Martin Kelley is Taking the Quaker web to the (PhYM) Establishment

Martin Kelley is Taking the Quaker web to the (PhYM) Establishment. So next Seventh Day gives us the rare chance to explain our web workings to a group of establishment Friends. What kinds of things would you like them to know? Any messages I should pass along.…

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Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 6, 2010 at 9:38am — 1 Comment

Johan M: staying engaged in the public arena over difficult issues

Johan wrestles with staying engaged in the public arena over difficult issues. ...'When do we take sides, and how?' But are there times when it's less an issue of 'taking sides' and more an issue of simply confronting mean or outrageous conduct? Assuming we want to stay rooted in our faith (and believe me, there are times when I want to let 'er rip without any reference to those…

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Sarah Hoggatt: "Being" the Church

Walking the Sea: "Being" the Church." How many churches are so busy keeping their buildings, their way of life, that they have forgotten to BE the church? After all, Abraham was not chosen to bless himself but to be a blessing to others. The church is the same. We are to be God's hand in the world lifting up the lives of others, easing burdens, bringing light to dark places, being a blessing…

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Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 6, 2010 at 9:28am — No Comments

Frederick gave a few Remarks at an interfaith service

Frederick gave a few Remarks at an interfaith service. As we stand here today, surrounded with these monuments honoring the sacrifices of these war dead, who also were fighting for a vision of a better world, I pray that we will honor and compassionately remember all those who have worked and fought for that better world, in their own way -- since all have that Spirit, that seed of… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 2, 2010 at 5:18pm — No Comments

John Punshon reviews The Naked Anabaptist

John Punshon reviews The Naked Anabaptist. '...There are many contemporary Christians (not about to leave their home churches) who are looking for something different, radical, challenging, and that will provide insights and inspiration. ... Stuart Murray calls such folks neo- and hyphenated- Anabaptists. It struck me that as a Friend, I found no difficulty in slipping into… Continue

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Will T: The Rest Stop is Over

Will T: The Rest Stop is Over. I have had some false starts where I thought that new life was emerging and I was ready to resume my writing and other forms of ministry. These turned out to be premature. Now it appears that my rest stop is over and that it is time to get back on the bus, resume my writing and to be open to what new opportunities may arise for me.…

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Timothy Travis: Going up the Mountain

Timothy Travis: Going up the Mountain. No one can go up the mountain for me, no one can bring down that lightening in a bottle--safe and smooth, warm and comfortable--that can change me and save me. I have to go up there, myself. I need to feel the shaking, smell the smoke, endure the heat, and get what I need for myself (which is freely given to all who seek it), directly from the Source.… Continue

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David Johns: Seminary education & postmodernity

David Johns: Seminary education & postmodernity. Much of our formation is oriented toward helping keep alive institutions and organizations (movements, denominations, et al.) that have largely run their course. (Some of these, perhaps many, are structured appropriately for the 1940′s or 50′s and are speaking to cultural realities and religious sensibilities of such eras–and if our… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 31, 2010 at 12:05am — No Comments

Song: NEYM Pie, words by Jim Grace

Song: NEYM Pie, words by Jim Grace. A long, long time ago / Friends can still remember how the Spirit came to these here shores. / Young George Fox heard a voice within him, saying there is one to speak to his condition. / And then his heart did leap for joy.

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Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 25, 2010 at 9:00pm — 1 Comment

Liz Opp answers why she's a Quaker

Liz Opp answers why she's a Quaker. I am a Quaker because I place myself in Quaker contexts--not exclusively, but primarily: be it with other Quakers for socialization; or reviewing Quaker writings for inspiration and guidance; or engaging in corporate worship, even on a sometimes irregular basis. But as I read over what I've already offered, I find myself returning to this: I am Quaker because… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 25, 2010 at 2:19pm — No Comments

Rick Jordan: I’ve never been so quiet, so long, with so many people

Rick Jordan: I’ve never been so quiet, so long, with so many people. It was strange on our first try at this. Most everyone sits with their eyes closed. I did, too. But every once in a while, I’d look around. There is something beautiful in seeing the faces of several dozen praying souls. Sometimes, I’d see someone else looking around, our eyes would connect, then both of us would quickly close… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 25, 2010 at 1:53pm — No Comments

Tony Lowe: A Year of Peace

Tony Lowe: A Year of Peace. Maybe the time has come for us all to follow the example of convergent Friends and focus on those things around which we can find unity rather than those which divide us. One thing that unites us is that we all still believe there is a great work in the world to be done by Friends. But can we not accomplish more working together than any one group of us can on… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 23, 2010 at 9:16pm — No Comments

Tom Smith on the concept of The Light

Tom Smith on the concept of The Light. It is difficult for me to use language other than New Testament and Friends language since this is the language of my father who was my spiritual guide and mentor even though he really never acted or talked in any other way than a father to me. I don’t remember hugs in our family but I do remember smiles and looks that carried a humble… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 23, 2010 at 9:11pm — No Comments

Joanna Hoyt: Gifts and grunt work

Joanna Hoyt: Gifts and grunt work. “We’re here trying to do important spiritual work, and you want to take people’s time and attention to talk about scraping plates?” ... I believe that the real important work, living into the kingdom of God, requires us to pay attention to the messes we make and the people who get stuck cleaning them up.…

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Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 23, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments

Tania: The Need for older and younger Friends in meeting

Tania: The Need for older and younger Friends in meeting. It came to my mind that a Meeting functions best when there’s a strong segment of older Friends and a strong segment of younger Friends as well. Meetings are like a body of water: we need the depth of older Friends to keep us grounded in Spirit and the current of younger Friends to prevent stagnancy.…

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Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 22, 2010 at 10:14am — 1 Comment

Friends Invite Westfield Indiana to Celebrate

Friends Invite Westfield Indiana to Celebrate. 'A 175th-anniversary celebration this weekend brings a greater awareness to the early years of Westfield, a town laid out by Quakers in 1834.

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Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 22, 2010 at 10:08am — No Comments

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