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Timothy Travis on Bonnie Tinker

I told them that working with Bonnie Tinker changed me--changed us, because they were along much of the time. Sometime. dreade. call from Bonnie because she was involved with hard, hard stuff and was calling to involve me and my family in it. An. knew we had to be there, that we wanted to be there; it's just that it was so hard, what she took on, it demanded so much. Sometime. wasn't strong enough (yet?) to be responsible--to re

Mambo Taxi Daniel: RIP Bonnie Tinker #fgc08

She was rigid, she was impossibly idealistic, she made people intensely uncomfortable when she felt they were bowing to compromise at the expense of their ideals. She was loved, she wa. force of nature, and she made amazing things happen.martin_kelley 2009-07-04T01:12:37Z

Eileen Flanagan: Remembering Bonnie Tinker #fgc09

[It] struck me last night was the clarity about what’s important. When people were remembering Bonnie, no one said, “Wha. beautiful house she had,” or “What fine clothes.” They remembered her spirit, her dedication, her passion—things that don’t add to one’s carbon footprint. A. try to figure out how to wrap u. workshop on the Serenity Prayer, I’m left with the thought that in addition to grief, the loss o. friend can give us clarity abou

Alice on how to reach those hostile to Christian language

How do we make such people welcome and address their fears whilst at the same time not tolerating hatred of Christ or people who follow him? It's no. loving favour to indulge the spiritually wounded. Our indulgence of each other is spiritually dangerous an. believ. have seen it pretty much kill the spirit o. Meeting. How do we challenge wounded people to heal?martin_kelley 2009-07-01T18:53:39Z

Peterson's going where "everybody knows your name" (thanks to name tags)

The FGC event i. little like going to Narnia, an altetnate reality where they do folk dancing, discuss global warming and sit around quietly waiting for something to happen, or not.martin_kelley 2009-06-27T16:44:50Z

Seeker65 @davidinindy reviews "The Unlikely Disciple" by culture-crossing Friend Kevin Roose

It's sometimes hard reading, dealing with homophobia, Intellectually indefensible young-earth Creationism, guest speakers like Sean Hannity and Karl Rove, followin. 46 page code of conduct that regulates every aspect of their social lives, occasional racism, an. lot of stories that sure didn't come up in the Quaker meeting he grew up in.martin_kelley 2009-06-26T16:25:55Z

Ben Lloyd: The Quaker Elephant in the Room

There i. dis-ease in our Yearly Meeting and its primary symptom is this: we can't find enough people to do the work of the Yearly Meeting, and even when we do, we in these positions o. what? Authority? Perspective. we sense we are often not finding the right people to serve.martin_kelley 2009-06-22T14:38:08Z

Video and report from joint gathering of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and Hispanic Quakers

They shared each others' cuisine and music, worked to prepare food and clean up, participated in small group discussions and shared in childcare. Video of "Evr'y tim. feel the Spirit" singing.martin_kelley 2009-05-26T17:44:19Z

52 churches in 52 weeks visits Friends: Silence is maddening

The Quakers seemed like really great people with huge hearts for one another and their community. But. think the danger of this type of faith (from wha. could tell from one church meeting), is the tendency to make God into who we want him to be, not who he actually is. There was no mention of Jesus (or any specific deities for that matter), jus. generic God that seemed to care as much about maple trees as human beings. just don't kno

Virginian blogger on religious hybrids ("Quakerpalian" in this case)

I think it i. fallacy to believe we must choose one faith if two are calling us in the same way that you can eat chocolate cake and vanilla too. To be comfortable with religious ambivalence is not the easiest thing, and in tim. person may decide to plant both feet firmly on one side of the fence or the other. In the meantime, as the Quakers say, both faith traditions may "speak to thy condition."martin_kelley 2009-04-08T13:47:39Z

Three Friends talk about Quakers and God in their lives (via QuakerYouth)

A core truth of Quaker theology and experience is the direct relationship of God with humanity. Whether as individual seekers or in the collective practice of worship, God can be experienced anywhere, at any time, and all people can be called on for the work of ministry. The experience of God is both sustaining and transformative, as the divine Seed in each person is met and searched and nourished directly by the Inward Light of God.martin_kelley

Emerging Diane on the "Speaking About Christ Among Liberal Friends."

I attende. recent retreat at the Morland House in Barnesville, led by Brian Drayton, called "Speaking About Christ Among Liberal Friends."martin_kelley 2009-03-12T01:00:35Z

Video: Bible Reading in the Manner of Conservative Friends

Charles Martin explains the history and mechanics of this worship technique.martin_kelley 2009-02-24T02:30:49Z

Gregg K following God's scent

To broadly stereotype and apply the analogy coarsely…”liberals” run the risk of being search dogs running here and there withou. solid foundation in the “scent” of God. “Evangelicals” run the risk of spending all their time sniffing clothes in closets and drawers, and never going out and attending to the voice of God in the world. My desire is both/and: to be on the God-hunt constantly in my life, letting the books of the bible train and shape

Lizopp on monthly meeting eldership retreat and "presumptuous" talk about the spirt and good order

In retrospect. was sad that we didn't take the time to consider eldering in its historical sense, such as how Marshall Massey once addressed the topic. A. Liberal meeting, it seems we are consistently focused on how we do things today and give little attention or little weight to exploring some of the historical grounding of today's practices.martin_kelley 2009-02-04T16:54:02Z