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Plainness & Simplicity
Some Friends have recently been dubbed the "New Plain" for their experimentation with Quaker plainness and simplicity. Tag: plain
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siyo, dear one~ So good hearing from you! I am holding you and dear Barbara in the Light!! Santa Fe is putting on a lovely show of winter for us these past few days! We drove up the mountain and into the fog- watching (from the…
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Not related so far as I know.
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Dear One, so good to see you here. O'siyo! Sometimes this technology feels a God-send, eh? of course it is, All God- la ilaha ilalah! ... Thanks for the invite, the welcome and your wondrous presence my dear friend! with love, ws
Federal Court Striking Down Federal Defense of Marriage Act Effects Us How?
As a Quaker who walks in the way of Christ, I find the whole defense ofmarriage concept as wrong headed and internally conflicted. TheConstitution of the United States, neither confirms nor denies theinstitution of marriage. Since marriage is defined severally byreligious bodies, and not consistently, we must fall on the FirstAmendment, for the authority to even have marriage at all. What was theConstitutional basis for the United States to attack the Church ofLatter Day Saints in the 1850's?…See More
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Sexuality/LGBT
Issues of gender and sexuality and the controversies over same sex relationships that divide many Friends. Tag: sexuality
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Oregon Convergent
Oregon Friends interested in discussions, meet-ups and gatherings of Quaker Quakers. Tag: oregon
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Have a Proactive and Enduring Day of Thanksgiving.
To Friends, every day is a day of worship and a day of thanksgiving. Once a year we, Americans, come together as a country and try to see some way to be thankful for our state of life. Not everyone in this country sees this the same way. Some can relate to a universal ultimate, some find their own state of consciousness about as fleetingly ultimate as they can imagine. We all try to express our gratefulness, if not to a spiritual personage, at least to one another. Then there is the rest of the…See More
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Practice of Faith
Marcus Borg speaks of faith coming from three attitudes: fear, acceptance and dynamics. From what I understand fear says your faith outlook is rather paranoid that everything is bad until it is magically fixed by God, but you still spend most of your life looking over your shoulder and preparing for the worst. Acceptance is the "Que sera, sera" attitude, "what will be, will be." Like God created the universe and left, for the most part. This idea came out of the Newtonian physics idea of a…See More
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Quandary Queries for Quakers ;-D
I try to follow the Quaker testimony on ordinances and being educated in Catholic schools, I bear witness that the Catholics, Roman and Orthodox, have a lot of pageantry. I think the only health plan they had was the mandatory eating of fish on Friday. I still wonder what the fast was supposed to be in parts of the world where the only animal food is fish. Those days are long over. I have looked over Kosher rules in the Torah and Talmud and Kosher products at the store, there is nothing about…See More
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Raye commented on C. Morningbear Cullimore Mercer's blog post 'Gospel Order -- I Insist'
Thanks, Friend, I find these questions especially helpful:
When we are alone in the world, away from our faith community, do we, individuals live in a way that nurtures and maintains the covenant relationship with God? Or do we live a witness that…
Gospel Order -- I Insist
Why are Friends different from other Christians? The answer to that finds itself in two words, obscure in context to most, but essential to being a Friend - “Gospel Order.” What is that - Gospel Order? George Fox seemed to have coined the term, but what does it mean to the Friend of today? I hope when I am done you can answer these two questions or at least ponder them and find your place in the Gospel Order.Lloyd Lee Wilson, in his book, Quaker Vision of Gospel Order, makes this statement:…See More
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The Clown Princes of Free Speech
“You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.” Exodus 20:4, Deuteronomy 5:8I often wonder if the concept of “free speech” is worth all the trouble. Certainly, I believe in the free flow of constructive speech, informed speech and well researched empirically factual speech. I think I understand the concept of speech in a civilized context, I have two degrees in speech.…See More
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Where are the real Quakers?
I recall my first clearness committee for membership twenty-three years ago. Six months earlier, I had attended my first Quaker meeting, "Unprogrammed," and that was a parenthetical part of the title on the nondescript sign in front of the meeting house. Having read various writings by George Fox, Howard Brinton, John Punshon, Elton Trueblood, and Robert Barclay's Apology in addition to many early Pendle Hill Pamphlets, I embraced the basic theology that existed among early Friends. When I…See More
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Federal Court Striking Down Federal Defense of Marriage Act Effects Us How?
As a Quaker who walks in the way of Christ, I find the whole defense of
marriage concept as wrong headed and internally conflicted. The
Constitution of the United States, neither confirms nor denies the
institution of marriage. Since marriage is defined severally by
religious bodies, and not consistently, we must fall on the First
Amendment, for the authority to even have marriage at all. What was the
Constitutional basis for the United States to attack the Church… Continue
marriage concept as wrong headed and internally conflicted. The
Constitution of the United States, neither confirms nor denies the
institution of marriage. Since marriage is defined severally by
religious bodies, and not consistently, we must fall on the First
Amendment, for the authority to even have marriage at all. What was the
Constitutional basis for the United States to attack the Church… Continue
Posted on 7th mo. 12, 2010 at 12:00pm
Have a Proactive and Enduring Day of Thanksgiving.
To Friends, every day is a day of worship and a day of thanksgiving. Once a year we, Americans, come together as a country and try to see some way to be thankful for our state of life. Not everyone in this country sees this the same way. Some can relate to a universal ultimate, some find their own state of consciousness about as fleetingly ultimate as they can imagine. We all try to express our gratefulness, if not to a spiritual personage, at least to one another. Then there is the rest of the… Continue
Posted on 11th mo. 26, 2009 at 3:00pm
Practice of Faith
Marcus Borg speaks of faith coming from three attitudes: fear, acceptance and dynamics. From what I understand fear says your faith outlook is rather paranoid that everything is bad until it is magically fixed by God, but you still spend most of your life looking over your shoulder and preparing for the worst. Acceptance is the "Que sera, sera" attitude, "what will be, will be." Like God created the universe and left, for the most part. This idea came out of the Newtonian physics idea of a… Continue
Posted on 11th mo. 1, 2009 at 8:32pm
Quandary Queries for Quakers ;-D
I try to follow the Quaker testimony on ordinances and being educated in Catholic schools, I bear witness that the Catholics, Roman and Orthodox, have a lot of pageantry. I think the only health plan they had was the mandatory eating of fish on Friday. I still wonder what the fast was supposed to be in parts of the world where the only animal food is fish. Those days are long over.
I have looked over Kosher rules in the Torah and Talmud and Kosher products at the store, there is… Continue
I have looked over Kosher rules in the Torah and Talmud and Kosher products at the store, there is… Continue
Posted on 10th mo. 7, 2009 at 2:43pm
Gospel Order -- I Insist
Why are Friends different from other Christians? The answer to that finds itself in two words, obscure in context to most, but essential to being a Friend - “Gospel Order.” What is that - Gospel Order? George Fox seemed to have coined the term, but what does it mean to the Friend of today? I hope when I am done you can answer these two questions or at least ponder them and find your place in the Gospel Order.
Lloyd Lee Wilson, in his book, Quaker Vision of Gospel Order, makes… Continue
Lloyd Lee Wilson, in his book, Quaker Vision of Gospel Order, makes… Continue
Posted on 8th mo. 28, 2009 at 4:39pm — 3 Comments
Comment Wall (4 comments)
- At 6:34pm on 12th mo. 19, 2010,
carol woodsong said…
siyo, dear one~
So good hearing from you! I am holding you and dear Barbara in the Light!!
Santa Fe is putting on a lovely show of winter for us these past few days! We drove up the mountain and into the fog- watching (from the comfort of our warm car) shoe shoers and other hearty folk! We are still here, still living simply, still in love with Love, with the One ... ((smile)) J and A are totally involved in family life, - although A is currently on short term disability because of some anxiety issues. Good insurance, though! Pray he come through with more insight, insh'allah! Love to you and yours, and a very merry, if you will, holiday season! love, always -ws
- At 12:18am on 7th mo. 22, 2010,
Dan McCracken said…
- Not related so far as I know.
- At 1:49pm on 7th mo. 15, 2010,
carol woodsong said…
- Dear One, so good to see you here. O'siyo! Sometimes this technology feels a God-send, eh? of course it is, All God- la ilaha ilalah! ... Thanks for the invite, the welcome and your wondrous presence my dear friend! with love, ws
- At 9:26am on 7th mo. 22, 2009,
Melanie Black said…
- I really enjoyed reading your blog posted on June 28th. I'm in wholehearted agreement with the gender equality. It was one of the factors in attracting me to the Quakers, as it was the only Christian religion I could find that felt that women and men were equals in the Lord (at least, that was the theory). I also agree with the acceptance of the GLBT. How otherwise can Christ's love truly show in us?
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Daily Bible Reading: Deuteronomy 28 and Galatians 6
Deuteronomy 28 – If you obey the voice of God by observing the law, you will prosper. Disobedience will bring destruction (28:45). The big word in this chapter, as in others, is if or “provided” or “so long as.” This is the great condition that hangs over the redemption people. The word does not disappear under the new covenant either as we sometimes like to think. “You are my friends if you do as I command you.” (John 15:14). The convincing power of the gospel is not in its syllogistic…See More
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Hello Evangelical Friends. I have just de-listed from the Liberal Quakers. I pray that they still know me. But I pray that I will know you.
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Where ministry meets livelihood
Listen to this post: http://www.turtleboxstories.com/audio/whereministrymeets.mp3 Yesterday was sandwiched between a traditional Bible study and a new women's group on astrology and archetypes. Could I have chosen anything more different? One is an ongoing study of Luke that my mother initiated in December with, mostly, retired women. I felt called to join because when else might I have the chance to do a Bible study…See More
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Wider Fellowship of Conservative Friends Gathering 2012 at Stillwater Meeting House near Barnesville, Ohio
6th mo. 22, 2012 at 6pm to 6th mo. 24, 2012 at 7pm
Wider Fellowship of Conservative Friends Gathering, Sponsored by Ohio Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends.Greetings to all, in the Love of Jesus:We extend a 2012 invitation to the many who are interested in joining with OYM Conservative Friends for unprogrammed worship, shared Bible reading and fellowship. It is our pleasure to host another gathering this year. Now, perhaps more than ever we need to connect with the body of believers.Joshua obeyed the word of the Lord. Through…See More
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