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James C Schultz
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James C Schultz replied to Aaron Clark's discussion 'The Differences Between Christians And Quakers'James C Schultz commented on Doug Bennett's blog post 'The Reach of Divinity'"While we have the capacity for good, there is no question we have the capacity for evil. Jesus warned his Apostles several times not to harden their hearts. Provers 4:23 tells us to watch over our hearts with all diligence for from it…"
James C Schultz commented on Doug Bennett's blog post 'The Reach of Divinity'"I think that evil has to involve a "heart" condition such as contempt for others either individually or collectively."
James C Schultz commented on Doug Bennett's blog post 'The Reach of Divinity'"I think some forms of arrogance fit my definition. I would compare it to the legal difference between negligence and gross negligence where someone's conduct so disregards the welfare of others as to be criminal. When someone acts…"
James C Schultz commented on Doug Bennett's blog post 'The Reach of Divinity'"I think of evil as taking pleasure in someone else's pain."
James C Schultz commented on Doug Bennett's blog post 'The Reach of Divinity'"I agree with Forest that if each of us was to concentrate on drawing closer to God and the clarity that we hope comes with such proximity, we will understand each other better. However drawing closer to God involves loving those who we…"
James C Schultz commented on Doug Bennett's blog post 'The Reach of Divinity'"Acts 8:26 to 8:39 basicly shows how it works. The Holy Spirit opens the scriptures to those who seek the truth. Most people want them to prove they are right. It doesn't work that way. I know people used the bible to…"
James C Schultz commented on Nikolas Southwell's blog post 'Where is the line drawn?'"I suggest you read "Christianity after Religion" where the Author addresses your question in more detail than this space would permit.
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James C Schultz commented on Charley Earp's blog post 'The Future of Quakerism'"The problem is we tend to put the cart before the horse. If there's a decline in members there's a cause for the decline. Determine the cause first, then you can agree on a solution. On another blog the reader raised the…"
Kirby Urner commented on James C Schultz's blog post 'Why I'm not on the Occupy band wagon'"For me, Occupy is an opportunity to work more with Arab and Farsi speaking individuals.
Mostly I do this indirectly as I speak neither language (though I studied Arabic at Princeton and spent quite a bit of time in Egypt, where my parents…"
"Loving is against James' natural instinct?
I seriously doubt that! Maybe he means something more like, "I try to do 'that which is loving and looks like it might be a whole lot more trouble than I'd been looking forward…"
Olivia commented on James C Schultz's blog post 'Come Follow Me'"As for being fully open to the mortifying option, I see now that James has actually already addressed this on another discussion:
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Olivia commented on James C Schultz's blog post 'Come Follow Me'"Thank you, James! This is a beautiful post. Bruce, thank you too for this idea.
Bruce's post makes me think of Margaret Fell who after days or weeks living in the squalid underground jail cell with the children, in…"
Dr. Bruce R. Arnold commented on James C Schultz's blog post 'Come Follow Me'"Why wait until anyone else feels ready to sell the meeting house? Here's a different suggestion:
Start to get to know the poor where you are. Don't have a project or a mission. Just get to know them. Let them know you. Introduce them to…"
James C Schultz commented on Mark Russ's blog post ''Community - build it or break it?''"I have found that when I am in doubt about what God would have me do, I try to do that which is loving and against my natural instinct. It's too easy to do nothing. If Christ is in me I have to believe He wants to love through…"
"This was a no-brainer for me in 1991 when I'd rediscovered Friends and was beginning regular attendance. I used to read the old histories, and I'd say, "Yeah! That's what it should be like."
And when I raised this as a…"
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Come Follow Me
I was reading Friend Mark's blog - Community, build it or break it. It's dangerous reading Quaker blogs after meeting for worship when you have let down your guard and opened yourself up to God's will. He raises a point I have heard in my own meeting and that is that our meeting houses are in affluent areas. This is raised as an answer to the question of why don't we minister to the poor as much as the early Quakers did. So as a suicidal act that will make me personna non grata at my…
ContinuePosted on 4th mo. 29, 2012 at 3:00pm — 5 Comments
Baylor's Scott Drew
The coach of a college basketball team at Baylor, Scott Drew, is being chastised for his holier than thou personna while breaking NCAA rules on recruiting. He is being compared to teleevangelists in his hyprocracy because while recruiting high school basketball players in violation of the NCAA rules he would pray and sing hymns. I guess only Holy people can pray and sing Hymns.
A problem facing members of today's church is that they are held to a higher standard then those with…
ContinuePosted on 4th mo. 10, 2012 at 10:30am
Why I'm not on the Occupy band wagon
Let me start by saying I really enjoy Micah Bales blog posts. I admire that he is trying to walk the talk. However I can't get on the "occupy" bandwagon. At least not yet.
When it started I read the complaints of the occupiers and recognized the legitimacy of the complaints against the present economic powers, both government and corporate. However, I also recogized that a lot of the complaints were the result of their own poor judgment. They borrowed money to pursue interests…
ContinuePosted on 4th mo. 9, 2012 at 7:11pm — 12 Comments
the presence of God
There is a question boiling to the top of my consciousness. Is the presence of God in my life measured by my senses or my perception? Is God more present in my life in those moments when I sense His presence or in those moments when I understand that He is in me and with me 24/7? This question grew from a blog of a fellow friend on communion and is being watered by life's daily needs for his help. When Philip approached Jesus at the request of the Greeks He knew that it was only by His…
ContinuePosted on 3rd mo. 3, 2012 at 8:28am — 1 Comment
Make me a vessel of Thy peace
Last Friday I had one of those too rare moments when I got something right. I made the right decision and became less of me and more of God. Not only that but God showed me that as a vessel what I had done had allowed him to scrape yet another thin layer of flesh from the inside of this vessel that I am and fill that newly created space with more of Him. Something that has been going on in one way or another for my whole life but more evident, to me at least, over the past 40 years. I…
ContinuePosted on 1st mo. 25, 2012 at 4:57pm — 2 Comments
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William F Rushby replied to Missy's discussion 'Where's the Quaker in Quaker?'"My response to your comments is that a collection of people called Friends who want to function as…"
Olivia replied to Missy's discussion 'Where's the Quaker in Quaker?'"Okay, what about this version then:
Anyone who WANTS to join together, and do the hard work of…"
Olivia replied to Aaron Clark's discussion 'The Differences Between Christians And Quakers'"Good idea to share these thoughts, Ian!
What does real Christian or follower of Christ mean to…"
Paula Deming replied to Missy's discussion 'Where's the Quaker in Quaker?'"I'm with you, Olivia. I agree. I have no answers. And others may say I'm all wet.…"
Olivia replied to Missy's discussion 'Where's the Quaker in Quaker?'"So then are we utterly failing to be Ourselves......IN COMMUNITY ??
When faced with the fact that…"
Paula Deming replied to Missy's discussion 'Where's the Quaker in Quaker?'"William, thank you for your observations. I have been contemplating what Howard wrote and have felt…"
Jim Wilson posted a blog postRobert Barclay and Quaker Quietism
In the ‘Introduction’ to ‘The Second Period of Quakerism’ by William Braithwaite, Rufus Jones…See More
Ian Barnett replied to Aaron Clark's discussion 'The Differences Between Christians And Quakers'"......that God/Christ/the Spirit is a voice in your conscience, and if you listen for it and to it,…"
William F Rushby replied to Missy's discussion 'Where's the Quaker in Quaker?'"The merging of liberal and Conservative (or Orthodox unprogrammed) Friends was the great vision for…"
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