Geoffrey,
Thank you for your message. I've been in contact with two Conservative Friends here in Kentucky; I'm not sure if they're the two families that you mentioned.
I live in the south-central part of the state and would enjoy staying in touch…
Thomas,
Several Friends have already provided some wonderful responses to your post. I would add my encouragement that you contact OYM if you're interested in learning more about the affiliate membership process. I did so myself several months ago…
Faye,
It's good to hear from you as well. This site is a great way to connect with Friends that one might otherwise never interact with. The communications that I've had with OYM have been, and continue to be, a great source of support and inspirat…
Raye,
Thank you for your response. I've found the OYM website to be very helpful as a source of information about Conservative Friends ways.
And I do hope to meet with Friends some time in the future. It may also be possible to eventually find oth…
Hello,
While I was unable to attend the Yearly Meeting I am currently in the process of becoming more familiar with OYM. For several months I have been in contact with a Friend from the Rockingham, VA Meeting via telephone and e-mail.
I live in Ke…
Jim - my understanding is that the label "quietism" was coined by Elisha Bates around 1832 as a way of ridiculing the previous generations of Friends.
The Quietist period tends to be regarded differently by the different branches of Friends. Wilbur…
Thanks for inspiring this excellent discussion. We have used Friendly Bible Study here for 3 years, and still have momentum. We are a tiny cell of people, and we enjoy one another personally. I think the size of our group allows us to break the rule…
Two testimonies that I am particularly called to live out are simplicity and sustainability/harmony with nature/environmental concern.
Here is a great resource called "The Story of Stuff". It addresses consumerism and the cycle in which our societ…