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Mariellen Gilpin commented on Mariellen Gilpin's blog post 'Choose Life'"Hi Susan,
I apologize, Friend, for not responding much, much sooner. (My laptop suffered heat exhaustion, and has now been laid to rest. Long live its replacement.) Depression is indeed a terrible illness, all too often terminal. My…"
""Quantity is not a problem" -- to a Meeting.
If someone might benefit from knowing a Meeting, but the nearest available Meeting has rested content to sit on their Light, that is a problem. It is even a problem to the Meeting itself -- as…"
James C Schultz commented on Mariellen Gilpin's blog post 'Choose Life'"As amember of a very small monthly meeting I hear members talk about numbers a lot and I hear concern for the dwindling quaker membership in my area. However, the Spirit tells me that quantity is not a problem. The scripture says that…"
Susan Furry commented on Mariellen Gilpin's blog post 'Choose Life'"Thanks for the clarification about Dan Berrigan's words, Bill!
I agree with much of this posting but need to object strongly to the paragraph about the 12-step group. As a "mental sufferer" (recurrent depression since…"
Mariellen Gilpin commented on Mariellen Gilpin's blog post 'Choose Life'"Or worse yet, Bill -- be shunned by your fellow Quakers (shriek). Who was it who said we need to be gentle as doves and wise as serpents? That seems to be the only antidote to ending up beaten, tortured, etc and so forth."
"Mariellen, Dan Berrigan's reference is to what happened to our Lord and Savior when he challenged the accepted ways - they nailed him to wood and left him to die. It's not about how we look in a coffin. It's about accepting the…"
Patricia Dallmann commented on Mariellen Gilpin's blog post 'Choose Life'"Best wishes on getting real. ;-)
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Posted on 7th mo. 14, 2012 at 11:04pm 15 Comments 0 Likes
Quakerism in ILYM will die in our generation, unless we as a Society stop saying, “Ain’t it awful.” It’s time to wake up and, in Joan Pine’s words at a recent Ministry and Advancement committee meeting, “Pray til the power of the Lord comes down.”
There’s a problem with prayer. The trouble with praying for the power of the Lord is that often the Lord says, “You need to work, and…
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Howard Brod replied to Howard Brod's discussion 'Let's Get Real' in the group Liberal Quakers"Interesting points, Jim.
You made me think of a small pamphlet that my meeting provides…"
Ken Baxter replied to Howard Brod's discussion 'Let's Get Real' in the group Liberal Quakers"Thanks, Jim. I think you've pretty well nailed it.
Ken
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