Quaker ministry community, resource guide and discussion board. What happens at Friends worship and how do we let our lives preach. Tag: ministry

Some Friends have recently been dubbed the "New Plain" for their experimentation with Quaker plainness and simplicity. Tag: plain

Do you have pictures of the Redwood Lodge at Ben Lomond Quaker Center?If you know of any good photos online, please send me the links.I'm in a group that's considering staying there, and the photos at the Quaker Center website are rather skimpy.Thanks,RachelOne step at a time, dear one.Rachel Findleyrafindley@earthlink.netSee More

Many Friends are concerned about environmental issues: sustainable living, local food production, etc. Tag: green

I joined this group because I'm looking for some depth, Quaker perspective, and companionship in Bible reading. I'm sorry to have missed most of the Synoptic Gospels and all of the Five Books of Moses, and I'm wondering about the group.Are you all able to keep up with the reading?Are you able to make time and space to read deeply and reflectively, asking for divine guidance as to what the passages say to you today? (and if so, what is your secret for creating a spacious life?)See More

The One Year Bible blog links to the Matthew Henry commentary on today's reading from Joshua. The commentary, from Bible Gateway:"The Levites waited till the other tribes were provided for, before they preferred their claim to Joshua. They build their claim upon a very good foundation; not their own merits or services, but the Divine precept. The maintenance of…See More