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Plain Speech
Started this discussion. Last reply by James Schibik 5th month 5, 2012. 60 Replies 0 Likes
Friends,I'd like to hear your thoughts about plain speech, if you would be willing to write in about it. It has been on my mind quite a bit lately, and I think I am being asked to learn more about it…Continue
Tags: equality, conservative, thy, thee, speech
What do you do in silent worship?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dr. Bruce R. Arnold 2nd month 20, 2012. 36 Replies 0 Likes
For those who practice silent worship, whatever branch of Quakerism you belong to, how do you "settle into the silence?"I ask this question because I notice that my meeting is comprised mostly of…Continue
New Language about God
Started this discussion. Last reply by Rosemary Gould 5th month 4, 2010. 12 Replies 0 Likes
"Poetry is a raid on the inarticulate." --T. S. EliotThere have been 2 blogs today that have made me think about the language we use to name God or describe the experience of the presence of God, one…Continue
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Why I am a Quaker
Posted on 6th mo. 5, 2010 at 12:04pm 6 Comments 0 Likes
Seven years ago, I was a devout Catholic. I had been raised Catholic by parents who didn't actually believe in God or Catholicism, and by the time I finished high school I didn't believe either. But then, years later at a difficult time in my life, a friend invited me to attend a local Catholic church with her, and it felt like coming home. I was more comfortable there than I had been anywhere else I had tried to go. I still disagreed with all the things I had always disagreed with, but I loved… Continue
Departed Friends and Memorial Day
Posted on 5th mo. 28, 2010 at 11:05am 1 Comment 0 Likes
In my unprogrammed meeting we have one program and I'm on the program committee that plans it. It's called "Connections," and it falls between the two worship hours. Last Sunday, Pentecost for those who believe in liturgy, we planned for Connections a worship sharing on the topic of departed elders. By "departed" we meant anyone who no longer came to meeting, whether they had died or moved away or couldn't come because of illness or other reasons. By "elder" we meant anyone we had loved and… Continue
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William F Rushby commented on Doug Bennett's blog post 'Biblical Inerrancy Watch: the Evangelical Free Church of America'
James Michael Tower commented on Doug Bennett's blog post 'Biblical Inerrancy Watch: the Evangelical Free Church of America'"Hello Doug. I definitely have to agree agree with William that there is nothing too profound about…"
William F Rushby commented on Doug Bennett's blog post 'Biblical Inerrancy Watch: the Evangelical Free Church of America'"I don't find anything very remarkable about this statement of faith in the Bible. If I…"
James C Schultz commented on Doug Bennett's blog post 'Biblical Inerrancy Watch: the Evangelical Free Church of America'"One of the versions of the bible that was popular when i first got "saved" was the…"
Doug Bennett posted a blog postBiblical Inerrancy Watch: the Evangelical Free Church of America
May 22, 2013In response to…See More
Irene Lape commented on Irene Lape's blog post 'Daily Old Testament and Early Christian Writings: Numbers 31-32 and Origen's De Principiis: Book One - 6-7'"It is true, we are in many ways, bound by the time we know we are in; but what is so amazing about…"
Paul Smith commented on Irene Lape's blog post 'Daily Old Testament and Early Christian Writings: Numbers 31-32 and Origen's De Principiis: Book One - 6-7'"I have gradually become aware that I conceive of God in human likeness because I have no language…"
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Thank you for the friend connect. We have much in common as I am also a mother of three children, one son an adult at this point and 2 daughters ages 10 and 14. We are also home educators.
Great to meet you here!
In Friendship,
Jan Lyn