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William F Rushby
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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 a community would need to find some common ground for doing so. Those who are Christians would come to meeting with the intention of sitting together…"
11 hours ago
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 the future of Friends during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.  Olivia wrote: "At the moment, I trust the Conservative Quakers and the Liberal…"
17 hours ago
William F Rushby commented on Kevin Camp's blog post 'Radical Acceptance: When an Attender is a Sex Offender'
"Jane Smith wrote: pious parents calling themselves "Christians" Did the people involved self-identify as "Christians" or is that a presumption you made?"
5th month 25
William F Rushby commented on Nikolas Southwell's blog post 'Where is the line drawn?'
"Rudy Zalesak wrote: I have the impression that this (military service) is more likely in the meetings that are more "mainstream Protestant" in tone. Actually, among unprogrammed Friends, the Hicksites were much more prone to serving in…"
5th month 17
William F Rushby replied to Paula Deming's discussion 'Why does my faith journey threaten yours??'
"It sounds like you need to find another meeting, where folks can be counted on to feel safe around you and you can feel safe around them!"
4th month 22
William F Rushby replied to Wanda Coyan's discussion 'Plain Dress ups and downs'
"Hello, Wanda! I hope the bride turns out to be more tolerant than her mother!  Having someone push one around is never pleasant.  I would have told the bride's mother "thank you for your concern, but I prefer to make my own…"
4th month 17
Kim Palmer left a comment for William F Rushby
"Bill, Thanks for your words of encouragement. My relationship with the Lord continues to grow stronger and stronger through His help. We attend East Whittier Friends ChurchWhittier CA which is very supportive of the experience of waiting…"
3rd month 30
William F Rushby replied to Virginia J's discussion 'Constancy and change in MfW'
"Hello, Virginia!  It is important to zero in on whatever (and wherever) nourishes your faith.  BUT also remember the Biblical admonition to "forsake not the assembling of yourselves together." Hebrews 10:25  The ideal…"
3rd month 29
William F Rushby left a comment for Kim Palmer
"Greetings from Bill and Darlene Rushby!  We are blessed to know that your Christian pilgrimage continues."
3rd month 29
Isayas Hailegiorgis left a comment for William F Rushby
"Thank you very much for your comment.  the church is called eped.  I just send it to you as I have it here. I am only here since last july, for eight months. is there  any thing more you want to know, please you are welcome. This…"
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"Welcome, Isayas!  I looked Djibouti up at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibouti#Geography I talk often to a worker at Costco in Harrisonburg, who comes from Eritrea.  She seems to appreciate my awareness of her native country. I would…"
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William F Rushby replied to W. Geoffrey O. Black's discussion 'When does a Plain Friend take off his hat?' in the group Plainness & Simplicity
"I have worn a plain hat for most of my adult life.  It identifies me with other plain Christians.  I never use it as an instrument of belligerence or insubordination; if other men remove (or should remove) their headgear, I remove mine. I…"
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William F Rushby left a comment for W. Geoffrey O. Black
"I have worn a plain hat for most of my adult life.  It identifies me with other plain Christians.  I never use it as an instrument of belligerence or insubordination; if other men remove (or should remove) their headgear, I remove mine. I…"
3rd month 22
William F Rushby replied to Barbara Smith's discussion 'Why Light of Christ and not just the Light?' in the group Christianity
"I think that the distinction between "cerebral knowledge" and "heart knowledge" (or experiential knowledge) is involved here.  For some, Jesus Christ is an intellectual abstraction or a set of stories from 2000 years ago;…"
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At 1:35am on 3rd mo. 30, 2012, Kim Palmer said…

Bill,

Thanks for your words of encouragement. My relationship with the Lord continues to grow stronger and stronger through His help.

We attend East Whittier Friends ChurchWhittier CA which is very supportive of the experience of waiting worship. They have allowed me to facilitate a quarterly, hour or more-long period of waiting worship on Seventh Day mornings. These times of worship have been precious to me and to the 13-20 of us who have gathered in the Name of Christ. East Whittier Friends also incorporatea what they call "Open Worship" . . . a period of between 5-25 minutes of waiting worship (usually about 10-15 minutes) in their programmed worship. While not nearly as lengthy as I would prefer, it does offer the opportunity for the Lord to move in significant ways.

 I have have been gripped by the cross of Christ and the depth of His sacrifice for us for the last two years:

Beneath the cross of Jesus in awe I take my stand.

The shadow of Your mighty cross within a sin-filled land.

And as I gaze upon Your cross, two wonders I confess:

The wonders of redeeming love and my unworthiness.

Albeit, the above is a blending of ideas for the old hymn "Beneath the Cross of Jesus" but the words flow from my heart in adoration to Him.  

In addition, Wesley's words continue to resonate within me:

 

Long my imprisioned spirit lay, fast, bound by sin and nature's night.

Thine eye diffused a quickening ray; I woke, my dungeon flamed with light.

My chains fell off, my heart was free, I rose, went forth and followed Thee

What started my far deeper level of appreciation of His cross was my  doctoral dissertation which was on how to teach the slaves' spirituals in the public school in a way that is allowable according to Supreme Court decisions. Central to that study was an examination of how Christ's cross permeated the slaves' understanding of who Jesus was and what He did for us all. Anyway, as I studied and bore (and bear) their texts and music in my heart, I cannot escape His great love and sacrifice for us.

I have missed seeing you at Ohio Yearly Meeting when I've been there for Yearly Meeting sessions. I trust this finds you and Darlene vibrantly living in His Light and Salvation. Your response would seem to indicate so.  

Because of Him,

Kim Palmer

At 12:24pm on 3rd mo. 24, 2012, Isayas Hailegiorgis said…

Thank you very much for your comment.

 the church is called eped.

 I just send it to you as I have it here. I am only here since last july, for eight months. is there  any thing more you want to know, please you are welcome.

This denomination was founded in 1960 by the army chaplain of the French troops stationed there. After independence and the official departure of the French troops, the buildings became the property of a commission related to the Federation of Protestant Churches. The DEFAP (mission department of the French Prot churches) took responsibility for this single parish, which developed a growing threefold activity: a) regular worship life and Bible school; b) running oflanguage and vocational schools; and c) refugee work, serving as local agent of the UNHCR. The church building is also used as a place of worship by Ethiopian and Malagasy Christian groups. The Protestant Church of Djibouti houses in its worship life Christians from various countries (Ethiopia, France, Zaire, Burundi, United States, etc.) as well as from various confessions (Reformed, Luth, Bapt, Advent, Mennonites, etc.). Church members normally stay in Djibouti for not more than two or three years.
 

Eglise Protestante Evangelique de Djibouti
(Druckversion | Datensatz korrigieren)

Protestant Church of Djibouti
EPED
P.O.Box 416, Bd. de la Republique
1981 Djibouti
Djibouti (Afrika)
Telefon:             +253 351-820      
Fax: +253 350-706
E-Mail: eped@intnet.dj
AdressNr.: 12165 / 1290

Informationen im Internet:

URL: http://membres.lycos.fr/missiondjibouti/
Sprachen des Internetauftritts: French


At 8:40pm on 2nd mo. 29, 2012, Jeremy Hiltz said…

Ha! I'm hoping that this experience may be a little more "Friendly" than MEnnoDiscuss turned out to be. Thanks for contacting me and I will be sure to look into the writings you mentioned. Blessings to you.

At 12:01pm on 10th mo. 27, 2011, Aaron J Levitt said…
Thanks very much for the kind words.  :)
At 5:37pm on 9th mo. 11, 2011, Pamela R. Myers said…
Thank thee so much for the welcome William.
At 9:38pm on 8th mo. 12, 2011, Sally Gillette said…

Thank you very much, William.  I'll look for these journals.  

Sally

At 1:36pm on 8th mo. 12, 2011, Sally Gillette said…

Greetings, William,

I haven't read the old journals except for John Woolman's and excerpts from George Fox's and a few others.  I've read some books that summarize various aspects of the journals. 

 

Can you recommend a good place for me to start? 

 

Thank you!

Sally

At 7:53am on 7th mo. 12, 2011, Martin Kelley said…
Thamks for your gentle reminders to fully caption our photos. There's enough here now that this has become something of an archive that might be of wider interest--but only if they have useful context. Hope all's well, love your profile photo! God bless, M
At 12:35am on 6th mo. 28, 2011, Karen Mercer said…

Hello William,

I was just going to say a quick hello and noticed you are fellowshipping with a Mennonite Church. I was interested because I am finding so many differences between myself and the local Meeting and was considering going to the Mennonite Church (liberal) which is much livelier as well as more in agreement with my beliefs and the lifestyle I want. I even thought of asking them about the possibility of having some silent worship/meditation before or after service in exchange for some volunteering with them.

 

Peace,

Karen

At 10:59am on 6th mo. 23, 2011, James C Schultz said…

no.  I wasn't aware of it.  I'll try to check it out.  I'll be at Powell House for the labor day weekend.  Check out my songs at www.geezers4jesus.com.

             Your Friend in Christ, Jim Schultz

 
 
 

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