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I too have that book. It is such a gift! I have been searching for information on the magazine myself but to no avail. Whether on the internet or other sources it seems to have gone away... I too am…
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Replied 10th month. 25, 2009
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Thank you for this, I found it very revitalizing. Let me tell you something that happened to my friend. She was going through a period of her life that seemed so unrooted. She would go from church to church in an attempt to find a home, but none of…
There are other valid pointers to the Spirit of Christ as well as Jesus. There's a book, for example, called (I think) _The Raft Is Not the Shore_ where Thich Nhat Hahn talks with Thomas Merton and one of the Berrigan brothers; they seem to be "of o…
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…
Marty,
Good to hear thee's considering into what the Lord may be calling thee. As I mention regularly (so I hope this doesn't get too boring), there is a group appointed by Ohio YM to support outreach, and one of the things we do is correspond with…
Hi, Friend Thomas,
I am in a very similar situation, wanting to start a Conservative Meeting in my city. We have had a very small Conservative worship group for a number of years that hasn't formally affiliated, and I'm considering whether God may…
Dear Friends Thomas and Raye,
There is much wisdom in Friend Raye's reply to thy inquiry, Thomas. It might be helpful for us to know where thee lives so that we may help to connect thee with some of our isolated Friends. I am particularly drawn to t…
Thanks for this post, Thomas. While the Lord in His mercy is patient with us all, for those who have found true spiritual communion with Him, other experiences pale by comparison. I pray thee finds peace in Him and fellowship that strengthens.
Shal…
I must begin by saying I have never blogged. I really didn't feel that I had anything that important to contribute. But , like many things lately in my life it's turning the other way. I find it hard to put into words the journey I have been on over…
Dear Thomas,
There is much in thy post to share about! It is good to ask oneself some questions, and it is also good to remember Who our Father is, and Who our Savior is.
I don't know why God might use any of us to do anything. But He does. He cal…
Thomas,
I have the same issue in my area, except there is just one meeting and it's very liberal, to the point where I can't see myself going back again. If you feel you are being called to start a conservative meeting in your town, I would go for i…
I am working on placing an add in my local paper to find others like myself drawn to the Conservative path and plainess. Please hold me in the Light as I go forth. I am in Oneonta , New York. Also if anyone could offer some information on affiliate…
I too have that book. It is such a gift! I have been searching for information on the magazine myself but to no avail. Whether on the internet or other sources it seems to have gone away... I too am being drawn to the Plain Conservative path. I woul…
I have recently been drawn by the Light to follow the path of plainess. Though this is totally new for me. I reside in an area where we have two Friend's meetings one Evangelical and the other so liberal it's frightening.... I feel the need to start…
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I must begin by saying I have never blogged. I really didn't feel that I had anything that important to contribute. But , like many things lately in my life it's turning the other way. I find it hard to put into words the journey I have been on over the past month and a half. But, I will try because I feel God is leading me in this endeavor....
I began having some amazing dreams about a month ago. Dreams that at first made no sense whatsoever. Let me preface this by sharing that I had been prayi… Continue
I began having some amazing dreams about a month ago. Dreams that at first made no sense whatsoever. Let me preface this by sharing that I had been prayi… Continue
Posted on 10th mo. 25, 2009 at 10:05pm — 3 Comments
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- At 7:57am on 11th mo. 11, 2009,
Richard Hallowell Phillips said…
- I do not deny our Christian roots, but I think our sense of continuing revelation is the magic of Quakerism, and it may lead us to grow beyond our roots. going too far....? Here, in NC, a local Friends Church member answered my question about how Friends here went from silent worship to pastors, singing, etc., and he said it was a response to the Baptist surge in the 1880's. Too many Friends, esp. young Friends, were being drawn to the more exciting noise and activity of the Baptist Church, so they decided they needed to ramp up, making meeting more interesting and exciting. So, in my mind those Friends become Baptists but kept the name. One local "Quaker" pastor strikes me as a used car salesman, complete with plaid jacket.... The sadness for me has been the movement of my Quakers toward such a secular community, more involved with political and social issues than with being seekers in a religious, philosophical community. The 1960's and the 1880's may have been the worst thing to happen to the The Society of Friends. People have been attracted to meeting for the wrong reasons.
- At 2:31pm on 10th mo. 28, 2009,
Richard Hallowell Phillips said…
- Can you describe the "scary" feeling you have with respect to the local "liberal" meeting? I have found some Friends are too liberal even for me, but I have the opposite difficulty and often find the evangelical Friends to be very scary.
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Friend Eleanor,
Yes you are very correct as it is Modesto. If one travels about 45 minutes south near Atwater, Merced there are another group which actually might be Mennonite as opposed to Dunkard. Their dress seems somewhat more rigid. In that I…
I think it also has to do mainly with interpretation. Scripture is often interpretated by ones heart -- this can lead to all kinds of interesting paths, some scary ones as well. It is not scripture that is the problem but, what is really in ones min…
Friend Eleanor,
How exciting to hear you were raised Conservative Mennonite. I live in the Bay Area now in California but in my home area in California, which is about 70 miles east of here there are many Dunkards or I guess the correct name is Dunk…
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