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Seth Hinshaw - Detraction

Seth Hinshaw - Detraction. Whenever we discuss a person who is not present, we need to be aware of the danger of detraction. As Children of the Light, we should bear in mind that God does not expect us to repeat everything we know. Even when we are sure that what we are saying is true, it may be detraction to say it.

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Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 22, 2010 at 10:00am — 3 Comments

Jeanne B: A Modern Plea, on Friends Schools

Jeanne B: A Modern Plea, on Friends Schools. In my reflection I thought about the people I got to interview at fifteen schools before I had to stop the research. I found hard-working people with good intentions, people who crave excellence and equality. They reiterated some of what I already understood about Friends education: Quaker college preparatory schools supply a good education to students whose… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 20, 2010 at 12:01am — No Comments

LizOpp: When Meetings become Root Bound

LizOpp: When Meetings become Root Bound. Our meetings can get root bound, can't they? ...Like when we fall into spiritual ruts of faith and practice, never seeking new opportunities to listen for God's call, or letting those new opportunities slide by, or failing to take a stand publicly for an important social-justice issue because it's too much work to organize and step out into public. …

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Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 19, 2010 at 11:44pm — No Comments

Will T: Wandering in the Wilderness

Will T: Wandering in the Wilderness. In fact, it seems to me that for New England Yearly Meeting, and perhaps unprogrammed Friends in general, wandering in the wilderness falls pretty close to the center of our comfort zone. Actually entering the Promised Land scares the bejeebus out of us.

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Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 19, 2010 at 11:23pm — 1 Comment

Kevin Camp: Organized Religion is not a Social Club

Kevin Camp: Organized Religion is not a Social Club. It seems to me that the moment the focus ceases to be on growing the faith and welcoming newcomers, then petty factionalism, rivalry, and cliques enter. What is so distasteful about staying relevant and spreading our message through the world? How did we get here, after all? I find much comfort in the stories of Friends from the 18th Century… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 19, 2010 at 7:06pm — No Comments

Max Carter: No better place for mosque than near Ground Zero

Max Carter: No better place for mosque than near Ground Zero. What better place for a mosque than near a place where some misguided followers of the faith corrupted its teachings and committed unspeakable acts? It can be a place where the true principles of the faith can be taught - with a powerful object lesson a short distance away of what may happen when the… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 19, 2010 at 4:22pm — No Comments

Wess Daniels: A New Framework for Evangelism and Mission

Wess Daniels: A New Framework for Evangelism and Mission. Because of our theology and practice the Quaker perspective on mission has always been an alternative response to the more general “winning souls mentality” it is far more holistic and operates out of a conviction that God is already at work in our world, it is our job as the church not to bring God to the… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 19, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

New England YM: Minute of Sending Forth/Commission

New England YM: Minute of Sending Forth/Commission. We refute the lies of the present situation: the lie that causes movements for transformation to see each other as competitors; the lie that says that social action is spiritually shallow and spirituality is socially passive; the lie that says that war and destruction are inevitable and efforts for change are hopeless; the lie that says we can’t change the world until… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 17, 2010 at 12:59pm — No Comments

John Edminster: The basic gospel message is love

John Edminster: The basic gospel message is love. But love is not primarily a feeling, but a decision of the will: I will not hurt you back if you hurt me. I will not cheat you, tell you lies, or manipulate you for my own advantage. I will lay down my life for you if that will save yours. That’s what the Gospel asks me to do, and I will do it, and I pray that God will give me the strength to… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 16, 2010 at 7:30pm — 2 Comments

Jessica Belt: Waiting for God in Silence (at New England YM)

Jessica Belt: Waiting for God in Silence (at New England YM). Some Quakers would say it’s not possible to explain what happens in the silent worship we share. Often, silence was interrupted by sounds of fidgeting and shifting, but every so often, this white noise would cease as the silence grew palpably thick. …

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Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 16, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Mark W: relying on the word "Quaker"

Mark W: relying on the word "Quaker". What if you were no longer allowed to call yourself Quaker, while still maintaining the same level of membership in your faith community? What would you feel you had lost?

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Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 16, 2010 at 9:29am — No Comments

Judy Goldberger: On Sacred Ground

Judy Goldberger: On Sacred Ground. 'As the mother tenderly helped her daughter out of the stroller, my eye fell for the first time on the handwritten cardboard sign that the girl had been carrying. “I miss my dad,” it read. “He was deported.”'

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Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 16, 2010 at 9:24am — No Comments

Gem: towards financial equality amongst Friends?

Gem: towards financial equality amongst Friends? As we begin to talk about fiscal equality and the sharing of resources we need to learn to be open with one another about what our fiscal resources are and where the need lies.

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Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 14, 2010 at 3:07am — No Comments

Quaker Youth Pilgrimage 2010 Epistle

Quaker Youth Pilgrimage 2010 Epistle. Perhaps the most significant factor to set QYP apart from any other experience, Quaker or otherwise, is the sense of immersion which comes from living in a close-knit and, in many respects, isolated community for as long as we have. Our use of music as well as our introduction to compassionate listening added strength to the foundation of… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 13, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

Liz Opp: Qualities of a Quaker worship community

Liz Opp: Qualities of a Quaker worship community.

... when a Friend is in crisis, our meetings rally around the person to help her or him over the hump, providing careful listening and regular support--be it financial, medical, familial, vocational. On the other hand, how regularly do we ask questions of one another about God or the Loving Principle in our lives, or how… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 13, 2010 at 4:22pm — No Comments

Wess Daniels: Quaker Youth Pilgrimage visits Camas Friends

Wess Daniels: The Quaker Youth Pilgrimage visits Camas Friends Church. I am really proud of our meeting because it is open to doing “convergent” activities like this even though it may stretch us at times (or maybe because of it). And quite frankly, this was just a lot of fun. I don’t know a lot of programmed meetings who are willing to open their doors like this and so I feel really… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 11, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

Tony Lowe: Taking up residency where God's love flows freely

Tony Lowe: Taking up residency where God's love flows freely. It’s not an easy place to be. People on both sides are often disappointed or angry or no longer even consider you a friend because they perceive you are not in total agreement with them, or don’t understand why you have to look at issues from more than one side. It’s not an easy place to be because it demands that you act and… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 11, 2010 at 9:28am — 1 Comment

QuakerDave on Anne Rice's quitting Christianity & role of community

QuakerDave on Anne Rice's quitting Christianity. I honestly don’t understand how someone 'quits' being a Christian and still claims having a commitment to Christ. I’m always sad when I hear that someone feels compelled to leave her/his faith community. It tells me that that person’s spiritual needs are not being met there, that that community has probably failed that person. That’s… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 10, 2010 at 6:30pm — 2 Comments

Kevin C didn't have a good time at yearly meeting

Kevin C didn't have a good time at yearly meeting. I saw this at Yearly Meeting and my impressions were confirmed by other Friends I spoke with privately. Several threw their hands up in the air, stating that this had been the way things always had been ever since they'd been attending. It is from these conversations that I understood the dysfunction was systemic and totally… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 10, 2010 at 6:26pm — No Comments

Ashley W on a summer spent released for ministry

Ashley W on a summer spent released for ministry. I had to figure out what a life of ministry looked like on a day-to-day basis. Frequently, it involved waking up, going for a run, having breakfast, spending time in prayer, and catching up on emails and phone calls. I planned events and workshops, spent time reading and writing (though not as much as I expected!), and took a lot of naps. Some days my life… Continue

Added by QuakerQuaker on 8th mo. 10, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments

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