Daily Old Testament and Early Christian Writings: Numbers 31-32 and Origen's De Principiis: Book One - 6-7
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9th mo. 2010 Blog Posts (53)
Wess Daniels: The End of Words
Wess Daniels: The End of Words. Quaker theologian Isaac Penington once wrote: "And the end of words is to bring [humanity] to the knowledge of things beyond what words can utter. So, learn of the Lord to make a right use of the Scriptures: which is by esteeming them in their right place, and prizing that above them which is above them."…Continue
Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 30, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments
Martin Kelley - a simple outreach program
Martin Kelley - a simple outreach program. When a newcomer shows up at meeting, invite them out for lunch. I’ll leave the details up to you. Your place, a local restaurant, sandwiches at the meetinghouse, doesn’t matter. Total newcomer, someone from another meeting, a old regular who hasn’t shown up in awhile, doesn’t matter. When someone you didn’t expect shows up for worship on First Day Morning, say… Continue
Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 30, 2010 at 9:34am — No Comments
Will T: A People to be Gathered
Will T: A People to be Gathered. When George Fox climbed Pendle Hill he had a vision of a great people to be gathered. Friends who seek renewal of the Society of Friends use this vision as a touchstone of what the Society of Friends can become again. I know that it speaks to me. I also think that Friends have lost sight of what it means to be a people.…Continue
Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 29, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments
Bill Clendineng: Waiting Rooms and Worship
Bill Clendineng: Waiting Rooms and Worship. Traditional Friends worship is a lot like the waiting that happens in a waiting room. It may be quiet but it is not passive. There is a reason for the waiting as we anticipate some kind of moving. In a doctor's office or an airport lounge we have a pretty clear idea of what will be happening. Waiting in worship means we are open to something happening,… Continue
Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 29, 2010 at 12:23pm — No Comments
By Convincement Iris: Spiritual Hearing Aids
By Convincement Iris: Spiritual Hearing Aids. During a recent Meeting for Worship, one member admitted he’s having increasing difficulty hearing and has begun to wonder if he needs hearing aids. As he’s thought of the possibility of slipping something into his ears to help him hear more clearly, he’s yearned for a similar simple correction to better hear that voice that guides him. “If… Continue
Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 28, 2010 at 6:44pm — No Comments
LizOpp: Dangers of today's implicit Quakerism
LizOpp: Dangers of today's implicit Quakerism. When we as a community stop talking openly among ourselves about the responsibilities of membership (or of long-term attendance-ship!), then those responsibilities become implicit and invisible--which used to be okay when we would spend oodles of time with one another during the rest of the week. But when we see each other and… Continue
Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 28, 2010 at 6:00pm — No Comments
George Lakey: Why did you go to jail yesterday?
George Lakey: Why did you go to jail yesterday?. I dislike arrest and jail, personally. Been there, done that, as long ago as the civil rights movement in the sixties. I dislike the loss of freedom, being put under the custody of someone with a gun. Most of what I dislike are the reminders of that seizure of my body and my destiny: the tight pressure of cold metal handcuffs on my skin, the… Continue
Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 28, 2010 at 3:33pm — No Comments
Quaker Oats Cherice: Technology in worship & other thoughts
Quaker Oats Cherice: Technology in worship & other thoughts. Cherice writes about some of the complexities of technology in a worship service and shares some reflections on the main topic of the message: "The gospel story is bigger than simply the life of Jesus in the flesh; we continue the gospel story as we live out our faith. We're representatives of Christ—we ARE the… Continue
Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 28, 2010 at 1:15pm — No Comments
Friends and Hierarchy and Social Change
I just read a new New Yorker article from Malcolm Gladwell called Small Change: Why the Revolution Will Not Be Tweeted. Because I am a Quaker and believe strongly in equality and egalitarianism, I wanted to argue with… Continue
Added by N. Jeanne Burns on 9th mo. 27, 2010 at 5:40pm — 9 Comments
LizOpp: Invite a visitor to lunch
LizOpp: Invite a visitor to lunch. If we skip that step--asking the visitor, "Do you have any questions about Quakerism?" or "What was your experience like during worship?" or even "What did you know about Quakerism before you came here?--we risk perpetuating the perception that Quaker meetings are really more like a social club where we don't talk about God in our lives, a… Continue
Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 27, 2010 at 4:30pm — No Comments
Worship and Ministry: Preparation for ministry, and it's rightful place in worship
You'll find this particular blog on the NFF web site @
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If you want, check it out...
Allistair Lomax
Added by Allistair Lomax on 9th mo. 26, 2010 at 2:23pm — 5 Comments
Chronicler: Travel in ministry (and the process in Ohio YM)
Chronicler: Travel in ministry (and the process in Ohio YM). During the past two months, I have felt an increasing call to travel in the ministry. What I am about to post is probably going to be unfamiliar territory for Friends of other yearly meetings, though the current process in Ohio YM is what other YMs would have recognized historically. This post is not at all intended as a… Continue
Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 24, 2010 at 12:45pm — No Comments
Mark Wutka: How I Ended Up Leading a Semi-Programmed Worship
How I Ended Up Leading a Semi-Programmed Worship. While I didn't particularly approve of the semi-programmed worship, I didn't feel strongly enough to stand in the way. I decided instead just not to go. That didn't last, however.... I began to wrestle with my opinion of semi-programmed worship, in light of my experience with leading the bible study, and began to question my… Continue
Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 24, 2010 at 12:08pm — No Comments
Michael Jay on the FUM Emerging Leaders conference
Michael Jay on the FUM Emerging Leaders conference. One might comment upon the quality of the ‘emerging leaders’. To be honest, several of the students seemed quite emerged to me, having been active in leadership and ministry for years... In the room, there were several new, experimental meetings represented. We enjoyed lively discussion about where faith meets practice… outside of the various parts… Continue
Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 24, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments
Friends Journal: Friends and Education
Friends Journal: Friends and Education. A special web companion section to Friends Journal's October 2010 special issue on Friends and Education. Nine articles on testimonies, decision-making and worship in Quaker schools.Read Full Articles
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Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 24, 2010 at 10:44am — No Comments
R Scot Miller: Gays in the military; don't get me started
R Scot Miller: Gays in the military; don't get me started. Why on earth would I commit myself to fighting for a marginalized individual’s right to participate as an equal in an endeavor that not only commits murder against exploited populations, but does so in a manner that suggests to both the exploited and formerly exploited populations that violence is the appropriate response,… Continue
Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 24, 2010 at 10:36am — No Comments
Christianity Today: Sarah Ruden's fresh examination of Paul
Christianity Today: Sarah Ruden's fresh examination of Paul. A Quaker scholar and poet looks at Paul in his social/cultural context: 'What characterizes our society at its best is the habit of looking at ourselves with a critical attitude. I think this really started for Western civilization on the road to Damascus.'…Continue
Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 23, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments
Eileen Flanagan's practical ideas for revitalizing Quaker message
Eileen Flanagan's practical ideas for revitalizing Quaker message. My experience of speaking to non-Quakers is that ours is a welcome and needed message; it's just not known what we stand for. In anticipation of Brent's next post about practical ideas, here are a few of mine:"Say what we believe--in person and on the Internet." "Tell people what we do--in person and on the… Continue
Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 23, 2010 at 12:58pm — No Comments
Brent Bill: What have we to declare?
Brent Bill: What have we to declare?. I think Quakerism has one of the most winsome invitations ever to offer to people. The heart of Quaker worship is gathering to meet God. The distinctive of the Quaker message of worship is that we are not inviting you to come hear a specialist speak about God, another person read a book about God, others sing some songs about God, but rather to come and… Continue
Added by QuakerQuaker on 9th mo. 23, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments
The Divine Role Within Personal Expression and Social Reform
What follows is something that has been weighing on me heavily this morning. Discussing the act of vocal ministry, a Friend noted that, while in the act of sharing a message, we aren't just God's mouthpiece, we are God. This makes me uncomfortable to contemplate. I would never wish to even come close to hinting that my mortal self was… Continue
Added by Kevin Camp on 9th mo. 23, 2010 at 9:33am — 1 Comment
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