March 2010
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Quaker Librarian: Is it acting or does praxis... →
I decided to try to learn a new kind of ministry: outreach—being welcoming (coming out of a shy and reserved self) and learning how to be strong and steady (while feeling quixotic and pessimistic). I…
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Faith Kelley: Quaker Bridge-Building →
Recent visitor Faith Kelley writes about the value of reaching across the Friends spectrum over on the FGC Quaker Youth blog:
These stories are troubling in and of themselves, but the more disturbing thing is they point to a real barrier as Friends attempt to reach across the seemingly wide theological and cultural chasms between us. Stories of wild behavior and harm inflicted seem to be the only...
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Sojourner's Prayer of the Day from C Wess Daniels! →
via Robin M
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Bill Clendineng: Living in the power demonstrated... →
George Fox personally experienced the transformation that comes when we put on “the new Man,” the living presence of Jesus, and live in the power of his resurrection. And he encourages us to be lights to a dark world, salt to season the unsavory, and people who bring forth holy, righteous and pure fruit.
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Shawna R: On the Hope Inherent in Opening One’s... →
I have come to the conclusion that it is also a political act to come out openly as a supporter of people who are LGBT. As I have begun talking to folks in my own meeting and beyond about my concern that LGBT folks need to be accepted as co-equals, the vast majority of folks have nodded, and explained that they had already quietly come to that conclusion themselves. On the one hand, this has been...
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“We are trying to be several selves at once, without all our selves being...”
– Thomas R Kelly, “The Simplification of Life,” in A Testament of Devotion (p. 91)
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Notes from the Tangled Anglican Web →
In Killing the Buddha, what the Anglican schism over sexuality has to do with the colonial legacy in Africa:
Unsurprisingly, the first thing the British did after they had made significant inroads into the region was to ban all worship of the goddess and to insist that all households be composed of one man, one woman, and their biological children. From that moment on, a priestess or female...
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GetReligion: When ‘fundamentalists’ attack →
From GetReligion, which watches news coverage of religious issues.
Once again, we have the f-word [fundamentalist] used in a news report in a way that does nothing to add factual material to the story… Can we all agree that the subways in Moscow were not attacked by bands of very conservative Protestants who are willing to sign the Fundamentals of the Faith documents of the early 20th...
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Susanne's Musings: Hung up on the problems of the... →
The missing joy factor is one of the reasons I am finding it hard to go to… [my] Quaker Meeting. I’m so hungry for joy these days, and we seem so hung up on the problems of the world, and seem to conceive of God mostly as a personal problemsolver or some sort of life coach who helps us with our attitude. I long to be with people who trust that God is working all things together for good,...
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Aj Schwanz: Make It or Break It →
The emerging church and mothering sites are what drew me initially into the blogosphere: daily I would check for new Quakes or young adults crying out for more authentic living and worship (and new funny ‘here’s the many colors of poo of my child today’ stories: when you’re sleep-deprived, they’re a hoot). As blogging’s become more normalized, posts feels very mechanical, formulaic. The...
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Chronicler: A Plea for Strong Eldership →
One role of the Elder is to look out for anything that takes away from a person’s ministry, emphasizing the strengths and guiding the minister away from shortcomings. Elders are not the enemies of ministers - in fact, Elders work to help ministers grow in their gift and improve.
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Ashley W: Riding into town & being abandoned →
Because I am a Quaker, the story of Palm Sunday reminds me of the story of James Nayler, who also rode into town on a donkey. The saddest part of the story for me is how Nayler was abandoned by Friends. It seems to me that these early Friends acted out of fear in turning their backs on him. Even if they were convinced that he was mistaken in his leading, he was a part of their community, and...
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Newly restarted blog: BibleMonster →
From the blogger:
I want to reengage with my readers and with contemporary issues with a new series of posts on Jesus’ politics and, specifically, on the politics behind his words and actions in the last week of his prophetic ministry. By ‘politics’ I mean, in general, the relationships a person or a movement or community has with the institutions of power in their culture and with the people who...
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Lawyer Scott Holmes on why he doesn't wear a tie... →
An interesting contemporary example of the old Quaker courtroom testimonies:
In some ways, my refusal to wear a tie has brought me into conflict with the Court system. My world view is horizontal, regarding all people as equal and aspiring to treat all people equally. The Court system is hierarchical, and it is important to many judges to have those in participate in Court dress in a way, and sit...
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Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Just watched “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog” on Netflix Watch Now. I’ve seen much of it in Youtube clips, good to now understand the whole storyline. Really brilliant, I so want more.
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“Gospel order means we live as disciples and as a church with Jesus at the...”
– Johan Mauer, in Quaker Life
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“As people of faith, regardless of whether or not we are occupationally called to...”
– Callid Keefe-Perry in Emergent Village
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Bridge Film Festival 2010 →
The judges picks for this year’s film festival. Here’s one from Princeton Friends School:
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Real Live Preacher Gordon Atkinson: Inner Dialogue... →
A funny piece about a newcomer’s train of thought during meeting for worship:
Oh great. I’m at a Quaker meeting without a watch. How am I going to keep up with the time? I’m not going to worry about the time at all. I’m going to sit here and meditate on God so that….Hey, there’s squirrel outside the window. Look at him run along that branch. Do you think the Quakers feed the squirrels so...
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Micah's Ministry Newsletter #17 - Growing Roots in... →
In part of which he and Faith comes to visit us (yea!):
The last month has been full of work and blessings, and there is much to report. After being able to spend some weeks at home in DC, travel has reemerged as a signature feature of my life and work. In the months ahead, my schedule looks to grow only more intense as I work to strengthen Friends throughout my region and in North America as a...
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“I learned many things in the quiet of that room … I learned that...”
– Cary Grant on LSD
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