November 2011
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Patricia Barber: Jesus as the Odd Man at the... →
I remained disconcerted by the generally Quakerly discomfort with Jesus to whom I took to referring as “the odd man at the Quaker dinner party.” I came to Quakerism fairly unmolested spiritually….
Joseph Stalnaker: Continuing Christian →
I want to love Jesus, God the Son Incarnate, the written word, abstain from sin, appreciate the blood in its context, value right practice which produces living doctrine, honour both man and woman…
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ESR Blog: The Peace Testimony in an African... →
There needs to be a biblical and theological underpinning for peace movements to be successful in this 80% Christian nation. Kenyan Quakers, already having a reputation for integrity and building…
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Kevin C: The Occupy Movement Needs a Good Sales... →
We wrestled considerably with the issue for over an hour. Quaker process gives every attender a voice, which is fair and democratic, but also time consuming. An issue is not said to reach consensus…
Micah Bales gets asked "Are You a Pastor?" →
I remain unsatisfied with this answer. The mainstream Church has a very particular set of boxes that it puts ministry into, and it is a challenge to live into ministry that does not fall neatly…
susanhardy: Ask A Quaker! →
At a time when I was looking for a spiritual home, I was also curious about Quakers. So on the Sunday of Halloween weekend, 1984 I entered a Quaker meeting house for the first time. What I found…
Steven Davison: Quaker Testimonies and the... →
I call them ‘predicaments’ because capitalism is predicated on them: they are aspects of capitalism that inhere in the way the system defines itself and in the ways it operates; they are part of…
Jaime: Quakers, Justice and Jesus →
These “forms” were the very thing a young George Fox subversively exposed when he encountered the active, living Christ whose voice enlivened a soul thirsty for something more than the…
Forrest Curo: Writing an Occupy Minute →
I would love to get the minute approved, but the issue is: We apply ‘Quaker process’ to arrive at a written statement that no one can disagree with, and we do so— by changing the language. Tags:
Diane Reynolds: Getting Naked(er) →
Jon and Maggie evoked a mood and created a “space” for thinking about how we live. And beyond that, I didn’t really want Jon and Maggie to get naked. I was actually relieved that they didn’t,…
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Recent events confirmed that baby is: 1) curious: 2) persistent; 3) a good faller.
Ulysses S. Grant on Settling Differences: For the past few months I have been working on reprinting the book “So… http://t.co/ZB5xJ5vo
Gave talk on ministry to Abington Friends’ First-day school this morning. Went okay despite almost-comical series of mini-crises beforehand.
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Scenes from Abington Meeting
I gave a talk to Abington’s First-day school program this morning and took some pictures beforehand. This was my first meeting, which I first walked into almost a quarter century ago (gasp!)
I bet St Peter’s getting an earful right about now. #RIPAndyRooney
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The fall of Corzine, in the New Yorker News Desk: http://t.co/VSgprUrb
Micah Bales: How We Can Help Occupy →
Mom must be right. Most of us cannot take off work to camp out full time; and many of us simply are not comfortable making such a public stand. However, that does not mean that the more than…
Tony Lowe: Quakers and Universalism →
For Fox and the early Friends, the issue was not whether or not a person claimed to be Christian or Muslim, it was whether or not they were “minding the Light”, following the leading of the Inward…
Kevin-Douglas Olive: Going Plain →
I have vacillated my entire life between my call to gospel ministry and gay pop culture. And then, this weekend, I was hit by the holy spirit in meeting… I need the hedge. There are places that I…
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Cherice Bock: Quakers in the US & latino/as →
Many churches in the United States are dying, and I wonder if this has something to do with it. I’m not the first to note that churches often seem like just another social club—a place you go be…
RT @friendsjournal: We’re still looking for articles for our “Crime and Punishment” issue (submissions due 11/20). Learn more at http:// …
Mackenzie reviews Jon Watts’ “Clothe Yourself in Righteousness” http://t.co/RYJZykYV
Among Friends: The Kingdom of Hell is Within You http://t.co/oMWRpXab
Simon St Laurent: Are we, Quakers, ready? http://t.co/atcmqhKj
Angelina Conti: A Legacy of Nonviolent Occupation →
A comparison of the Occupy movement with the 1920s Bonus Army protests and encampments.
Quaker involvement in Occupy London (Nayler) →
There are many small steps we can all take, as individuals and as meetings. But we also feel called to work on a larger scale. The global economic system is posited on continued expansion and…
“The drafters of the statement included Quaker Symon Hill who has written o http://t.co/EUtxMV4S
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