May 2011
Steven Davison: War and the Social Order →
This story starts in 1915, when London Yearly Meeting convened a committee on War and the Social Order… The very act of convening such a committee was a mark of how Quakerism was modernizing and…
Joanna Hoyt: When I say I am a Christian, I... →
I was born into the Christian tradition—into a family and a series of worship communities grounded in the Bible and the stories that follow from it. My mother always made time for worship with me…
The Red Electric: A message for Quaker non-Quakers →
Quakers add a spiritual dimension to the testimonies. We believe we are “spirit-led” to these values and that the spirit will lead us to incorporate them in to our lives. So while I share the…
The Hedge and the City: [The angel] called out with a mighty voice, ‘Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great!’ … T… http://bit.ly/k6I96p
RT @sprothero: Do you know your Bible and your sex? http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/22/opinion/22kristof.html
RT @nwym: A new Quaker book project aims to share what draws people into the movement of Quakerism. Writers still have a… http://fb.me …
Dear wife asked me earlier this week why I always get called for jury duty but no one else seems to. Well today’s mail has her call!
Ganeida: The Quaker *Stop*. →
I like the old Quaker way of phrasing things. It speaks to my condition. It speaks of a people conditioned to patience, humbly listening for the voice of their God. It speaks, not of resolutions,…
New Podcast: North Valley Friends Church →
The Friends Church in Newberg Oregon has a podcast and more on their Posterous blog. Tags: quaker quaker.oregon quaker.evangelical quaker.media
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New Android phone, now I get to see how crazy rooting it is.
Walking in the woods. http://t.co/sIIaQ0O
Feeling a wee bit overwhelmed by attention but I should share: @martin_kelley appointed editor of @friendsjournal http://bit.ly/j5xxfX
RT @FGCInfo: Martin Kelley appointed editor of Friends Journal, see attached notice. Congratulations, Martin and Friends Journal. http: …
“Every time some big clumsy corporate behemoth buys a popular consumer-tech...”
– David Pogue on the Microsoft purchase of Skype. The Future of Skype
Wess Daniels: Lead Us Not Into Excess, Share the... →
In the Quaker tradition, of which I am part, we have worked to limit what we take out of a desire to be better distributors or sharers. We recognize that greed and hoarding, or a desire for our own…
Peggy Parsons: A Question for the Q Continuum →
I want to compile a list of Churches, meetings and worship groups that combine different styles or worship, leadership styles, major themes in Quakerism. Tags: quaker quaker.convergent
Cherice B reviews Authur Roberts' "Through Flaming... →
While I agree that Evangelical Friends do come in a direct line of tradition from Fox and his teachings, I also know that there are other things Fox said and did that don’t fit as well with the…
Video: Behind and beyond the pornography of... →
This 90 minute video relays Alistair McIntosh’s presentation to Quakers and Business Group Spring Gathering in Edinburgh on 2 April 2011. “Behind and beyond the pornography of consumerism” analyses…
Jess Easter: My Quaker relationship with G-d →
When people ask me what made me consider Quakerism two years ago, I tell them that I followed G-d to the Meetinghouse near my home in nothern Illinois. And with that straightforward response,…
Joanna Hoyt: Members One of Another and bin Laden →
Evil matters, but weighing the evil I do against that done by someone else is basically meaningless, because we are not separate. Just as our courage, love, integrity are not ours alone, are from…
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James Riemermann: Making a caricature of... →
I would like to ask just who it is that sees universalism as the idea that all religions are equally valid. There may be universalists here and there who actually subscribe to this, but…
Rachel Held Evans: A Christian’s Guide to Not Being a Jerk on the Internet http://bit.ly/k8QBkU
“Try writing an actual letter before writing an “open letter” to a famous...”
– Rachel Held Evans: A Christian’s Guide to Not Being a Jerk on the Internet
Anatomy of a Fake Quotation - Megan McArdle - The Atlantic http://bit.ly/iFSDY4
QuakerQuaker Carnival: How Do We Care? →
What I wrote for this month’s QuakerQuaker Discussion Carnival:
This month we’ll look at how Friends support, guide and correct one another. We Friends often talk about taking someone or something “under our care.” When someone’s married in the meetinghouse, that marriage is under its care. When a new worship group is forming, we try to find a nearby meeting to take...
Kevin Camp: Where The Men Aren't →
I’m a member of a faith group (Quaker) who deliberately abolished the role of the clergy. Individual members and regular attenders are supposed to step in and fill that role themselves. So I would…
