Month: May 2016

  • Being bilingual in Quaker Outreach (Guest Post Robin Mohr)

    This is a guest post from my good friend and General Secretary of FWCC Section of the Americas, Robin Mohr, following up on a talk she gave at the Emerging Practices in Quaker Outreach from NEYM.   How many of you speak another language? Meaning, raise your hand if you speak Spanish, French, Quechua, Mandarin,…

  • Brother’s K, Liturgy and Broken People

      “But they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they did not cling to life even in the face of death.” (Revelation 12:11) The work of the People One of the signs of a true artist is a willingness to work patiently and lovingly…

  • Blocking and Quakerism as a “No” Tradition

    The Quaker movement began like other Radical Reformation traditions, rejecting the basic Christian creeds. This wasn’t because they weren’t Christian, but because they believed that creeds created a consumptive rather than participative faith. Quakers believe that creedal Christianity led to folks to professing rather than possessing authentic Christian faith. They saw this playing out in…

  • Renewal and Outreach

    I had the opportunity to spend time with a number of Friends in New England this past weekend to discuss the importance of Quakers practicing outreach. I am still processing what I heard and what I learned from that very rich and deep time. Here is one thought that arises. There is a need to…