Author
C Wess Daniels
Wess is the William R. Rogers Director of Friends Center and Quaker Studies at Guilford College. He is a recorded Quaker minister engaged in renewal, resisting empire, and liberation theology.
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Edward Abbey on Living
My friend Greg Woods reminded me of this quote today, which is really quite amazing: One final paragraph of advice: do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am – a reluctant enthusiast….a part-
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Convergent Model of Renewal: Discussion Guide and Sketchnotes (Intro & Chp. 1)
We have started a discussion group at Camas Friends Church to discuss my book, A Convergent Model of Renewal. I will post the sketchnotes and discussion questions here each week for anyone who would
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Avoiding the Default Position (John 21:1-14)
“That disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on some clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the
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The Gift of Thomas (John 20)
“But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them,
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Exploring a Rhythm of Life, Creativity, and Leadership from the Quaker Tradition with Rhett Smith
Rhett Smith Podcast 6: Exploring a Rhythm of Life, Creativity, and Leadership from the Quaker Tradition — with Theologian, Professor and Writer, Wess
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Our Big News About Guilford College
This was recently posted to Guilford College’s website: C. Wess Daniels has been named the William R. Rogers Director of Friends
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Meeting for Readings and How to Do Them
Mikel Birkel’s book “Engaging Scripture” Reading the Bible with Early Friends,” is a fantastic book that is helpful not just for
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Upcoming Agenda for Greensboro Visit
Guilford College is flying me out to Greensboro, NC next week (March 27-April 1) to be their “Judith Weller Harvey Scholar”
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Snakes on a pole or The Rut That I Love (John 3:13-21)
“And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. “For God so loved the
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A Prayer from Dorothy White
“You are the branches of the true Vine, you Spouses of the Beloved, you Daughters of [Zion] and Sons of Jacob…let the tribulated [rejoice] and sing, let the poor in spirit be glad;
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Jesus, God’s Wrath and the Merchants of Truth (John 2)
“In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both
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The Truth of Becoming (Mark 8)
“…He asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” And they answered him, “John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” He asked them, “But who do
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‘I Am Continually With You’ : A Review of L. Callid Keefe-Perry’s “Way to Water: A Theopoetics Primer”
//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js Church services are poetry from beginning to end; they just are poetry. …Religion is serious poetry — which is not to say religion cannot be light- hearted. But
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A Convergent Model of Renewal is Ready for Order
My first book to be published is printed and ready for order. You can order it directly from the publisher and received
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Is the Empire Striking Back? (Mark 1)
“In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart