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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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The Plush Silence of Heaven (Psalm 82)
This is the message I gave this past Sunday based on Psalm 82. God has taken his place in the divine council; in the midst of the gods he holds judgment: “How long will
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Endorsements for my Upcoming Book
Here are some endorsements from fine folks in the academic and Quaker world who have had an opportunity to read my book,
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Books I Loved Reading In 2014
I love books and I love to read. This past year I started keeping a little better track of the books I
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Building a Participatory Pedagogy
Given my love for teaching, and my forced time off this winter semester, a time I would typically be teaching, and the various teaching opportunities I have with Camas Friends, I have been reflecting
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A “Convergent Model” Book is Coming
One of the editors from Pickwick Publications sent me the uncorrected proofs of my soon-to-be published book, “A Convergent Model
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Portraits of Failure, Communion of Love
Portraits of Failure A man named Asaph is believed to be the author of the Psalm. It is about his wrestling with his own failure and the near miss of being sucked into the
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Make a Simple Reading Log
For as much as I love reading books, and for as many as I’ve read, I haven’t been very good
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Where the Sidewalk Ends (Psalm 44)
This is an adapted version of a message I gave this past Sunday. It draws on themes from Psalm 44. As I have been reflecting on the theme of lament I realized that lament
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A Few Favorite Posts From 2014
In case you missed these or are new to following this blog, I wanted to share some of my favorite posts from
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Year in Review – 2014
It’s the end of the year and whether you’ve been reading Gathering In Light for the 10 years it has
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Lament: Brought to Speech (Psalm 13)
What is Lament? In January for the past 4 or 5 years we’ve participated in Peace Month with other churches from our Yearly Meeting. This January our focus is Lament and peace. We
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In the Deep End With Grief: Thoughts On Pastoral Care to Those Hurting Most
As the previous year comes to a close, I’m reposting some articles from 2014 I wrote elsewhere on the web. This is a post I wrote about grief that originally posted on the
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15 things I learned in 2014 (or at least tried too)
1. Taking risks is worth the unknowns that follow. 2. Progress can be made. Keep working to engineer a new kind of
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We Are The Stargazers (Matthew 2:1-12)
Herod and The Theologians Our passage this morning presents two contrasting groups of people discerning the will of God. King Herod and the Theologians on one side and the “three wise men” or Magi
