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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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‘Hail, space for the uncontained God’ (Luke 1:26ff)
This is my sermon from December 18. So far this advent we have focused largely on preparation. What is it we prepare for exactly? 2,000 years after Christ’s birth, death, and resurrection,
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‘even the thorn-bush by the wayside is aflame with the glory of God’ (Prayer)
Here is a prayer out of the Walter Rauschenbusch book of prayers “For God and the People: Prayers of the Social Awakening.” I believe at least the middle paragraph can be attributed to St.
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Advice to Ministers – Hannah Whitall Smith
Here is sound advice written to ministers, but really it’s good for any situation. “Years ago I came across this sentence in an old book: ‘Never indulge, at the close of an action,
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Quote: Presence is a Situation
What a great quote to reflect on for Christmas and the arrival of God in creation. It makes me think about all of the opportunities we have had as of late, with the increasing
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Entering Christmas
One of my favorite things to do is to prepare worship during advent and Christmas. This week I’m working on putting together somethings for our Christmas Eve Candlelight service and our Christmas morning
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Moses, The Exodus and the Disappointment of Christmas
Moses_ When Moses encountered the Burning Bush in Exodus Moses was faced with a traumatic situation. His past was now to be reconfigured in light of a new, profoundly life-altering experience. The unexpectedness
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The Gift and Humility of Thanksgiving (1 Cor 1:3-9)
This is the text to the sermon I preached two weeks ago. Thanksgiving and Advent_ The meaning of the word Advent is “Coming” This week is the First Week of Advent. Typically, we at
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Nouwen and The Discipline of Gratitude
I really like what Henry Nouwen writes about the discipline of gratitude: Gratitude … goes beyond the “mine” and “thine” and claims the truth that all of life is a pure gift. In the past
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Prayer for Occupy
Here are two images that have gone ‘viral’ from the US Occupy protests that have made their rounds since Tuesday: Probably like
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Fox On Black Friday
I came across this in my reading the other day and it made me think of some of the stuff I’ve seen from Rev. Billy Talen, especially in the documentary on Christmas, and
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No Shrine Required: The Denial of Death and the Legacy of Moses (Deut 34)
This is the message I gave during meeting for worship at Camas Friends Church Sunday 11.6.2011. Terrified by death_ In his book “the denial of death” Earnest Becker opens with this line,
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Which Direction Are We Headed?
I love traveling, I always have. One thing I have learned is that the type of journey and its destination determine what youll pack in your bags. If I am going on a
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Quakers, Tradition and the Resurrection Community (Acts 13:13-33)
This is the message I gave a few weeks back at George Fox Chapel. I’ve been meaning to post the manuscript but haven’t had a chance. _Tradition is Dead, Tradition is Alive
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Why I’m a Quaker…
This is a video I did awhile back at the request of my yearly meeting (NWYM). In it I tell a little
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My dear friends, dwell in humility… (Woolman)
At Camas Friends Church, we’re reading through the journal of John Woolman, a Quaker minister and abolitionist from the 18th century.
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