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C Wess Daniels

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.

  1. Featured 11 min read

    Intercession, Wangaari Mathai and Moses (Ex. 33)

    This is the message I shared with Camas Friends on October 23, 2011 Introduction Finish this statement: “Intercession is…” Growing up in the church I was most used to hearing about intercession in the

  2. Church in Mission 6 min read

    When The Church Becomes a Department Store

    You can drive around most neighborhoods here in the suburbs and find at least some vacant buildings. Some of them are small, and if not historic, they at least have a history.  While others

  3. The Biblical 9 min read

    The Inevitability of Absence (Ex. 32)

    This is the message I gave at Camas Friends Church this past Sunday. We’ve been doing a series on the book of exodus with an eye, or an ear, or both, to God’

  4. Featured 3 min read

    Discernment and Remix

    Yesterday, I had the pleasure of speaking at George Fox’s Chapel on my talk which was titled Tradition, Quakers and the Resurrection Community. I’ll post it here within the next day or

  5. Note

    Quakers and The Resurrection Community (Acts 13:13-33)

    This is a snapshot of what I’ll be speaking about next Monday at George Fox University’s chapel. “You Israelites, and

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  6. Featured 2 min read

    Fall and Winter in the Life of the Spirit

    The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.” – Jesus (John 10:10 NRSV)I love Fall. It is a beautiful transition

  7. Note

    Damage & Too Much and Too Little

    Damage by Wendell Berry I. I have a steep wooded hillside that I wanted to be able to pasture occasionally, but it

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  8. Exodus 8 min read

    The Ten Words of Love (Exodus 20)

    This is the sermon I gave at Camas Friends Church on October 2, 2011 about the ten commandments. [First I asked some questions about people’s interactions with the ten commandments and we had

  9. Discernment 3 min read

    Practicing Discernment Together as a Church

    About a month ago we began a Wednesday evening meeting at Camas Friends (the Quaker meeting I pastor). The goal of these meetings are to build our friendships with each other (so we eat

  10. Note

    Taking A Sabbath Rest

    Yesterday during worship at Camas Friends Church, Brad Tricola preached on the Exodus 16 passage about Sabbath. His message was in part

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  11. The Biblical 7 min read

    Questions and Complaints: The Wilderness School (Ex 16)

    This is the message I gave at Camas Friends Church on September 18, 2011. Complaints. We pick up our story shortly after were we left off last week. The Hebrews have past their entrance

  12. Featured 8 min read

    The Red Sea: From Obstacle to Opening (Exodus 14)

    This is the text from the message I gave at Camas Friends Church September 11, 2011. The Experience of the Experience This past week we were at the beach. Searching for rocks. Lily and

  13. Quotations 2 min read

    John Greenleaf Whittier: The Eternal Goodness

    The other evening I was fortunate enough to join some of our local unprogrammed Quaker friends in a meeting for worship. I needed and really appreciated the worship in silence. It is nice to

  14. Featured 8 min read

    Being Drawn Out: Rebel Midwives, Empires and Little Hebrew Babies (Exodus 1-2)

    Here is my message from August 21, 2011 (slides can be found here). _a birth story How many of you have given birth or been present at a birth before? [I told Story about

  15. The Biblical 12 min read

    The Res. Community (Pt. 5): The Things We Carry

    This is the final message I gave a few months back on the resurrection community from John 21.This week we finish our series on the Resurrection Community by turning the last part of