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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 Love of a Parent
I love this quote from Frederick Buechner: “‘He who loves has fifty woes … who loves none has no woe,’ said the Buddha,
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Creatures are not Machines
Wendell Berry, in an essay within his book Life is a Miracle (53ff), writes about the persistent problem of some analogizing humans with machines. You don’t have to look far for examples or
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No History In the Empire
I’ve been reading a lot of commentary on the prophets, specifically on Jeremiah lately. I came across this quote today in
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Interfaith Clergy Letter to the Editor in Clark County
(This is a letter a group of us from Clark County wrote in response to some of the controversy surrounding September 11th this past week. We submitted it to our local papers which did
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Spoiled and Reworked (Jeremiah 18:1-11)
(This is the message portion of what I shared on Sunday that follows a story I wrote. This message comes from Jeremiah 18:1-11.) We in the middle of discussing various passages from
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The Two Cobblers
A long time ago in an old village there was a cobbler named Samuel. Tall and thin, his dark hair had begun to turn the slightest shade of gray, like an early winter dusting
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Bored at Worship?
I came across this post awhile ago and have been meaning to link to it. In the post Skye discusses bordem in our worship services, not just from the typical congregant but also the
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Come Visit the Vancouver Peace and Justice Fair Tomorrow
Tomorrow, September 11th, the Vancouver Peace and Justice Fair is happening at Esther Short Park in downtown Vancouver, WA. I will be
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A Prayer from John Bellars
I was reading an essay from T. Vail Palmer this morning on titled “Religion and Ethics in the Thought of John Bellars”
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All We Grow (Jeremiah 2:4-13)
This is the message I gave on Sunday. Opening_ What are we growing? Theres a new album that recently came out titled All We Grow, by S. Carey. While I actually really like
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Camas Friends State of the Church Report
As I mentioned awhile back we have been working on our State of the Church report for the year. Well now it
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A Prayer For All Those Beginning a New School Year
Today begins a new semester for many beginning or returning to college, and if seminary and graduate school has not begun for
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Unscheduled Time
Over the last week I’ve had a number of appointments cancel on me or just not show up. It’s only weird because it has happened with the last four meetings in a
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Joan Chittister’s “The Liturgical Year”
I picked up a copy of Joan Chittister’s new book “The Liturgical Year” the other day at Powells. ((affiliate links connected
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Variety of Quaker Perspectives Wanted
My friend Jez Smith from the British Quaker magazine “The Friend” is looking for a variety of Quaker perspectives on a few
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