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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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Digital Detox: Why Not?
Adbusters is encouraging a digital detox this week and I think it’s a fantastic idea. So why not give it a shot? I’m going to be at a pastor’s retreat with
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Community Supported Agriculture in Southwest Washington
As we try to find ways to eat more locally grown, organic produce, it’s always nice to know what are our
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The 6 Rules for Allies
This was sent to me by a friend today and I have to share it. Dr. Omi Osun Joni L. Jones gives 6 rules for allies (cross race/gender/sexuality/nationality/religion etc) in
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A New “Convergent” Mapping Project hits the Web
Martin Kelley isn’t the only one really excited about the new Quakermaps.com project from Micah Bales and Jon Watts. While
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The Cross of Repentance: Thoughts on Forgiveness and Confession
For the Third Month of the 2010 Friends’ Calendar this quote sits above the dates: The life of the cross is a life of the cross of repentance…Most of those who inform us
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Berrigan on Prayer
This quote caught my attention today: And then there is the question of prayer, which consists for the most part in inisiting that God do for us what we are unwilling to do for
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Becoming Thomas (John 20:19-29)
This is the text from my sermon this week. It was delivered within the context of joint worship at Camas Friends Church who invited Friends from Multnomah Meeting and Bridge City Meeting to join
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Easter: The First Day of New Creation (John 20:1-18)
This is my Easter sermon. Intro_ For me it was at a church I recently begun attending with my family back when I was back in Ohio when I was a kid. Our was
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(mis)Quote of the Day: Jesus and Equipment
The recent arrest of a “Christian” militia group (yea Ohio and Michigan) has made international news (just what I want my friends
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New Convergent Friends Article (Quaker Studies)
Next time you find your way to a university library you should pick up the latest copy of Quaker Studies journal (Volume 14, Issue 2 March 2010). My first journal article, “Convergent Friends: The
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When the Stones Fell Silent
He answered, I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out. (Luke 19:40) Today is Palm Sunday, the day we reflect on Jesus’ “triumphal” ride into Jerusalem. Ironically his ride
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Preparing for Unprogrammed Worship in A Programmed (Quaker) Meeting
When I was hired as the pastor of Camas Friends one of the things that the elders told me was that they hoped to have unprogrammed (aka silent or open) worship quarterly. This was
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Christ would not be Redeemer
Today is the feast of Oscar Romero so as I think about his work today and pray for all those who are
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Creating Liberated Spaces: Some Thoughts
Back in February, and on the dawn of Transfiguration Sunday, about 30 (?) folks piled into a Southeastern Portland home to share in a conversation being facilitated by two out of towners Eliacin Rosario-Cruz
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Iconocast Podcast
I’ve been really enjoying the first two episodes of the Iconocast and thought I’d share the link here for those of you interested in listening in. The podcast is put together by