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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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Change and Trust
Dr. Mandy Cohen, the former N.C. Secretary of Health and Human Services, was the honorary degree recipient this year at Guilford College’s graduation. This is one piece of her remarks that has
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A Doorway Into Life
On Change, Trust, and Patience Dear Friends, Life has been humming along here in Greensboro. This past Saturday we celebrated commencement which is always a glorious occasion at Guilford (I will tell you a
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Quakers, Colonization, and Decolonization Conference in Philly June 12-15
Hi all, I wanted to share this upcoming conference with all of you from Friends Association for Higher Education. I hope to
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A Short Update
Hi all, I wanted to send a short note to thank you all for your notes, thoughts, and prayers for my dad and our family. I mentioned last week that he had a massive
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Some Thoughts on Friendship
Friendship is a Spiritual Practice Hey all – it’s been a cold and rainy week here in the American South. I’ve worn my wool socks, boots, and gloves several times. I’m trying
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Friendship as a Spiritual Practice
This is a sermon on Friendship I shared with First Friends meeting on 2023-04-23. This text is based on the story known as the “Walk to Emmaus” in Luke 24:13-35.
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Write What You See
Friends, As I mentioned in the weekly chat, it’s been quiet here because the family and I took a little vacation to our favorite beach here in NC, and then I took a
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Write What You See: Standing In The Great Traditions of Resistance (Revelation 1)
I want to share the sermon I preached on April 15, 2023, for the American Friends Service Committee’s annual gathering in Philadelphia. Each year AFSC gathers for business, workshops, and community building. During
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Transgressing the Boundaries of Empire
Three Palm-Sunday Processionals That Show the Way Hello Friends, I hope that you found rest and restoration with the past weekend and are finding hope amidst so many tragedies, from the natural ones
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A Hat Trick For Supporting Curiosity and Growth
I have a little trick, it’s kind of silly, but it helps me when I’m in trouble. I do it
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Mid-Week Notes: Being Connected vs Belonging
Is Imitation Better than the Real Thing? The sermon this Sunday at our meeting was on the topic of belonging. It was a great message that I’m still thinking about. Belonging is a
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Rebuilding the Collection: One Record and One Story at a Time
Content warning: Mention and discussion about suicide. Yesterday I went to the record store with my wife and 10 year old son C to work on building my collection. I love visiting record stores
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Fire-Flowers by Emily Pauline Johnson
Fire-Flowers And only where the forest fires have sped, Scorching relentlessly the cool north lands, A sweet wild flower lifts its purple head, And, like some gentle spirit sorrow-fed, It hides the
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A Little An Aside About The Quaker Nomad
In my last post, I wrote about Natalie Ramsland’s zine-making Quaker Project, Fold in the Light. It’s fresh, original, and inspiring. But I left out an aside I wanted to share
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Fold in The Light – A New Quaker Zine Project
A few weeks back, I got some mail from someone I didn’t know. As I opened it, these cute little booklets fell out, and a letter addressed to me: Hello, Mr. Daniels. The