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 about just how difficult it is to live up to the ideal of
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Reading the Bible for Transformation
George Fox once wrote: I saw also how people read the Scriptures without a right sense of them, and without duly applying them to their own state. ( QuakerPsalms p. 13) This past week I was
State of the Church: Camas Friends Church
I just posted our 2011 “State of the Church Report” on our meeting’s blog. You can read it here: http://wp.me/pzEU4-eh
GMO OMG! Jeremy Seifert’s New Sizzle Real
My friend Jeremy Seifert, the guy behind the popular documentary Dive!, which I have reviewed here in the past, is beginning work on a new documentary about GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms). I am really excited
The Res. Community (Pt. 3): Success and The Famous Catch of John 21
This is the third part in a five-part series looking at the final resurrection appearances of Jesus in the book of John. The text this morning is the first part of John 21. _intro There
Lord, Lord, Open Unto Me: Howard Thurman (Prayer)
I was recently given a prayer book from a friend in our meeting called Prayers from the Heart by Richard Foster. ((Books in this post use an affiliate code to a local, independent bookstore close
A Prayer of Interdependence
God of the body of Christ, organs and limbs, feet and hands, the weak and the strong, the broken and the suffering, we recognize our dependence on you, we see how you knit us together
Short, Pithy, Deceased
Jake Bouma asked on twitter the other day: “Friends: Suggestions for short (100-200pgs), pithy books by deceased theologians?” Good question. I’ve been rolling this around a little while. Here are a few that come
The Present Work of Atonement
Came across this quote today by one of my favorite theologians and it sums up in a really nice way some of what I talked about on Easter morning: “That Jesus died by crucifixion in
Art and Protest: BP and Tate Modern
Saw this today and thought it was awesome (ht: GOOD). This art protest is from the liberate tate group. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4-vGbsBLKM&feature=player_embedded&w=572&
Who is Raised?
I’m enjoying preparing for worship this coming Easter Sunday. What a great day to celebrate and reflect on. I came across this quote from William Stringfellow (from Sojourners in 1976) and love it. It
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One of the blog I really like to read, Special Communion, just posted an upcoming event that I’d like to bring to your attention. Eda Uca-Dorn (You really need to listen to her recent