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Podcasts I’m Enjoying Currently

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Here’s a list of some of the podcasts I enjoy (or at least enjoy in theory – when I take time to listen!). * Homebrewed Christianity * NPR: All Songs Considered * NPR: Live Concerts * This American Life

Michael Pollan’s NY Times Food Rules

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Michael Pollan of the “In Defense of Food” fame has compiled a list of 20 do’s and don’ts for food on the NY Times. It’s not only a great list with some

Simone Weil: Gravity and Grace

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I’m still (slowly) reading through Simone Weil’s book “Gravity and Grace” for part of my daily time of reflection. Here are a couple great quotes I’ve recently come across dealing with obedience

Alyosha the Pot by Leo Tolstoy

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This morning I read Alyosha the Pot, a very short story by Leo Tolstoy. If you’ve got 15 minutes I encourage to take a break, jump over to google books and read the story.

Barth, the Task of Theology, and some Queries

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I came across this quote in my reading of Vail Palmer’s manuscript on Friends, God and the Bible this morning. It’s Barth cautioning what we carry to the biblical text beforehand, it’s

Celebration of Quakerism and Ben Pink Dandelion

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I’m not going to make a habit out of announcing events that Pendle Hill or other organizations do, but I will tell you about the ones I think you should know about, or the

Learning How to Tell Time and Quaker Process

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I’m enjoying the process of Reading and reflecting on Scripture weekly as I prepare my reflections for our Sunday. This week we’re looking at Luke 12:54-65; 13:6-21. These passages are some

Art Simon and Bread For the World Event In Portland

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I’m planning on attending the Bread for the World event tomorrow morning. If any of you are in the area and care to join here’s the information from Bread.org: Bread for the

In (One) Top 100 Church Blogs List

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So it appears as though someone has paid off this guy named Kent Schaffer to put my blog on his list of the top 100 church blogs! But whatever the case may be it’s

Bob Dylan and the BLACK CROSS (HEZEKIAH JONES)

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I was listening to some Bob Dylan the other day when I ran across his version of Black Cross, a poem by Joseph Newman in 1948. I jumped out at me most likely because I’

Views on The Current Political Milieu: McClendon and Bonhoeffer

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Yesterday, I read through McClendon’s chapter on Bonhoeffer’s life. In the chapter he explores Bonhoeffer’s influences, his theological and spiritual development, and his work with an underground seminary that sought to support