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Dress-Down Friday | Moons, Red Dresses, and Trilogies
Dress-Down Friday Installment #3,027.5 * Quaker Ranter Martin writes about Margaret Fell’s red dress and the challenge she posed
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Following the Convergent Retreat This Weekend
I’ve mentioned a few times that a bunch of us are getting together this weekend in Northern California for a convergent
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A More Authentic Fundamentalism (Peter Rollins)
This quote is from Peter Rollins who will be in Hollywood speaking on his Evandalism tour March 1 and 2. In the
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Dress-Down Friday | Bolt, Naomi Klein and Coffee
It’s been a while since I posted a “Dress-Down Friday” post so today seemed like a good day to get
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New York Quakers On Torture
The New York Yearly Meeting of Quakers put a minute together on torture and then made a video of people reading it.
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Plan B: The Church (John Caputo)
In preparing for a sermon the other day I came across one of my favorite quotes from John Caputo’s book, “What
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The Paralytic as Missionary (Mark 2:1-12)
I’m putting together a sermon on Mark 2:1-12 where Jesus meets, and heals, the paralytic. As I was talking
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Great New Tunes for 2009
Last year, I felt, was kind of void for me when it came to new music. That is one reason why I
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Witnessing History: Barack Obama Becomes President
Yesterday, we witnessed history-in-the-making; NY Times headline reads: Obama Takes Oath, and Nation in Crisis Embraces the Moment. Wherever
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Barclay Press: Convergent Friends and Quaker Renewal
I’ve published another Barclay Press article, this time it’s a very basic (though a bit long) introduction to convergent Friends
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Join Us at the Convergent Friends Retreat in February
Robin, Martin and I will be co-leading a weekend retreat on convergent Friends we’re calling “Reclaiming the Power of Primitive
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Dress-Down Friday | Peace in the Holy Land
We got back safely into LA this past Monday from a great vacation with our families in Ohio, but since then it
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Heeding God’s Call – Peace Gathering in Philly
Next week I will be going to Philadelphia for the peace gathering there: Heeding God’s Call. There’s never a bad
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Newbie’s Guide to Seminary
Over the course of the last couple years I’ve done a number of posts on tips and tricks with regards to
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MacIntyre And Church Renewal
I came across this Alasdair MacIntyre quote not long ago and thought it was a fitting reflection for the much-discussed topic
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