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Curators and Caretakers and the Practice of Giving (Gen 1. 28)
* “Be fertile and increase, fill the earth and master it; and rule…all the living things that creep on earth.” _Curators and Caretakers The church often uses the word “stewardship” to generalize things that
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Thinking Quakers, Money and Stewardship
A couple months back I started feeling the tug to wrestle with the topic of money in the church. As a preacher, I’ve largely avoided the topic like the plague. These are the
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This Little Light of Mine
This is a short-story about how two women helped to bring change in our community. Shortly after I became the pastor at Camas Friends Church I was in my office when a knock
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Catholic Women as Priests
Yesterday, the New York Times posted a slideshow from Judith Levitt of Catholic women who are priests. This might come as a surprise to some of you, but there is a growing resistance movement
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On Parables: Give It To Me Slant
One of my favorite things about Jesus are his parables. Those of us who have grown up in, or at least around the church, know them well. The Good Shepherd, the Good Samaritan, the
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The Little Prince, Children and Receiving the Kingdom of God (Mark 10:13-16)
This is the message I gave at Camas Friends Church, June 24, 2012. “People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them.
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Amazon Takes on Quakerism?
Some of the Basics* Amazon is one of those companies that’s kind of off-limits for the typical American consumer. I mean, who owns a computer and hasn’t purchased at least one
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The Politics of Scapegoating (John 12:20-33)
The politics of Scapegoating or “Scapegoating, Treyvon Martin and Seeds Falling” // The message I gave on March 25, 2012 (John 12:20-33) _Headlines of a Scapegoat There are a lot of things happening
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Occupy and Convergent Friends
A couple of years ago I had an article published in the Quaker Studies periodical called “Convergent Friends: The Emergence of Postmodern Quakerism” that attempted to identify some of the features of convergent Friends.
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On Integrity: Mirrors, Ships and Living Truthfully (James 1:19-27)
This was the message I gave during our meeting for worship at Camas Friends this past Sunday. James 1:22 But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. 23
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The Original Revolution: Occupy Christmas? (Isaiah 52:7-10)
I know this is late, but it is the message I gave on Christmas morning December 25, 2011. Isaiah 52:7-10: How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who
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Peace is a Garden (James 3:13-18)
This is the sermon I preached Sunday January 16, 2011. The want of peace_ One of the queries I sent out for reflection this week over email to the church was “how do we
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Moses, The Exodus and the Disappointment of Christmas
Moses_ When Moses encountered the Burning Bush in Exodus Moses was faced with a traumatic situation. His past was now to be reconfigured in light of a new, profoundly life-altering experience. The unexpectedness
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The Gift and Humility of Thanksgiving (1 Cor 1:3-9)
This is the text to the sermon I preached two weeks ago. Thanksgiving and Advent_ The meaning of the word Advent is “Coming” This week is the First Week of Advent. Typically, we at
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No Shrine Required: The Denial of Death and the Legacy of Moses (Deut 34)
This is the message I gave during meeting for worship at Camas Friends Church Sunday 11.6.2011. Terrified by death_ In his book “the denial of death” Earnest Becker opens with this line,
