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Which Direction Are We Headed?
I love traveling, I always have. One thing I have learned is that the type of journey and its destination determine what youll pack in your bags. If I am going on a
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Quakers, Tradition and the Resurrection Community (Acts 13:13-33)
This is the message I gave a few weeks back at George Fox Chapel. I’ve been meaning to post the manuscript but haven’t had a chance. _Tradition is Dead, Tradition is Alive
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Why I’m a Quaker…
This is a video I did awhile back at the request of my yearly meeting (NWYM). In it I tell a little
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Intercession, Wangaari Mathai and Moses (Ex. 33)
This is the message I shared with Camas Friends on October 23, 2011 Introduction Finish this statement: Intercession is… Growing up in the church I was most used to hearing about intercession in the
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When The Church Becomes a Department Store
You can drive around most neighborhoods here in the suburbs and find at least some vacant buildings. Some of them are small, and if not historic, they at least have a history. While others
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Discernment and Remix
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of speaking at George Fox’s Chapel on my talk which was titled Tradition, Quakers and the Resurrection Community. I’ll post it here within the next day or
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Quakers and The Resurrection Community (Acts 13:13-33)
This is a snapshot of what I’ll be speaking about next Monday at George Fox University’s chapel. You Israelites, and
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Fall and Winter in the Life of the Spirit
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. – Jesus (John 10:10 NRSV)I love Fall. It is a beautiful transition
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The Red Sea: From Obstacle to Opening (Exodus 14)
This is the text from the message I gave at Camas Friends Church September 11, 2011. The Experience of the Experience This past week we were at the beach. Searching for rocks. Lily and
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Being Drawn Out: Rebel Midwives, Empires and Little Hebrew Babies (Exodus 1-2)
Here is my message from August 21, 2011 (slides can be found here). _a birth story How many of you have given birth or been present at a birth before? [I told Story about
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Uniformity, Religio & Solidarity (Psalm 133)
This is the message I gave during our meeting for worship on Sunday August 13, 2011. _religion and Norway On July 22, 2011, a 32-year-old man drove his car into the city
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The Res. Community Pt. 4: The Last Breakfast, or First Potluck (John 21)
This is the message I gave that is a part of a longer series on the resurrection community from a few weeks back. _The last breakfast on the beach Post Easter weve been
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Celebrating Our Interdependence (1 Corinthians 12:12-26)
This is the text to the message I gave on July 3, 2011. _intro: (dis)membership I was reading in a magazine called the Christian Century the other day and they recently put out
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Connecting with Poverty in Our Community
A week or so ago the Oregonian published an article about poverty in our neck of the woods. The article profiles the “subtle shifts” of poverty taking place in Clark County, the county of
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Jesus, the Prophet of Mud
This is the text from a recent sermon of mine taken from John 9 where Jesus heals the blind beggar. (We used
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