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A Hidden Wholeness Chapter 3 – Sketchnotes and Discussion Questions
We have been reading through Parker Palmer’s “A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward and Undivided Life,” at our church lately and
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A Hidden Wholeness Chapter 2 – Sketchnotes
Over the next ten weeks or so we at Camas Friends Church are working through Parker Palmer’s book, “A Hidden Wholeness: A Journey Toward an Undivided Life.” I will continue to post our
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Sketchnotes from Palmer’s “A Hidden Wholeness” Chapter 1
We are reading through Quaker author Parker Palmer’s wonderful book, A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life. As a part of my preparation for leading the group I am making sketchnotes
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Like Seeds Being Poured Out (Matthew 28:16-20)
“Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All
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Hope on a Tightrope Sermon #Sketchnotes
Each week as I study, I take a lot of notes. Some of those notes I type into Evernote on my computer, and some of them I sketch out. The stuff that really stands
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Resurrection: Hope on a Tightrope (Matthew 28:1-10)
“After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb.” (Matthew 28:1) A Little Hope I don’t know about
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Palm Sunday: Rivalry Encased in Death (Matthew 26:20-27:26)
“So when Pilate saw that he could do nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took some water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this man’
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Death By Bread & Clothes Alone (Matthew 6:25-34)
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and
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On God & Money: Who and What is in Service to Whom? (Matthew 6)
“No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
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Whose Desire is Going to Run Us? Matthew 6:1-18
We All Desire Another’s Desire Like many kids growing up, I worked hard to gain the approval of my parents, teachers, friends and pastors. One year in college when I ran for class
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The Beatitudes: Receiving and Giving Blessing (Matthew 5:1-12)
Happiness I wanted to start off by saying something about happiness. There’s been plenty of research done around what is happiness and how do we achieve it? In one recent study by Arthur
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Pushing Cars and The Alliance of “Backwards” People (Matthew 4)
“Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness among the people.” (Matthew 4:23 NRSV) Pushing Cars [I opened
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Getting Found in Translation: Reflecting on Issues of Theological Translation
Whenever Quakers from various streams get together, similarities and differences quickly arise. This is the current state of our tradition; it’s not something we should fight against. Instead, we need to learn how
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A (New) Family Portrait (Matthew 1)
Abraham had Isaac, Isaac had Jacob, Jacob had Judah and his brothers, Judah had Perez and Zerah (the mother was Tamar), Perez had Hezron, Hezron had Aram, Aram had Amminadab, Amminadab had Nahshon, Nahshon
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What Joy? Where is Hope? Matthew 11:2-12
A Week for Joy? This is the third week of advent which is to be marked with Joy. But when we hear the reading this morning from Matthew 11, what joy is given to
