Six Months Quaker Preacher

Being A “Released” Minister

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I recently went through and changed most of my online profiles, email signatures, and even our bulletin for Sunday morning it from “pastor” to “released minister” as that language seems to fit where I am

There is No Time for Weeping (Jeremiah 8)

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I thought I would post what I would have said, if I would have preached the other day. (Given that please forgive the very unpolished nature of this piece). The love of a Parent is

Interfaith Clergy Letter to the Editor in Clark County

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(This is a letter a group of us from Clark County wrote in response to some of the controversy surrounding September 11th this past week. We submitted it to our local papers which did not

Camas Friends State of the Church Report

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As I mentioned awhile back we have been working on our State of the Church report for the year. Well now it is posted on the Camas Friends website. When you get a second we

Unscheduled Time

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Over the last week I’ve had a number of appointments cancel on me or just not show up. It’s only weird because it has happened with the last four meetings in a row

Quaker Youth Pilgrimage Stops by Camas

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This past weekend 29 youth and 3 adult leaders who have been traveling on a month long spiritual pilgrimage through the Pacific Northwest took a (planned) detour through Camas Washington and spent a few days

The Testimony of Enough (Matthew 6:19-34)

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Editorial note: This week we discussed over email the question “What comes to mind for you when you think of plainness (or simplicity)?” We had a ton of responses from people on our church’s

Being Dad

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Just the other day I said to my wife, Emily, “I really like being a dad.” I will tell our oldest daughter L that from time to time as well. I find that there are

The Testimony of Truthfulness (Matt. 5:33-37)

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Text from my sermon June 13, 2010. This morning we begin our summer long discussion on Quaker testimonies with the testimony of truthfulness,  or what has more typically been called the testimony of truth-telling, honesty,

The Convergence of Quakerism – Ephesians 2:11ff

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The text from my message given to Camas Friends Church June 6, 2010 Personal Histories In the last couple weeks, I have been reflecting a lot on my own history, my own personal narratives that

Lady Wisdom, Feminine Divine and Proverbs 8

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Last week we discussed Proverbs 8, here are some of my thoughts on the passage. Let’s be honest here, the (divine feminine) language in this passage can be little shocking to American Christianity, which