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The Theological
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John Woolman is Dead
Opening Prayer (from the bulletin?) John Woolman is dead. These words may at first appear to be simply an obvious statement, uninteresting and useless. For some, it may be meaningless.Who is John Woolman,
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Lady Wisdom, Feminine Divine and Proverbs 8
Last week we discussed Proverbs 8, here are some of my thoughts on the passage. Lets be honest here, the (divine
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Reenforcing Totalitarian Power Through Masculine Language
I came across this quote today while working on my sermon for Sunday: “We have tended to use particular power models for
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The Spirit Skips, God Dances
During worship at Multnomah Meeting on Sunday I kept thinking about the fact that it was Pentecost Sunday and reflecting on the
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The Cross of Repentance: Thoughts on Forgiveness and Confession
For the Third Month of the 2010 Friends’ Calendar this quote sits above the dates: The life of the cross is a life of the cross of repentance…Most of those who inform us
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The New Quakers: A Faithful Betrayal? (Quaker Life Article)
Quaker Life Magazine published an article of mine called “The New Quakers: A Faithful Betrayal?” in their January/February 2010 issue. A number of people have asked for me to share it with them
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The Power (and Difficulty) of Forgiveness
Of the many things to be considered today the thing that stands out to me as I sit down to write this is the film we watched this evening called “The Power of Forgiveness.
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One Take On the Importance of the Quaker Practice of “Open Worship”
Adrian Halverstadt, a Quaker pastor, asks this question on the QuakerQuaker forum boards: I have been thinking a lot about open worship these days. Many of the larger evangelical Friends churches no longer practice
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A Thought for Quakers on Change
I am preparing my discussion for our Sunday morning meeting for worship and am thinking a lot about what Kester Brewin calls
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We All Know That Reality has a Well-Known “Conservative” Bias
One of the things my favorite (fake) newscaster Stephan Colbert says on a regular bias is that “Major media has a well-known liberal bias.” And this is definitely something many people believe. This
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Old Quaker Discipline on the Poor
While I was researching for a recent sermon I came across some great quotes on poverty from 18th Century Quakers. One thing
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An Old Mennonite Rendering of The Disciple’s Prayer
I came across this old Mennonite rendering of the Disciple’s Prayer and love it. Abba Father God, Bless your holy name.
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(Untitled)
This is an extended version of what I preached on Sunday morning November 1, 2009 Last week we began a new set of conversations, where we are exploring what Im referring to as,
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Mission and the Disciple’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13)
Here is the text from my sermon this morning. How many of you have prayed this prayer before (at least once)? How many of you pray it often? What has been your experience with
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Simone Weil: Gravity and Grace
I’m still (slowly) reading through Simone Weil’s book “Gravity and Grace” for part of my daily time of reflection. Here
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