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C Wess Daniels

C Wess Daniels

Wess is the William R. Rogers Director of Friends Center and Quaker Studies at Guilford College. He is a recorded Quaker minister engaged in renewal, resisting empire, and liberation theology.

  1. Note

    Are We In A Post-Social Media World?

    I was lucky enough to get to talk with Georgia Sparling of Thee Quaker Podcast a little while back about social media

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    We’re Building a Scenius

    This is a message I shared on Guilford’s campus during our Community meeting worship time on 2023-12-05. Revelation 7:9 After this I looked, and behold, ba great multitude that no

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    Review of Quaker World by Stephen Angell

    Stephen Angell, Leatherock professor of Quaker studies at Earlham College, wrote a very positive review of our book, The Quaker World, for Quaker Studies Research Association. Here are two excerpts: “This lively, refreshing and

  4. Note

    Sharing: What Pro-Democracy Activists Can Learn From Their Adversaries

    I commend this article from Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and Rahna Epting to you on how Pro-Democracy activists, and the religious

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    For Faculty, Boards, and Trustees of Quaker Schools

    I wrote this list specifically for staff, faculty, and trustees of Quaker schools. I expect that more will be added to it overtime. We have a lot of learning and teaching to do if

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    Convergent Friends Conversation Coming Nov. 29

    Photo by ShareGrid on Unsplash Hi Friends, On Wednesday, November 29th at 7:00 PM, Robin Mohr, General Secretary of Friends World Committee for Consultation Section of the Americas, and I will be hosting

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    And In the End

    The Love You Take Is Equal to the Love You Make Dear Friends, I’m writing to you after an unplanned hiatus. As many of you have heard by now, my father, Winfield Scott

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    A Reset Button

    Good morning, Friends. I have a shorter-than-usual newsletter for you today. As I mentioned last week, we were moving offices (more like houses) this past Wednesday and while it has gone well,

  9. Jeff Tweedy 1 min read

    Give The Song A Little Space – Jeff Tweedy

    I’ve been reading, and loving, Jeff Tweedy’s book, “How to Write One Song.” Here’s one gem from it: “Let me just say this: I believe we stop ourselves sometimes when we’

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    A Check In

    There’s No Rain in our Train (anymore) Dear Friends, Readers, Skimmers, and everyone in between, I hope you’re doing well this late July. I wanted to check in with folks  and let

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    What Does The Eye See?

    “Pay attention to what you pay attention to…” Friends, Things have been joyfully hectic in the Miller Daniels household. I’ve made more trips up to Ohio to visit Dad who continues to improve

  12. Creativity 6 min read

    What Does the Eye See?

    This is a message I shared with Jamestown Friends Meeting in Jamestown, NC on June 11, 2023. Matthew 9:9-13 “As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at

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    Clara Ione Cox – A Little Quaker Pastor Inspiration During Pride Month

    This is a post I wrote as a part of series we’re working on at Friends Center to celebrate Pride by lifting up Quakers who were also part of the LGBTQIA+ family. I

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    Announcing the Nurse Log Wiki Site

    A Paid Feature of Nurse Log Notes Happy Monday, I hope that you all had a lovely weekend. One of the things I’ve had in the works for some time is my Wikipedia-

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    What About Time?

    Chronos, Kairos, and Time as Money Hi Everyone, I’ve been swirling around the topic of time recently. A couple months back, I mentioned reading Jenny Odell’s book, How to Do Nothing, for