I was re-watching The Last Jedi with the family yesterday and the scene with Yoda and Luke at the Sacred Tree with all the old texts hit me like a ton of bricks. Yoda is totally convergent, wanting to see the tradition renewed and remixed, while Luke is seen here clinging to “traditionalism.” This revealsContinue reading “Yoda on Renewing the Tradition”
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Introducing Fireweed Coffee Co.
This past summer I decided to create a little side-project, roasting coffee and selling it at our weekly farmer’s market and online. Some of you are aware of this, but I have never announced “Fireweed Coffee” on Gathering in Light. The purpose was to really make a creative outlet for myself, give me an opportunityContinue reading “Introducing Fireweed Coffee Co.”
On Bogus Religion and Elitism
I came across this passage in my reading this morning and it struck me. Like so many things, this connects to some of the things I’ve been working on and thinking about these past few months. Back in January, I went to a great workshop with Soulforce on “Christian Supremacy,” and that has got meContinue reading “On Bogus Religion and Elitism”
New Quaker Studies Publications Out
For those of you following this blog, I wanted to share with you two recent publications that I’ve worked on this past year in case you have interested in finding out more about them. Quaker Studies: An Overview: The Current State of the Field Authors: C. Wess Daniels, Robynne Rogers Healey and Jon R. KershnerContinue reading “New Quaker Studies Publications Out”
Witnesses by Peggy Morrison
This morning we enjoyed an beautiful Easter sunrise service next to the lake on the campus of Guilford College. We had a bonfire going, read the Gospel of John’s account of the resurrection, enjoyed singing together, and shared in some silence as well. We had students, staff, faculty and members of the surrounding community joinContinue reading “Witnesses by Peggy Morrison”
New Essay on The Speed of Group Discernment
View at Medium.com I’ve posted a longer essay on the process of group discernment and some of the things that help move group discernment forward and some of the things that get in the way and keep it from moving along smoothly. This essay is over on my medium blog. Here is an excerpt: …WhenContinue reading “New Essay on The Speed of Group Discernment”
Upcoming Trip to FCNL Meeting in November
I’ll be heading to the FCNL Annual Meeting in November and will be speaking on Sunday morning. I’m looking forward to the time and meeting folks who are a part of that great organization. Here is a post I wrote for their blog in preparation for our time together there. It is largely about theContinue reading “Upcoming Trip to FCNL Meeting in November”
Convergent Friends on The “Quaker Faith & Podcast”
MacKenzie Morgan, also known as “Maco” online, of the Quaker Faith & Podcast interviewed me while she was in Greensboro at Guilford College this past week for the Friends Association of Higher Education Conference. I had a lot of fun chatting with MacKenzie about Convergent Friends, Remix and Participatory Culture. If you have a fewContinue reading “Convergent Friends on The “Quaker Faith & Podcast””
Revelation at Great Plains Yearly Meeting
This past week, I had the opportunity to travel to Great Plains Yearly Meeting, gathered in Wichita, KS to speak about the book of Revelation. The yearly meeting itself was a lovely and joyous gathering, they welcomed new meetings into their group, celebrate past members, and besides getting business done, they had a lot ofContinue reading “Revelation at Great Plains Yearly Meeting”
The Challenge of “Truth” – Part 2
This is the second of a three-part post on whether or not Quakers can be “Publishers of Truth” today. In this series I want to talk about how I think early Quakers understood what it meant to be “publishers of truth” in earlier years (Part 1), just a couple challenges we face when it comesContinue reading “The Challenge of “Truth” – Part 2″
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