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Romero on Conversion
From Oscar Romero: In our preaching to the poor, it is not that we pander to the sins of the poor and ignore the virtues of the rich. Both have sins and both need
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Having More Money Creates More Problems
Here’s an interesting infographic based on some studied that have been done about how those who have money act in contrast with those who are poorer. Created by: AccountingDegreeOnline.net Thoughts?
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The Little Prince, Children and Receiving the Kingdom of God (Mark 10:13-16)
This is the message I gave at Camas Friends Church, June 24, 2012. “People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them.
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Hello/Goodbye: On Coming, Going and Our Testimonies
This is the message I brought to worship on May 13, 2012. If we take human testimony at face value, how much more should we be reassured when God gives testimony as he does
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Rodney King & The Images of (In)justice
We just learned today that Rodney King was found dead at the bottom of his swimming pool on father’s day. King, who himself was a father, is a tragic figure in the landscape
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There Is No Big Red Phone
In preparation for me taking paternity leave as soon as #3 arrives (I constantly imagine the baby singing Dylan’s lines “Any day now, any day now, I shall be released) the church has
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I Have Only Today (Prayer)
This is one of my favorite prayers and one that was brought to my attention again today. My life is an instant, An hour which passes by; My life is a moment Which I
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What is Born of God?
One of my constant “growing edges” in life and faith is the negotiation of what is my responsibility and what is God’s. When I stop and take a look at what is happening
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Amazon Takes on Quakerism?
Some of the Basics* Amazon is one of those companies that’s kind of off-limits for the typical American consumer. I mean, who owns a computer and hasn’t purchased at least one
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Isaac Penington to Elizabeth Walmsley 1670
I’ve often shared quotes from one of my favorite early Quakers, Isaac Penington, here’s a thought from him for the day: Truly the Lord hath done great things for us! He hath
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The Politics of Scapegoating (John 12:20-33)
The politics of Scapegoating or “Scapegoating, Treyvon Martin and Seeds Falling” // The message I gave on March 25, 2012 (John 12:20-33) _Headlines of a Scapegoat There are a lot of things happening
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We Must Awaken to Hope…
We must awaken to hope, resisting the temptation to despair that history cannot be any different, that another world is not in fact possible. Here we must remember our sisters Shiphrah and Purah [Hebrew
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They Have Threatened Us With Resurrection (1980) By Julia Esquivel
A powerful and challenging poem I came across this week. They Have Threatened Us With Resurrection (1980) by Julia Esquivel; translated by Ann Woehrle It isn’t the noise in the streets that keeps
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Historical Dictionary of the Friends (Quakers) Second Edition
There’s a new edition of the Historical Dictionary of Friends, which I was fortunate enough to have an opportunity to write
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To Change the World Enough by Alice Walker
To change the world enough you must cease to be afraid of the poor. We experience your fear as the least pardonable of humiliations; in the past it has sent us scurrying off daunted