For this revisit Wednesday I give you a post from November 2012 about one of my favorite Christian authors. He … More
Category: Quakers
An Emergent Witness for Friends?
But there is also something else happening. A growing number of Americans (nearly a third, according to one Gallop poll) … More
An Emergent Witness for Friends…..
1. As we often proclaim, Friends are, for the most part, non-creedal and non-hierarchical. When we are at our best … More
Religious Superiority….
Here are some thoughts from Randy Oftedahl over at QuakerQuaker: Now I believe there are many paths, and God in … More
About Those Creeds….
Source: Deal Or No Deal? Creed Or No Creed? – QuakerQuaker. “Friends have no creeds.” We Quakers often say that. We … More
On A Short Leash…..
Source: On a Short Leash – QuakerQuaker. Had occasion to recall a dog that I used to walk. Normally, she was … More
Mary Dyer….. Heretic… Quaker….
I am a regular reader of a Quaker blog called Quaker Quaker. On a recent posting by Mac Lemann I learned … More
Eternal Presence….
Several years ago I came across a small book entitled Quaker Spirituality – Selected Writings. I’m still not sure what made me … More
And Its All Small Stuff…..
In 1997 Richard Carlson wrote a very popular book entitled Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff…. and it’s all small stuff. In … More
Salvation According to a Progressive Quaker
Here is an interesting article from the blog quakerquaker.org that I thought worth putting here. He has quite a few … More
Should this be harder? – Thoughts from a Convinced Quaker
At the bottom of this post is a link to a heartfelt post by a convinced Quaker. A convinced Quaker is … More
Why Didn’t Jesus Write a Book??
A fellow blogger who happens to be a Quaker asked an interesting question recently. It was “Why didn’t Jesus write … More
You are WRONG!!!
Many if not most Christian evangelical denominations insist that they are the only ones who 100% understand the nature of … More
Why Did You Tell Us?…
Happy New Year’s everyone! God has given us another year to show the Lord’s love in our lives. Let’s not … More
Speaking up in church..
Speaking up in church is something that varies widely in the Christian world. When my wife and I joined a … More
The Institutional Church
Here is a quote by Philip Gulley who is a Quaker minister and author. I couldn’t have said it any … More
Quakers and the Sacraments…
The following is actually a comment attached to my April 5 concluding post on Quakerism. I think it is important enough … More
Study of Quakers – Some Personal Thoughts (con’t)
Ok now on to some of the few things where I feel Quakers beliefs fall a little short . The … More
Study of Quakers – Some Personal Thoughts
After this fairly thorough study of Quakers I am ready to summarize my personal thoughts on Quakers and their beliefs … More
Study of Quakers – (Part 10) Some Source Books and other Miscellaneous things
Before I close out this series with some personal thoughts I wanted to do a quick post here to give … More
Study of Quakers – (Part 8) The Bible
I want to open this post with some words from http://www.quakerinfo.org/quakerism/Qreligm.html Quakerism depends on neither the Bible nor on priestly … More
Study of Quakers – (Part 7) Service
Quakers place a great premium on practicing what they believe. That puts service to others as front and center in … More
Study of Quakers – (Part 6) Silence, Personal Revelation and Worship
Silence is a very strong part of most Quaker beliefs. They very much believe in the bible verse “Be still … More
Study of Quakers – (Part 5) Integrity
Integrity is another quality that Quakers are universally known for; in particular their refusal to swear to an oath. Of … More
Study of Quakers – (Part 4) Peace
Let’s start out this post with a document released by Quakers in 1611: We do testify to the world that … More
Study of Quakers – (Part 3) Equality
We will continue our study of Quaker Testimonies with the one on Equality. Friends believe that all people are created … More
Study of Quakers (Part 2) – – Simplicity
This is a continuation of my study of Quakers and their beliefs. As I have already mentioned I am by … More
About Those Quakers… – Part 1 (an introduction)
Most, if not all, of this month I am going to post about Quakers in general and in particular focusing … More
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