Dear Friends, I just had a wonderful lunch with a Friend. We were in Terra Veg’s outdoor sitting area, talking about change. I don’t mind change if something isn’t going…
Dear Friends, I haven’t yet assembled a “get-and-go” bag for emergencies, especially not for fire. But I was talking about it with Friends this week as we noticed the smoke…
Dear Friends, There is a bible verse that talks about the church being one body made up of many different parts, all depending on one another. I see that here…
Dear Friends, I hope you are enjoying your Fourth of July. I am in sunny Greensboro, NC enjoying a conference called “Faith Working Through Love.” I was also able to…
Dear Friends, This week I have been engrossed in a book by Elizabeth A. Johnson named Quest for the Living God. I highly recommend this book if you have been struggling with…
Dear Friends, Father’s Day brings up a lot of conflicting feelings for me. I personally will be glad when we get past the four-member-family model and just nurture and protect…
Dear Friends, We hear arguments for and against diversity in the media, and this week alone there have been many opinions and viewpoints on a wide array of topics in…
Dear Friends, I know you are going to say, “How many attachments?” There are a lot! There is the bulletin for this Sunday, the minutes from the meeting for business…
Dear Friends, Hello from Yosemite. This has been a wonderful week for us as a couple, and we are coming back refreshed. So I will keep this short. In what…
Dear Friends, There is a great opportunity coming your way through the Sierra Cascades Yearly Meeting that is meeting in Portland on June 27- 29. You are invited to participate…