In Jesus’ parables and stories we tend to see ourselves as Jesus or the good person that makes good choices: we are the publican praying in the temple, the forgiven…
My daughter is finally getting out with friends again and messaged me a picture of an orchestra event she had recently attended. The caption just said, “Good energy,” which got…
Another week and another mass shooting with its own brand of phobia connected. We so very much need prophetic voices with clear expressions for love and unity and sturdy backbones…
“Take courage, Don’t be afraid.” But how do we use these times of turmoil to see Jesus walking towards us, because chaos is going to happen? How do we use…
Everybody have things in their life that is taking up space: memories, expectations, old habits, grudges. It can be material like clutter or my garage that desperately needs a garage…
I had an experience here not even a year ago when the air settled and we had what is called a “Gathered” meeting. It is a point when all feels…
Why not just close up shop and not have a Quaker church? It’s a question in the back of some minds each time we read the budget numbers. But regardless…
What is your image of God? Michael Angelo painted a figure on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel that is supposed to be his representation of God. There is a…
Robert Lawrence Smith’s book, A Quaker Book of Wisdom you heard earlier in the service talks some about people who take the idea of simplicity to extremes. One such person…
We have heard so much in the news lately about the qualities of a true leader. And we see constant examples of poor leadership no matter where we turn.…