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…
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…
Rockets green glare bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that Kuwait was still there. Those green night vision pictures of the first Iraq War were on the…
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…
What’s a father to you? To me even the word father is a little strange. My father was always just Dad whether he was making me laugh or being exasperating.…
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.…
In seminary, I took a class on American Religious history. In one project, we had to research the religious history of our home state. I learned about Ojibwa religion and…
We hear a theme in the Bible about God. God wants to be that inward mother, always nurturing, always protecting, better than a human mother, without flaws, constantly loving, knowing…
When my friend Al died it rocked my world. It was not that I had never known someone who had died before. I had lost grandparents and a mentor who…