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Lyle Smith
Wednesday evenings here in Indianola a group of about ten Quakers gather for meeting for worship. Most I have known for much of my life. Someone I hadn’t known is Lyle Smith, and since he doesn’t often say much, I … Continue reading
Spiritual Warriors Gather
I like to think of this past weekend’s Midyear Meeting as a gathering of Spiritual Warriors. I have enjoyed pondering the writings of Paulo Coelho, specifically Warrior of the Light: A Manual. I have spent a lot of time trying … Continue reading
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Tagged Bear Creek, Midyear Meeting
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Midyear Meeting 2018
Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) of Friends (Quakers) meets twice a year. Midyear meeting occurs in March or April. It is a time to hear speakers on Quaker or peace and justice subjects, usually with a lot of audience participation, sharing … Continue reading
Martin Luther King Jr was a Radical
Martin Luther King Jr was a radical is the title of Cornel West’s article in the Guardian on the 50th anniversary of King’s assassination: The major threat of Martin Luther King Jr to us is a spiritual and moral one. … Continue reading
Posted in #NDAPL, Indigenous, peace, Quaker Meetings, spiritual seekers, Uncategorized
Tagged Martin Luther King
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Where to we go from here?
Where to we go from here? This question, and the related statement below are from Indiana Black Expo President Tanya Bell on this, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Following that is a minute … Continue reading
Posted in Black Lives, Quaker Meetings, race, Uncategorized
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Burton Kisling Memorial
I haven’t been writing much lately because my father, Burt Kisling, had been battling pneumonia for the past three weeks. He died peacefully at a wonderful hospice facility, Taylor House, in Des Moines on Wednesday, March 21. The memorial service … Continue reading
Video–AFSC: Peace in North Korea
Excellent video by Rodger Rouths interviewing AFSC’s Linda Lewis and Daniel Jasper about their work for peace in North Korea. Linda and Daniel were in Iowa this past weekend to discuss their work with agricultural projects in North Korea and … Continue reading
AFSC, North Korea, and Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) Friends
Video message about the meetings this weekend with American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) staff who work in North Korea, Linda Lewis and Daniel Jasper, to discuss how we might arrange for another visit by a North Korean delegation to Iowa, … Continue reading
Iowa visit related to North Korea
Daniel Jasper and Linda Lewis, AFSC staff members who are involved with North Korea, will be visiting us in Iowa this weekend. We have been communicating with them for some months about the possibility of building on the history of … Continue reading
Opening Humanitarian Channels with North Korea
Please share the following information about a presentation by Daniel Jasper and Linda Lewis, from the American Friends Service Committee’s (AFSC), about Opening Humanitarian Channels with North Korea. The meeting will be Sunday, March 18, at 4:00 PM at Des … Continue reading
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Tagged AFSC, Des Moines Valley Friends, North Korea
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 