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Category Archives: Quaker Meetings
Corporate Mysticism / Activism
As I wrote yesterday, this Sunday I will be leading a discussion related to the intersection of mysticism and activism. The definition of mysticism is: 1 : the experience of mystical union or direct communication with God 2 : the … Continue reading
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Intersection of Mysticism and Activism
This Sunday I will be leading a discussion related to the intersection of mysticism and activism at North Meadow Circle of Friends. As I said during meeting for worship last week, I appreciate these opportunities to spend time focusing on … Continue reading
North Meadow Circle of Friends Defunds DAPL
North Meadow Circle of Friends, the unprogrammed Quaker meeting I attend in downtown Indianapolis, decided during Meeting for Business yesterday to close the meeting’s bank account at Chase bank, because of the bank’s funding of fossil fuel projects, including the … Continue reading
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Kheprw Institute Community Discussions
I’ve written a lot about the Kheprw Institute (KI). This community devoted to mentoring Black youth has been a great source for me, and North Meadow Friends, to learn more about environmental and other social justice issues, and how to … Continue reading
Google Finds Quakers and Spiritual Seekers
This past New Year I was thinking about how to let spiritual seekers know about the resources Quakers could offer them. I wrote about how I assumed one of the main ways seekers would look for answers would be by … Continue reading
Faith and Fear
Fear seems to be a dominant theme in our politics and society today. The new Republican administration is basing its policies on fear. It is paradoxical and frustrating that the “doublespeak” justifying the usurpation of law and destruction of our … Continue reading
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Women’s Marches
The Women’s Marches in Washington, DC, across the United States and around the world were wonderful and amazing. What an interesting start to the new Republican administration. I’m sure many, many of you have stories and photos from the weekend. … Continue reading
Recruiting Spiritual Warriors
Last year I spent a lot of time thinking and writing about spiritual matters for several reasons. Having been born into a Quaker family and community, and educated at Scattergood Friends School and Farm, I was taught how important one’s … Continue reading
Introduction to Quakers
I’ve been writing lately about my sense of an awakening in interest in spiritual matters, and thinking about ways Quakers can let spiritual seekers know what Friends might offer seekers. Although Quaker organizations and meetings do make use of the … Continue reading
twitter: Quakers and Spiritual Seekers
As I’ve written lately, I think this is a time when many people are turning their attention to spiritual matters, at a time when organized religions are not meeting these needs for many. Quaker beliefs, practices and ways of worshipping … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 