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When one hurts, all hurt
This morning we learn of yet another mass shooting in our country. That hurt, hurts us all. Don’t you feel the pain? If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with … Continue reading
Utter Complicity
Following is from the book I’m reading, Tears We Cannot Stop, A Sermon to White America, by Michael Eric Dyson. Early in his career King believed in the essential goodness of white America. He trusted most whites to put away … Continue reading
Posted in Black Lives, enslavement, Indigenous, race, Uncategorized
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Eloquent Explanation of Peaceful Protest
Yesterday I wrote about the criminalization of peaceful, nonviolent protest. Last night I came across the following video of U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke responding to the question of whether National Football League (NFL) players taking a knee during the national … Continue reading
Quakers and the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign
Some Friends and I have been involved in this year’s launch of the Poor People’s Campaign. I have been wondering about Quaker’s involvement in the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign. I knew Quaker Bayard Rustin had been involved in the 1963 … Continue reading
A little daring
I’ve written a little about my disappointment and frustration from the annual sessions of my Yearly Meeting. Sometimes the Warrior feels as if he were living two lives at once. In one of them he is obliged to do all … Continue reading
Posted in Ethical Transportation, peace, Quaker Meetings, race, Uncategorized
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Doing vs Talking
Brad Ogilvie, who I know from my connections to William Penn House, wrote: “A few years ago, I cut short a trip to Pine Ridge, S.D., so that I could lead a workshop at Baltimore Yearly Meeting annual sessions. The Pine … Continue reading
Formula for Success
I can’t find the article I read recently, but I remember the formula for success that it was written about: stress + rest = growth Searching the Internet reveals there are a lot of articles about various formulas for success. … Continue reading
Reflections on a Quaker Annual Meeting
I just returned home from a week spent at Scattergood Friends School, where the annual meeting of Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) was held. My blog posts are definitely not official or approved by the yearly meeting. This post is a … Continue reading
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Tagged asylum, Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative), Peace and Social Concerns
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Photography as spiritual practice
As I wrote a month ago, the theme of the upcoming annual meeting of Iowa Yearly Meeting (Conservative) is “Being Centered in an Uncentered World.” The first evening session will be “Finding Truth and Beauty” where I will share my … Continue reading
Prospects for Peace
As others have expressed, I have had times when I’ve been overwhelmed by the nearly daily onslaughts against democratic norms, institutions and governance, or lack thereof, of the current Republican administration and Congress. This continuous series of attacks on governing … Continue reading
Posted in climate change, peace, Poor Peoples Campaign, race, Uncategorized
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Quakers, social justice and revolution 