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Category Archives: spiritual seekers
Ineffable
A visitor to the Facebook page I created, Quakers Welcome Spiritual Seekers, challenged me with the following: After reading the pinned post and skimming the posts below. I’m left feeling that the stated intent is entirely missed. Or I could … Continue reading
Describing spiritual experience
I’ve written about trying to find ways to let spiritual seekers know about Quakers and the resources we might have to offer. One of the things I did was create the Facebook group, Quakers Welcome Spiritual Seekers. This is the … Continue reading
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Spiritual Weapon
I’ve been writing about the book, The Gandhian Iceberg, by Chris Moore-Backman. The concept of the iceberg represents the three interrelated pieces of what is referred to as Integral Nonviolence, which “was meant to denote Gandhi’s holistic and comprehensive nonviolence … Continue reading
Quaker Social Change Ministry Review
This Sunday, North Meadow Friends will be discussing our past year’s experience with implementing the American Friends Service Committee’s (AFSC) new program, Quaker Social Change Ministry (QSCM). To many of us who have been participating in QSCM, we have come … Continue reading
Reese Hamilton – Trailblazer
Over 300 members of the Indianapolis community came together at the Kennedy King Park today, for our annual celebration of the remarkable speech Robert Kennedy gave 49 years ago, announcing the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. This story is captured … Continue reading
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Un-privileged
One of the interesting things I’ve noticed as we all struggle to deal with a Republican President and Party that is misusing and abusing its power, is how those who had been living a privileged life in our society suddenly … Continue reading
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No Longer Taken For Granted
Our evolving environmental disaster can no longer be denied or ignored. The status quo is neither just, moral, or survivable. In the preface to Coming Back to Life: The Updated Guide to the Work that Reconnects by Joanna Macy and Molly … Continue reading
Speaking at #noDAPL
Below is video from Friday’s Standing Rock Solidarity Rally, beginning with Brandi Herron speaking of things we are thankful for. That is followed by my remarks about how I came to refuse to have a personal automobile. I had said … Continue reading
Disconnect from Nature
“People who are involved with nature would not build pipelines.” Joshua Taflinger. I’ve been thinking about the truth of that statement. Joshua is one of the main organizers of our local #noDAPL efforts, and is involved with the White Pine … Continue reading
#noDAPL Thanksgiving
A smaller group of #noDAPL supporters gathered on the lawn of the Indiana State Capitol building this brisk, windy, sunny Friday afternoon. This gathering was in solidarity with the national #noDAPL march in Washington, DC, today. People made new acquaintances and … Continue reading
Quakers, social justice and revolution 