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Category Archives: spiritual seekers
For Big Problems, Small Solutions
That is the title of an article by Charles Eisenstein, subtitled “Now more than ever, we must recognize the logic of ‘bigness’ devalues the personal and seemingly small when it comes to making a difference” in the Winter issue of … Continue reading
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Love Letters to God
Last night I had the honor of meeting members of Nahko and Medicine for the People outside the Murat Old National Centre, where they were performing that evening. Each of them gave each of us a “fist bump” and huge … Continue reading
The first shall be last, and the last, first
All kinds of things are bouncing around in me and my spirit on this day of great political transition and turmoil. I was thinking yet again that attention to the spirit is how we will move forward justly, together, and … Continue reading
Spiritual Transference 2
Yesterday I wrote about Barry Jenkins’ narration of the swimming scene in the movie “Moonlight”, which he wrote and directed. I was fascinated with the expression he used, spiritual transference, which I had not heard before. The swimming scene is where … Continue reading
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twitter-age civil rights movement
Social media is becoming increasingly influential in our political as well as social discourse. A recent issue of Friends Journal is about Quakers and Social Media. Many people seem to get much of their “news” from social media. The decline … 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
The Spirit Now
The reason I think it is important to discuss matters of the spirit now is because we are moving into a dark, unknown future. Our civilization seems to go through cycles between times of relative peace and well being for most of … Continue reading
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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 