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Our Life is Love: the Quaker Spiritual Journey
Marcelle Martin's book, Our Life is Love: The Quaker Spiritual Journey, explores ten elements of the spiritual experience of Quakers. It is a great resource for study groups to explore these elements of spiritual experience in our own lives. See the Publication page for more information. * * * * * * * * Marcelle is available to lead workshops and retreats and to give talks. See the Teaching and Upcoming Workshops page.-
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The Refiner’s Fire
The Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple… But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap…(Malachi 3:1, 2) … Continue reading
Posted in Learning from Early Friends, Uncategorized
Tagged Christ, conscience, convincement, fuller's soap, God, John Banks, judgment, Katharine Evans, Light of Christ, Malachi, Margaret Fell, Mary Penington, purification, Quaker, rebirth, refiner's fire, Sarah Blackborrow, Sarah Chevers, Satan, spiritual cleansing, the Light, William Smith
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Electing the One Who Heals
When my sister was finally able to email again, after four days without electricity, she said everyone south of 40th street in Manhattan lost power. Without refrigeration, food in the grocery stores spoiled. Cold drove her and her husband to move in with some … Continue reading
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