Tag Archives: Christianity

We Work Through Prayer

Posted on October 31, 2015 by

For more than two and a half decades, I’ve held the intention of following God’s purpose–or will–for my life. And all of that time, I’ve struggled with a strong desire to do things my own way. When confronted with the … Continue reading →

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The New Birth

Posted on November 27, 2013 by

The ten elements of the Quaker spiritual journey which I have been describing in this blog are all elements of that process of spiritual rebirth which the first Quakers courageously witnessed not only in their preaching and writing, but more importantly, in their transformed and transforming lives. Continue reading →

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Ten Elements of the Quaker Spiritual Journey

Posted on December 10, 2012 by

For many summers I lived alone and spent my days reading about early Friends and their times. Summer by summer, I pieced together my own account of the beginning of the Quaker movement. I was fascinated by their collective experience … Continue reading →

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Becoming Whole-Hearted in the Midst of Division

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

Through study of the charismatic beginnings of Quakerism, I have received a key to the Quaker spiritual journey that can help us  respond to the extraordinary demands of our time and truly become the needed agents of God’s healing we are now called … Continue reading →

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