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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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Hidden Stories of Christmas
On the winter solstice, a friend sent me a link to a web page about Reindeer legends of northern lands. It’s natural for myths to change over time, but it’s sad to see how myths and cultural legends that once celebrated women, as well as female reindeer, were replaced by a man and a lead reindeer named Rudolph. When it comes to stories of Light coming into the world, however, there’s a far more important story that’s been hidden for many centuries. Continue reading →
Posted in All of Life is Sacred, Learning from Early Friends, Radical Christianity
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Tagged divine Wisdom, feminine face of God, feminine spirituality, God, Hidden Stories of Christmas, Hokhmah, Jesus, Mother Reindeer, Proverbs 8, reindeer, Sophia, the Light, winter solstice, Wisdom, Wisdom 7
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