Minnesota Quakers in the news for not certifying marriages until gay marriage legal
"The simplest way to say it is we feel very strongly and very clearly led that in the present time we simply cannot continue to participate in what we believe to be an unjust and inconsistent with our religious testimonies legal marriage...

Minnesota Quaker congregation stops signing marriage certificates 4 opposite-sex couples til same-sex couples can marry http://bit.ly/61vO5t

Brent Bill on encountering God in a living holy hush
“The less form in religion the better, since God is a Spirit; … the more silent, the more suitable to the language of a Spirit.” That’s what William Penn said over 300 years ago, urging Christians to embrace silence as a way to encounter God....

@ACityOnAHill Oh, haha, no wonder I didn't remember posting it! Um, they're from the box, a new-found flavor cereal, by good 'ol Quaker man!

How'd Amy on learning to be a (Quaker) parent
Although I, like many of my generation, was raised with a reluctance to talk openly about my religious experience, I made the decision early in my parenting life that I needed to overcome this. The fear that I continued to carry about forcing my own...

John Fitzgerald on the Future of Friends in Britain
They are probably right to raise concerns about a ‘demographic time bomb’, not least because our current way of doing business at a national and local level relies on a strong group of active 60-80-year-olds, who have no obvious replacements.Though I...

Sandhill Scot shares why they dress plain
we wear plain clothing, and engage in an alternative economy as much as we can, in order to promote what we believe are the values that best reflect the character of Jesus and early Christ-centered communities. It is a voluntary public witness to our...

"Definition: “Quaker monarchy system: Try to arrive at a consensus and if you can’t, I decide." http://bit.ly/4pvgsh

How'd Amy on what we teach our kids
The youth culture of our liberal Friends really has little to do with much of anything else. It's segregated and it's not even slightly religious. It can be wonderful and close and nurturing. It can teach good values and be accepting. It can...

2006 Chuck Fager, founder of Quaker House, Fayetteville, NC http://www.northernspiritradio.org/index.asp?command=showinfo&id=371681410480

Nick Block: Disenfrancishment: Quakerism is not a democracy (via NWYM)
In Quakerism, the one voice we need to hear and the one to whom we want to be obedient is that of the Holy Spirit. Our problem, and what makes us look like a democracy, is that we don‟t know who among us is the vehicle through whom the Holy Spirit may...

Emergent churcher Mike Morrell on @jonwatts Quaker Dance Party video http://bit.ly/5OiQxx

Emergent churcher Mike Morrell on @jonwatts Quaker Dance Party video
I think it’s great for continuing discussion about the tension Dallas Willard names in The Divine Conspiracy between traditional and progressive Christians, the former of whom worship Jesus for what he does, the latter of whom follow him for the...

Gene Hillman on the Quaker Gospel http://bit.ly/4QPG0V

Gene Hillman on the Quaker Gospel
I take the Quaker Gospel to be Fox's statement that "Christ [sometimes he said God] has come to teach His people Himself." When Christ/God is among us, as in the painting "The Presence in the Midst," and guiding us, we are in the...

C Wess Daniels on the debts we are called to forgive
Our (Western) tendency is to think of forgiveness in terms of personal wrongdoings, forgiveness is an individual action. But in the [Lord's/Disciple's] prayer Jesus clearly draws on a Jewish understand of Jubilee with his selection of the word...

LizOpp gives an overview of some Convergent Friends attitudes toward Jesus, God, accountability,...
I ended up with a chart that summarizes my own take on how the Convergent conversation addresses certain topics.

Sheffield Craig shares a film on the City of Sanctuary movement
Many Quaker Meetings around the country are involved in their local City of Sanctuary groups, and we are keen to encourage new initiatives in towns and cities all over the UK.

@soba_girl Nor Quaker ones neither! And make of that double-negative what you like! ;-D

Headed down to Rockingham Friends in #Harrisonburg, #VA this morning for Meeting. #quaker

FP Marketing for Nov. 20: Quaker powers up, and Ad Missions ... http://bit.ly/7HNXsn

@martin_kelley It's cool that you're doing work with the PYM youth. #quaker #pym

Johan Maurer revisits Thomas Kelly's "Eternal Now"
Kelly wants neither the escapism of other-worldly piety nor the obsession with here-and-now effectiveness of church-as-social-agency. It is the constant awareness (fading inevitably from foreground to background, and back again) of Divine Presence that...

My Homemade Instant Oats: Quaker OatsI really have a thing for those packaged Instant oats. We still buy some ,.. http://tinyurl.com/ya4owgl

RT @Vosmek Wow! Now that's an Awards Ceremony #Astia style. TQ @karaswisher & congrats to Venrock, Index, Quaker BV http://bit.ly/6Sbkv3

@BGreene1 It's a Quaker Meeting, silent worship. You are welcome if it appeals to you. Otherwise, we can meetup pre or post :)

RT @thewhiteness: Barclays was not. An amalgamation of regional Quaker banks including Gurney's.

Very interesting talk by Thomas Slaughter about his new book, The Beautiful Soul of John Woolman. #quaker

Safe and sound in Philly. Grateful for Kody's hospitality. #quaker

Getting ready to head out to Philadelphia tomorrow... #quaker #yaf

Everyone?! No one freak out, but HEB has again begun selling Quaker Honey Graham's OH's cereal!! OMGWEHAVETOGETTONSBEFORETHEYSELLOUT!!!! #fb

@sclater thee is right there - and you have just missed the annual talk like a quaker day - could have tried the alternative

Religion is Not about Belief: Karen Armstrong’s The Case for God | RDBook | ReligionDispatches
A examination of how Armstrong reveals the historical and global importance placed on practice as opposed to statements of belief. While not specifically Quaker, it reminds me of some of Barclay's positioning of the society in the context of the...

Our trip to visit Friends at Rockingham Friends Meeting in Harrisonburg, VA, was delightful, very blessed. #Quaker #OYM

At Quaker lube, my son is going to go crazy, two nights straight eating out; oh well http://twitpic.com/nqt85

Announcing a Young Adult Friends gathering in 2010: http://valiantforthetruth.blogspot.com #Quaker #YAF

Micah's Ministry Newsletter #12 - New Hope at FUM: http://valiantforthetruth.blogspot.com #quaker #FUM

Visited Friends Meeting of Washington this morning (the smaller 10:30 meeting). Discovered that #FMW is only 1/2 hour away on bike. #quaker