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: Pros and Cons of Seminary - This Tuesday I’ll be participating on a panel discussion with other Quaker ministers called The Pros and Cons of Seminary: Thinking about seminary—or reflecting on …

: Loved this post from Rebecca Solnit: When people tell me that there’s been no resistance to the Trump administration, I wonder if they’re expecting …

: I’ll be speaking at this panel discussion on the pros and cons of seminary in a couple weeks. This event is being put on by Public Friends. Register …

: Birthday Adventure This Weekend My wife and I had a little holiday this weekend to celebrate both of our birthdays. We visited some new places and enjoyed almost 24 hours on our own. …

: In September, the pope told journalists, “Someone who says I am against abortion but I am in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in …

: Let America Be America Again O, yes, I say it plain, America never was America to me, And yet I swear this oath— America will be! Out of the rack and ruin of our gangster death, …

: A Virtual Duplicate A virtual double-vision where two things are the same but appear differently: Today a friend on a zoom call mentioned that sometimes on zoom, when …

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: The Wander Society: I love this website: www.thewandersociety.com and the video here. cc/ Austin Kleon

: A photo from the Mountaineer ride this past weekend from Jonny Ramirez. About 2 months ago, I got really interested in doing the Mountaineer ride and …

: This is Tree Wess. Last night we had our Quaker Leadership Scholars Program Halloween party and we all dressed up. This is what I came up with.

: From New Seeds of Contemplation: The life of contemplation implies two levels of awareness: first, awareness of the question, and second, awareness …

: Took a 20 mile ride this morning on the greenway. It started out at 50 degrees and was very cold but the ride was wonderful. I lost my phone on the …

: I’m really looking forward to my first gravel ride event with the Appalachian Mountaineer next week. I’m planning to do the non-competitive 65 mile …

: Absolutely not. Terrible use of this noun and Quaker moniker.

: Boat Build Update We’re building at boat at Guilford College. My colleague, Damon Akins, came up with the idea. The hope for the project is to build stronger …

: Deep Listening Practice Here’s the outline for the Deep Listening practice I did today with my First Year Seminar Class. Deep Listening “To listen to another’s soul into a …

: I’ve been thinking about a post I did last year on making a new hymnal: The music we sing together in community should not just be a means to an end, …

: QUNO Geneva seeks a Peace & Disarmament Representative The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) seeks a committed and motivated person with considerable knowledge and experience to carry forward work on …

: The Friends Historical Association is hosting a free talk with scholar Marcus Rediker about his new book “Freedom Ship: The Uncharted History of …

: A Community of Symphony Loved this quote from the book “Living the Questions - Essays Inspired by the Work and Life of Parker J. Palmer:” From Chapter Four - Opening Space …