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Mission Statement:
Our purpose is encouraging, loving, and supporting a diverse group of people who gather to deepen their experience of the inner light of God. We direct this inner light outward in service to others to share the love of Christ.
**Following the teachings of the Living Christ, we are an open, loving, and affirming community.
We believe that God’s Light is inherent within all people. There are no exceptions.**
Author Archives: maggiemax15
Among the Candles of Advent the First One is Called Hope
Advent 1, 2010 Among the Candles of Advent the First One is Called Hope – Hope is an interesting notion. It has no substance. It is choosing to live with the assumption that your present situation will improve. And … Continue reading →
Endurance
Luke was not written primarily for 21st-century Christians anxious about our future. It was written for a beleaguered and persecuted minority under the thumb of Rome. How were they to deal with this situation? Luke says to listen for Jesus, … Continue reading →
“Take heart, Work, Don’t be Afraid”
The story that the book of Haggai tells is the story of a second beginning of reconstruction. The first effort, under the edict of Cyrus had fizzled. Sanballet was correct in his assessment of the challenge, lack of resources and … Continue reading →
Being Freed Is To Freedom as Being Healed Is To Wholeness
John 8: 31-36 31Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; 32and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” 33They answered … Continue reading →
Labels
Quakers have created for ourselves a difficult standard – we are expected to see ‘…that of God’ in others. Sometimes it almost pushes us to the wall. ….this week Spokane had some visitors from Topeka, Kansas. The history of the … Continue reading →
Seeking Justice
Due to the sharing of our lives with each other in Meeting for Worship Sunday it seemed appropriate to only share a portion of the message I had prepared. So for the adventuresome here is the whole thing… A … Continue reading →
Rekindle the Gift of God
What would you write to the one person who you sincerely think should pick up the work you had begun so faithfully carried out if you were expecting that quite soon you would be, as Paul delicately put it, “poured … Continue reading →
Redeemed Through Judgment
According to the Gospel of Matthew the first word of Jesus public ministry was: “Repent”; “Repent for the kingdom of Heaven is upon you.” The fourteenth verse of Mark’s Gospel is similar. “After John had been arrested, Jesus came into … Continue reading →
Quaker Monasticism
Monasticism has always been on the periphery, out of the mainstream, of society. With that Quakers can certainly identify, not only in our worship practices, our understanding of spiritual authority, even our history of intervention, often in unpopular ways, with … Continue reading →
Grumbling
In the 15th chapter of Luke Jesus tells three parables two of which appear nowhere else in the Gospels. Of course the chapter is best is known for the Prodigal Son story. The other two parables while shorter are quite … Continue reading →
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