Category Archives: Messages

The Lamb’s War by Lois Kieffaber November 12, 2017

I’ve always had trouble with the idea of original sin – I used to think that Pride was the original sin — that Adam and Eve decided they knew better than God what would be good for them to eat … Continue reading

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Who is Philemon? by Mary Anne Vigil

Who is Philemon?         I read this text imaginatively, putting myself in their shoes. I researched the cultural, political and religious scenes of the time. I came across more than I expected. Philemon is not just a simple letter to a … Continue reading

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From Clay Tablets to Social Media

The quest for information about events within and surrounding one’s community has been part of humanities history.  Packaged within a wider desire for knowledge about the world that surrounds us is the desire for power on one hand and survival … Continue reading

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The City of God

I stopped watching news on television about a decade ago; actually it was probably about the time we were being told that we had to go to war against Iraq because Sadam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. This was … Continue reading

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Eighteenth Century Quaker Testimonies

Whenever Randy visits England, he visits as many second-hand bookstores as he can find in search of early Quaker literature.  On one such trip he found a small book whose cover was so worn the title was not visible.  The … Continue reading

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Rebooting

This morning when I sat down at my computer to finish preparing my thoughts, my computer gave me a blank gray screen. It was time for a reboot. Its little computer brain had been muddled by all of the information … Continue reading

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You are Enough

Bruce and I have experienced many changes since we last worshipped with you. Some of the changes have been welcome and joyful. Others have felt dark and difficult. There are many places of darkness around us personally, in our local … Continue reading

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Every Day Grace

I loved Kathleen Norris’s book Amazing Grace, Vocabulary of Faith.  It is a collection of essays about her life, worshipping in a small rural church, being a Benedictine oblate,  and how God’s grace is evident in all aspects of her … Continue reading

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Authentication

March 5 Matthew 4 tells us a story which finds its source in the wilderness testing of Israel. His forty days fast in the wilderness mirrors Israel’s forty years journey. While his test is similar to the challenge that the … Continue reading

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Let Our Song Be Heard

LET OUR SONG BE HEARD-ROMANS 6:1-14, sermon by Jon Maroni Spokane Friends Church February 17th 2017.   Good morning, once again I am thankful to be preaching this morning. Many of you know that it doesn’t take very much for … Continue reading

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