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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.**
Category Archives: Messages
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 →
Reach Out and Touch
Norm Pasche put into my hands the book In the Spirit of Happiness written by the Monks of New Skete. What I’ve read of it so far it has been wonderful and has opened me to some fresh questions – … Continue reading →
Standing in the Gap – Lois Kieffaber
The story of the good Samaritan seems reckless and scary in its demands on the human heart; especially when we think about the recent uproar in New York regarding the building of a mosque. It seems clear that there will … Continue reading →
Spiritual Fruitfulness
Today, throughout the Roman Catholic Church, The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is celebrated. The idea of Mary being taken up, body and soul, to heaven is based on a book written by an unknown fifth … Continue reading →
“Your Father’s Good Pleasure”
Let’s say you get an email that tells you you’ve just won millions or you just inherited a bundle or you get an unsolicited phone call from an enthusiastic person who tells you that you’ve won a wonderful cruise for … Continue reading →
The God Who Roars
In the middle of God’s indignation God hesitates, with parental love doubting how he can give this one he loves over to punishment. God is at once judgment and grace, destruction and life. One of the things that makes this … Continue reading →
Embracing Mary, Affirming Martha
In this brief vignette, common courtesy would expect Jesus to affirm the one who welcomes him and his followers into her home and prepares all that is needed to make them comfortable. Our instincts tell us that Mary should … Continue reading →
…for you we always give thanks to God…
”…for you we always thank God.’ How Paul tells us he prays for the people of the Colossian church gives us a wonderful inside look at his heart. What he says about his praying for these people gives us … Continue reading →
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