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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.**
Category Archives: Messages
Kingdom Come
Our text for today is Mark 9:1. Hear what Mark reported: “And he said to them, “Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see that the kingdom of God has come … Continue reading →
Clean Heart – Right Spirit…
In a 1901 Friends Discipline these words precede a set of eight rather simple Queries:” The intention in directing the following queries to be seriously considered is not only to inquire into the state of the meetings, but also to … Continue reading →
Sin and Forgiveness
What was it about Jesus’ ministry that brought resistance and finally got him killed? Well a big part of it was his preaching about sin. So we have to ask, since sin has been around for such a very long … Continue reading →
“If You Dare…”
“If You Dare…” Jesus came to proclaim the good news of the inbreaking of God’s dominion, not primarily to offer temporary healing from a human condition that is eventually terminal anyway. This is not to say that healing in this … Continue reading →
Sarah Peterson – “As Salty As Possible”
As Quakers, we’ve historically understood ourselves as having a special call to being peacemakers. And here is where our corporate practices stand us in good stead, if we can actually bear to practice them together-if we have that … Continue reading →
Surving a Culture of Fear
The fact that the very first event in Jesus’ ministry is an exorcism should then come as no surprise to us. Mark presents Jesus at the synagogue of Capernaum first as a teacher, but then we see him portrayed an … Continue reading →
“They went off to follow him.”
When Jesus calls us to follow, what is it that me must leave behind? What keeps us from following? Jesus doesn’t force himself into lives other wise occupied. Dare we open ourselves to his coming into our territory and declaring … Continue reading →
Readiness to Hear God’s Call
The Ark of the Covenant rested at Shiloh, the worship sight where, in the tent where old Eli slept and Samuel served. That almost takes my breath away. We’ve all seen the Indiana Jones movie where the search is for … Continue reading →
Hydrophobic Quakers
To John the Baptist’s consternation, Jesus, of whom he had said, “I am not fit to kneel down and undo the strap of his sandals,” lines up to receive a baptism of repentance. It is an upsetting question for John … Continue reading →
Advent IV Behold!
While Luke describes Zechariah and Elizabeth in glowing terms (“righteous … living blamelessly”), Mary is simply “a virgin.” She is not described as extraordinarily holy but a rather ordinary person like each of us. Mary’s life was moving along a … Continue reading →
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