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The Liturgy of Me
r. scot miller attends Red Cedar Meeting in Lansing, Mich., with his spouse, Jenn, and their family. He holds graduate degrees from Earlham School of Religion (MA and MDiv) and Grand Valley State University (MSW). He is currently a PhD student at Chicago Theological Seminary.
Posted in: Drugs, Features
The Winding Path of Transformation: Finding Yourself Between Glory and Humility
By Jeffrey Tacklind. InterVarsity Press, 2019. 192 pages. $17/paperback; $16.99/eBook.
Ken Jacobsen and his wife, Katharine, until her death in 2017, served as teachers and co-directors in various Quaker communities such as Olney Friends School and Pendle Hill. Ken has taught theology and healing at Chicago Theological Seminary and has led retreats on Jesusâs teachings. He keeps his home in Wisconsin as a poustinia, a prayer house for travelers.
Posted in: Drugs, January 2020 Book Reviews, Quaker Book Reviews
The Magnificent Journey: Living Deep in the Kingdom
By James Bryan Smith. IVP Books, 2018. 176 pages. $22/hardcover; $21.99/eBook.
Karie Firoozmand is the Book Review Editor.
Posted in: Drugs, January 2020 Book Reviews, Quaker Book ReviewsSarah Hinshaw Rickerman
RickermanâSarah Hinshaw Rickerman, 94, on July 10, 2015, peacefully, in her home in Landenberg, Pa. Sally was born on February [âŠ]
Posted in: Drugs, Milestones
Giving Up Childhood to Avert Climate Catastrophe
Quaker activists in the youthâled Climate Strike.
Jim Ross jumped back into creative pursuits after retiring in 2015. Heâs since published in over 100 journals and anthologies in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. Jim and his wifeâparents of two health professionals, grandparents of five preschoolersâattend Sandy Spring (Md.) Meeting.
Posted in: Features, Quaker Kids
Me and My Maker
A Friendâs idea of Christianity is one of a relationship with her maker.
A textile designer by profession, Edwina Dankwa Assan founded the social enterprise Edtex over 20 years ago to ethically produce handmade, color-fast fabrics for fashion designers and home decorators. She is a member of Hill House Meeting in Accra, Ghana.
Posted in: Faith and Practice, Quaker Kids
Love My Enemies? Surely You Jest
Practicing warmâheartedness with those on the other side of political divides.
Money and Soul: Quaker Faith and Practice and the Economy
By Pamela Haines. Christian Alternative Books, 2019. 80 pages. $10.95/paperback; $5.99/eBook.
Steve Chase is a member of Friends Meeting of Washington (D.C.) and the Academic Initiatives manager at the International Center on Nonviolent Conflict.
Posted in: Gambling, November 2019 Books, Quaker Book Reviews
On the Spirituality of Lightheartedness
By Helen Steere Horn. Pendle Hill Pamphlets (number 456), 2019. 26 pages. $7/pamphlet.
J. Brent Bill, a member of West Newton (Ind.) Meeting, is a photographer, writer, and retreat leader who lives in Indiana. His newest book Beauty, Truth, Life, and Love is slated for release this month.
Posted in: Gambling, November 2019 Books, Quaker Book Reviews
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I Think I Understand Now by Andrew Huff
Drugs and the Practice of Spiritual Discernment by Joe McHugh
Supporting Recovery Among Friends by Johanna Jackson
Confronting the Challenge of Drugs by Eric E. Sterling
The Liturgy of Me by r. scot miller
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