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Spiritual Growth

The Fear That Was Not There

One morning on an early April day, I was given an opportunity to learn a lesson about being in the…

A Place to Sit By the Springs of Living Water

The idea sprouted in winter term 1983 during my second year on the Pendle Hill cooking team. I saw a…

The Weekend: Thoughts on Community

That weekend started the week before, when it snowed almost two feet on Thursday and Friday morning. I spent a…

Lancaster (Pa.) Meeting’s Public Apology to Native Americans

The year 2010 marked the 300th anniversary of the first permanent European settlement in what was to become Lancaster County,…

Words, Silence, and the Body in Quaker Worship

I have loved the work of Rex Ambler, the English Quaker who has developed Experiment with Light groups, among other…

Resurrection for the Second Half of Life

There is a time in our lives when the future holds so much promise and mystery that the thought of…

To See Jesus in Holy Land Travails

We traveled to Israel-Palestine at the end of September for three weeks to see the situation ourselves, to show our…

An Experience of Silent Worship

A woman sits in the circle, waiting, hands resting in her lap. A burgundy wool shawl flows over her shoulders,…

Educating Ned

"Unless Love build the house, they labor in vain that build it." (Paraphrase of Psalms 127:1) My three children went…

Hungry for God: The Evolution of a Fasting Discipline

More than any other discipline, fasting reveals the things that control us. This is a wonderful benefit to the disciple…

A Perfect Spiritual Work

A perfect spiritual work should fit like a deep breath. It should bring in new life-giving energy and clear out…

Are We at the Dawn of a New Age of Global Spirituality?

In December 2009, I attended the Parliament of the World’s Religions (PWR) in Melbourne, Australia. This gathering has taken place…
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