Month: January 2007

(This is part of my “Top 10 Reasons I’m a Quaker” list…and I’m hurrying now, because I missed a couple of days, and because the whole thing is already up on Barclay Press’s site. So, if you’re the type who likes anticipation, stay tuned here. …

(This is part of my “Top 10 Reasons I’m a Quaker” list…) 7. 86.7% of the most influential people in my life are Quakers. (And 98.4% of statistics are made up on the spot.) Seriously, out of the people who have most shaped my life, …

(This is part of my “Top 10 Reasons I’m a Quaker” list…) 8. I believe God can and does show up in every human experience. Fancy seminarian-types would say, “All of life is sacramental.” I believe God is not silent. I believe God is not …

(This is part of my “Top 10 Reasons I’m a Quaker” list…) 9. I believe no one has it all, and no one is a lost cause. Some branches of Christ’s church are “too hot”- so full of prosperity promises and holiness hutzpah that I …

(This is part of my “Top 10 Reasons I’m a Quaker” list…) 10. I’m put off by hierarchy and energized by community. There’s nothing I enjoy more than being a part of a group of people who all contribute their God-given abilities, where the sum …

Writing a compelling top ten list is a difficult task. A successful top ten list doesn’t just dispassionately recount the ten most important things in a category. Because of David Letterman, a little humor is needed. A top ten list must have some controversial items, …