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Temporary…

Just in case anybody ELSE is wondering, I won’t be keeping this theme very long. I was playing around with some new themes, and my daughter (the one with a lime green room and a lime green pillow and a lime green pencil holder) LOVED …

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Leave a Comment on Temporary…January 28, 2007 By Gregg Koskela

Number 6…

(This is a part of my “Top Ten things that drive me crazy about Quakers” list.) 6. Our lack of humility in wider Christian circles There are Nazarenes who earnestly want to hear from God. There are Baptists who long for God’s justice to roll …

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Leave a Comment on Number 6…January 28, 2007 By Gregg Koskela

Number 7…

(This is a part of my “Top Ten things that drive me crazy about Quakers” list.) 7. Individualistic, self-defined faith George Fox famously described the power of a real encounter with God in his journal: “When all my hopes…in all men were gone, so that …

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Leave a Comment on Number 7…January 27, 2007 By Gregg Koskela

Number 8…

(This is a part of my “Top Ten things that drive me crazy about Quakers” list.) 8. Pride in our peculiarities While we often give lip service to our frustration at being a marginalized minority, we can also take a quixotic pride in our uniqueness. …

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Leave a Comment on Number 8…January 26, 2007 By Gregg Koskela

Number 9…

(This is a part of my “Top Ten things that drive me crazy about Quakers” list.) 9. Our jargon “Are you FGC or EFI?” “Are all hearts clear?” “Is that an FUM or EFM field?” “That of God in each person.” NWYM, AFSC, YAF, FWCC. …

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Leave a Comment on Number 9…January 25, 2007 By Gregg Koskela

Number 10…

(This is a part of my “Top Ten things that drive me crazy about Quakers” list.) 10. That oatmeal guy Yes, that cherub-faced grandfather figure on the Quaker Oatmeal container is ubiquitous, but please-I’m tired of hearing people use the Quaker Oats guy as a …

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Leave a Comment on Number 10…January 24, 2007 By Gregg Koskela

Quaker Crazies

When I finished my “Top Ten Reasons Why I’m a Quaker” list, I caught myself mentally making another, quite different list. I want to be clear: I’m completely committed to being a Quaker. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. But that doesn’t mean we are …

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Leave a Comment on Quaker CraziesJanuary 23, 2007 By Gregg Koskela

Do What Jesus Did…Fast and Listen to God

Here’s what I shared today, in addition to the insert I mentioned earlier this week.

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Leave a Comment on Do What Jesus Did…Fast and Listen to GodJanuary 21, 2007 By Gregg Koskela

Bible Quizzing

For years, I’ve heard about bible quizzing. At Newberg Friends, we’ve had teams of middle schoolers and high schoolers studying a book of the bible, and then traveling to tournaments where they compete against teams from other churches in our Yearly Meeting. I’ve not paid …

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Leave a Comment on Bible QuizzingJanuary 20, 2007 By Gregg Koskela

Fasting

This coming Sunday, the message will draw our attention to the useful practice of fasting to help us listen to God. I’ve been thinking, praying, and preparing for this in small ways for several weeks. I have not made fasting a regular practice in my …

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Leave a Comment on FastingJanuary 17, 2007 By Gregg Koskela

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