I’m sitting in a local coffee shop reading (three things at once: The Present Future, 7 Practices of Effective Ministry, and A PRE-RELEASE COPY of Doug Pagitt’s and KP’s new book, Body Prayer…I’m cool like Bob). Anyway, I’m sitting here, and there are three college …
Read MoreHow Star Trek challenges Quakers
(Bob will hate this post; Star Trek is up there with Journey in his book. But, AJ might like it, or at least her dad.) There’s this moment in Star Trek: First Contact that I remembered the other day. The whole crew of the Enterprise …
Read MoreGiving to Support Ministry
Before I post a link to the message I gave today, I have a few things I want to say: For those of you who worship among unprogrammed Friends, I apologize that I didn’t take the time in this message to address what really is …
Read MoreWhat’s a Pacifist to do on Veteran’s Day?
Today, we as a nation honor people for doing what I don’t think is the right thing to do: fight in war. What’s a pacifist to do? Distinguish between disagreeing with the principle of war, and disdain of the people who choose to serve in …
Read MoreI’d like to direct your attention…Stage Left
Please take a look at the sidebar, and notice Marta taking her rightful place as someone I’m privileged to know. She recently started at blog called Marta’s Musings, and it’s worth your time to go take a look right now, and to keep track of …
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New Hampshire 39 Originally uploaded by gkoskela.
Read MoreWhy I’m a Quaker
I’m a Quaker because Quakers have opened up experiences with God in me that have changed my life. I’m a Friend because Friends, at our best, combine a passionate, alive, and vital experience of God with a fearless engagement of destructive social structures in the …
Read MoreGiving to the poor and needy
It’s Tuesday, and I’m just posting my message from Sunday. That may give a picture of what the last few days have been like. It may also serve as justification for posting to my blog when others think I ought to be REALLY working. One …
Read MoreHope for hospitality
I barbecued, on a rainy fall night…and the steaks were good! At one point today, I was going to write out all the minutiae of things I had to do today, and close it all with “And this is why so many pastors are intrigued …
Read MoreProof that everyone’s an expert at something
Did you know if you do a Yahoo search for “Jack Russell puppy stains on carpet”…my blog has the number 2 hit? Who knew I was so knowledgeable? (When you don’t have time to blog all the zillions of thoughts in your head, you resort …
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