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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(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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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 …
Read MoreBible 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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