We’re in Boise, Idaho this weekend, celebrating with Boise Friends Church. In 1905, BFC began as an outreach of Kansas Yearly Meeting, and they’re still going strong 100 years later. It’s a story for another post, but I pastored Boise Friends from 1999-2002, coming after …
Read MoreThe cross as a way of life
It’s more than Jesus’ teaching that leads to a life of peacemaking and pacifism. You’d be hard pressed to find a Christian who didn’t believe that the life Jesus lived ought to serve as a model for how we live our lives. But it’s fairly …
Read MorePeacemaking and the Old Testament
Marta asked in the comments (and if you haven’t discovered by now, comments and questions are the “fix” we bloggers seek) to talk more about peacemaking and pacifism, and in particular how it meshes with God endorsing war in the Old Testament. (Disclaimer: this is …
Read More“What was your favorite seminary experience and why?”- Part 4
Almost exactly halfway through my seminary experience, the first gulf war broke out; and it helped me to realize that I had made up my mind…I was a pacifist. I came to George Fox College pretty much knowing I felt called to be a pastor, …
Read MoreWe need a bigger Jesus
I was first drawn to Quakers, because I read about early Friends and was amazed at how holistic their view of Jesus was. They had intense personal experiences with God which immediately led them out to change the world. Social justice and passionate spirituality, all …
Read MoreDay 2 for Barclay Press
One of the great benefits of being released to pastoral ministry is the freedom to take time in the day to getaway and hear from God. What’s sad is how relatively infrequently I take advantage of it. I carved a few hours out of my …
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