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Holy Silence: The Gift Of Quaker Spirituality
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Sacred Compass: The Way of Spiritual Discernment
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Life Lessons from a Bad Quaker: A Humble Stumble Toward Simplicity and Grace
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Mind the Light: Learning to See With Spiritual Eyes
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Awaken Your Senses: Exercises for Exploring the Wonder of God
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Imagination & Spirit: A Contemporary Quaker Reader
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Quaker Quicks - Hope and Witness in Dangerous Times: Lessons From the Quakers On Blending Faith, Daily Life, and Activism
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Finding God in the Verbs: Crafting a Fresh Language of Prayer
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Amity: Stories from the Heartland
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How to Talk Quaker for Fun and Prophet
When people get to know me, they often find that I have some funny phraseology. Much of that comes from my being a member of the Religious Society of Friends, better known as Quakers. Over the centuries we have developed our own lexicon of words and phrases. It’s one way we can tell who’s really a Quaker as opposed to a Presbyterian interloper or FBI informant trying to pass as a Friend.
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“When we really want to hear, and be heard by, someone we love, we do not go rushing into noisy crowds. Silence is a form of intimacy. That's how we experience it with our friends and lovers. As relationships grow deeper and more intimate, we spend more and more quiet time alone with our lover. We talk in low tones about the things that matter... That is why Christ comes to us when our hearts and minds are still and silent.”
― Holy Silence: The Gift Of Quaker Spirituality
― Holy Silence: The Gift Of Quaker Spirituality
“When we really want to hear, and be heard by, someone we love, we do not go rushing into noisy crowds. Silence is a form of intimacy. That’s how we experience it with our friends and lovers. As relationships grow deeper and more intimate, we spend more and more quiet time alone with our lover. We talk in low tones about the things that matter. We do not shout them to each other. We may shout about them to others, but quietness is the hallmark of love.”
― Holy Silence: The Gift Of Quaker Spirituality
― Holy Silence: The Gift Of Quaker Spirituality
“When we discover the secret of being inwardly at worship while outwardly at work, we find that the soul's silence brings us to God and God to us. Silence takes us beyond the limits of consciousness and into the heart and mind and will of God.”
― Holy Silence: The Gift Of Quaker Spirituality
― Holy Silence: The Gift Of Quaker Spirituality
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“When we really want to hear, and be heard by, someone we love, we do not go rushing into noisy crowds. Silence is a form of intimacy. That's how we experience it with our friends and lovers. As relationships grow deeper and more intimate, we spend more and more quiet time alone with our lover. We talk in low tones about the things that matter... That is why Christ comes to us when our hearts and minds are still and silent.”
― Holy Silence: The Gift Of Quaker Spirituality
― Holy Silence: The Gift Of Quaker Spirituality
“When we discover the secret of being inwardly at worship while outwardly at work, we find that the soul's silence brings us to God and God to us. Silence takes us beyond the limits of consciousness and into the heart and mind and will of God.”
― Holy Silence: The Gift Of Quaker Spirituality
― Holy Silence: The Gift Of Quaker Spirituality
“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.”
― Wishful Thinking: A Seeker's ABC
― Wishful Thinking: A Seeker's ABC
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.”
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― The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor
― The Habit of Being: Letters of Flannery O'Connor
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Ralph wrote: "Brent, I enjoy you very much. I would appreciate it if you would read and evaluate my historical novel, "Cousins at War, A Civil War Novel." As an historian, I think the book accurately tells both ..."Hi Ralph -- for some reason I just now saw this. I'd love to see your book.
Hope you're well. Christmas blessings, Brent
Brent, I enjoy you very much. I would appreciate it if you would read and evaluate my historical novel, "Cousins at War, A Civil War Novel." As an historian, I think the book accurately tells both sides of the CW tragedy.Thanks you very much.
Ralph Beebe, Prof. of History Emeritus
George Fox University
Brent, Please read and rate my books: "Blessing Love, a Widow's Story," "Crying Out to God in the Manner of the Lord's Prayer," "Abuse Survivors: Self-Guided retreat." Thanks.