Subject: With mystical at the center
With mystical at the center
January 31st, 2026 at 10:00 am EDTHi Friend, A few weeks ago, I was asked to give a talk on Quakerism and mysticism and activism, which I'm doing this weekend (tomorrow, to be precise). Whilst contemplating this, I realized how rarely I talk explicitly about mystical experiences, e ...
Social Gospel: Some Relevant History
January 24th, 2026 at 10:00 am EDTHi Friend, As I was reflecting on Martin Luther King Day and the Beloved Community this past week, I found myself considering the history of the term 'beloved community' which has (most of) its origins in the Social Gospel and the Black Social Gosp ...
The Seed Sorting Connection
January 17th, 2026 at 10:10 am EDTHi Friend, In my last note, I talked about the importance of seed sorting and storytelling during this winter season. Perhaps because seed sorting is related to making meaning, it can sometimes feel like a bit of a messy process. After all, a lot h ...
Seed Sorting in the Dark
January 10th, 2026 at 11:00 am EDTHi Friend, When I awaken in recent mornings, I look for the snow. How much do we have today? Is it soft and fluffy or icy? Or icy rain (quite a fair amount this last week). Or snow on top of ice: beautiful - and often hazardous. Then there's the sl ...
Join us for your 2025 reflection (it’s not too late!)
January 3rd, 2026 at 10:30 am EDTHi Friend, I love that in our Circular Time session participants - amazing people like yourself - keep telling me how much they get out of it. And I love the thing itself: in each session - which are small and highly participatory - a tender, open- ...