I have recently been ambushed by three wonderful committees who seem to be wanting me to listen.
A Wrinkled Sweater and Old “Friends”
Friends…who accept me with my wrinkles and fraying thoughts.
When Lightning Strikes
A fictional short story of a crisis of faith – loosely based on true events
Quakers march against Trump’s crackdown on immigrants carrying on their long faith tradition
PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — A group of Quakers are marching more than 300 miles from New York City to Washington, D.C., to demonstrate against the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants. The march extends a long tradition of Quaker activism. Historically, Quakers have been involved in peaceful protests to end wars and slavery, and support women’s voting rights…
An Interview with Sabine Peterka
Quakers have this deep caring and drive to nurture paired with humbleness and silliness
Majesty
The white pine is dying / a slow death
For Want of a Word
If, the quietest, most inconsequential
of words, if size / and sound matter
Georgia’s Inheritance
It is slow work coaxing this pot, these feathers/
From her oils
Awakening to Spring (Two Haikus)
Insistent March winds/ Sweep the riverbank.
Can We Talk? (About Vocal Ministry)
I have found that some of the “popcorn” Meetings have fed my soul, and that some have definitely not.
Hearing the Voice of God
When I was a “baby Quaker” I would rise to speak rather frequently. But now … I rarely rise to provide vocal ministry.