Thinking about Seeds of Inspiration Led to a veritable bean-feast of thoughts about seeds. I think you’ll agree, seeds are pretty amazing, So let’s concede the Inspiration of…
The current materialism in the West has, I believe, contributed to a tacit assumption, which is held by many, that the worst fate that can befall us is to die. This…
It all began when, among the newcomers to Meeting, was someone who had made a round trip of fifty miles to come. This was not that unusual in North Scotland Area Meeting. I…
The Passivhaus energy standard has been in use for the last twenty years. It was originally conceived by Wolfgang Feist, a German physicist, who could not understand why housing…
Poets are not absolutely necessary to the efficient operation of society. Trains will run on time without them. But poets can provide insights into the human condition. They can…
It has been said that ethics is a philosophical wasteland, largely dominated by disputes caused by pitching ‘my principles’ against ‘your principles’, but that one…
‘Between the idea, And the reality, Between the motion, And the act, Falls the Shadow’ TS Eliot, ‘The Hollow Men’ Poison gas has exerted a unique horror in the…
Glenthorne’s situation on the fringes of Grasmere village in the central Lake District, surrounded by mountains and lakes, gives it a special resonance for many Friends. Like…
The questing Spirit lights the receptive soul. Stirring, the mind in turn conceives a thought. The beating heart sends fresh blood to the brain To forge words whence the sentence…
"If you truly want to be led you must put yourself in a position that allows following" (PYM)
Though written within a Quaker and Christian context, this book can be used by anyone of any religious faith or secular inclination. The only requirement is a desire to follow, to be guided by, to align with the richness of the ineffable, which this book calls "the Way". This book seeks nothing less than to aid readers in aligning their lives with the same power and richness that animated the life of Jesus of Nazareth.
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