2012 Quaker Life :: Friends United Meeting

Hospitality: Stewardship In Action

Posted on 7 November 2012 by micah | 0 Comments

By Rod Waltz So often when we begin to look at the subject of stewardship we consider the expense of an operation. Are we being thrifty? How much does it cost? Where can we cut expenses? Another infamous statement says, “a fool and his money are soon parted”. Though it is our desire to be responsible and practical with our…

Answering The Divine Grace Of Time

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By Steve Olshewsky I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10b) How do we calculate the abundance of our lives? Some look at material blessings and find support for a prosperity doctrine in verses like Malachi 3:10. While “pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough…

Stewardship And Our Life In Christ

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By Linda B. Selleck As a child, I observed the shift of summer into fall as a quickening time. Our neighbors worked long, hard hours to harvest their peanut crops. Before the days of electric dryers, wooden staves were pounded into the ground and heavy forks raised to life the legumes up and over each stake, creating properly balanced shocks….

How A Meeting Without Little Ones Ministers To Little Ones!

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By James A. “Jamie” Lyon In July of 2003, my family and I moved to Russiaville, Indiana, where we accepted the call to ministry at a small but loving meeting. I had given up the idea of going back into ministry after a rather lengthy spiritual battle. I was of the opinion speaking at a meeting for worship was one…

Inspirations: Stopping By To Feed The Squirrels

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By Louise Wilson The frost wrapped itself around a few scattered leaves and twigs. The rising sun found the frost and a burst of color covered the ground, like a forest of wild flowers everywhere. It was a cold November morning. I had awakened early, dressed, and walked out in the back yard. As I stood under a large oak…

First Covenant, Earth Covenant

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By William H. Mueller Covenant” in the Judeo-Christian tradition is most often thought about as something between God and prophetic figures like Abraham (Genesis 17:1-22), Moses (Exodus 19:1-6), and Jesus (Mark 14:24). In covenant, God confronts us with mission. Implied is a reciprocal obligation to respond. The first covenant to appear in the Bible is different from those that follow…

We Must Shake The World

Posted on 6 November 2012 by micah | 1 Comments

By Rufus Jones The Quakers in their quiet way of work and worship have been influencing the members of a great many communities with their central faith and practices. There are a great many persons in these communities who ought to have a closer fellowship with us. In 1652, George Fox discovered all over England, especially in the Yorkshire Dales…

Thankful for Carl Williams’ Ministry

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Friends United Meeting has been richly blessed by Carl Williams ministry of writing. Since 2007 he has faithfully served sharing his own reflections of the world in which he lives with Christ. It has been humbling for him to hear of how his words have created a blessing in many lives. We, at FUM, will miss his ministry greatly and…

Local Church Strategic Planning: A Stewardship Responsibility

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By Brian Donley Money is usually the first thing that comes to mind when the subject of stewardship is mentioned. In fact “stewardship Sunday” triggers an “up-and-down” response. The congregation will either be “up in the mountains” or “down at the beach.” Stewardship and finance are synonymous terms in the minds of most congregants. Yet our meeting has found stewardship…

FUM Africa Ministries

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By Getry Agizah My life has been full of challenges as I made my way to create awareness of peace in Kenya and other African countries. I remember going to an Alternative to Violence workshop in the year 2005, in Lugari. Most of the participants felt this training was irrelevant because it was their belief at that time Kenya was…