Even though I am far away, when I first visualized giving this message, I imagined standing right there with you at West Richmond and being

Rosy got down on her knees to pray. It was a “why-God” prayer, one of the diciest kinds of prayers, because we so seldom get to know “why”.

These words from a prophet in ancient Israel in the 8th century BCE were absorbed by George Fox and used centuries later in 17th century Eng

Last week when Lucy Price spoke, she reminded us of the season known as Lent, the season we have now entered. Lucy made the standard Quaker

I. Consider the Lilies! A. Here in the North Country • Bulbs are all safely underground • Last week's thaw is not the beginning of spring

There is a common theme between the passage read by Sussie from the prophet Isaiah in the Hebrew Scriptures, also known as the Old Testament

Isn’t this a wonderful story? There’s so much in it that stirs the imagination: a star rising in the east, a spiritual quest, a clandestine

It’s good to be with all of you this evening, though the weather conditions mean that our Zoom congregation is much larger than our in-perso

Have you ever had someone take your words and distort them, either because of honest misunderstanding, or willful intent? If you have, and y

It was once said that, were the Bible to be lost—all of its various manuscripts and translations somehow destroyed—that it could be recovere

Quiet calm on surface…deep river…swirling, powerful, passion Good morning, Friends, When was the last time you saw the glory of God? Saw it

About twenty-five years ago, Friends from various Yearly Meetings and organizations called a special conference on voluntary service that wa

Message for worship at West Richmond Friends Meeting, 7th of Eighth Month, 2022 Speaker: Robert Wafula Scripture: Genesis 22:1-2 After...

Message for worship at West Richmond Friends Meeting, 17th of Seventh Month, 2022 Speaker: Nelson Bingham Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48 “You...

Dear Friends, How delightful to meet with you this morning in a way that has become customary for us. Although I would love to be with you

The Quaker scholar Wess Daniels has written a fair bit on Revelation, on the passage that we just heard, and the book as a whole. One of the

Yesterday my younger grandson, Silas, who is on the autism spectrum,1 turned twelve years old. As an infant in his crib, Silas lined up his

Some years ago, I was asked to help clerk a couple of meetings for discernment for a small Friends Meeting that was struggling. The meeting

Today is the day we celebrate resurrection. Today we remember that Jesus, who willingly went to his death on the cross, and was laid in the

Today we’ve heard Luke's account of what is often called, “The Triumphal Entry,” the story of Jesus' coming into Jerusalem prior to the time