Life Lessons from a Bad Quaker - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Life Lessons from a Bad Quaker write by J. Brent Bill. This book was released on 2015-12-15. Life Lessons from a Bad Quaker available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. On quick observation, the Quaker lifestyle boasts peace, solitude, and simplicity—qualities that are attractive to any believer of any denomination or religion. Yet living a life of faith is not as simple as it may look. In fact, it’s often characterized more by the stumbles than the grace. “When someone asks me what kind of Christian I am,” says Quaker author J. Brent Bill, “I say I’m a bad one. I’ve got the belief part down pretty well, I think. It’s in the practice of my belief in everyday life where I often miss the mark.” In Life Lessons from a Bad Quaker, a self-professed non-expert on faith invites readers on a joyful exploration of the faith journey—perfection not required. With whimsy, humor, and wisdom, Bill shows readers how to put faith into practice to achieve a life that is soulfully still yet active, simple yet satisfying, peaceful yet strong. For anyone who is bad at being good, this is an invitation to a pilgrimage toward a more meaningful and satisfying life . . . one step—or stumble—at a time.
A Quaker Book Of Wisdom
A Quaker Book Of Wisdom - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Quaker Book Of Wisdom write by Robert Lawrence Smith. This book was released on 2013-05-21. A Quaker Book Of Wisdom available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "The most valuable aspect of religion," writes Robert Lawrence Smith, "is that it provides us with a framework for living. I have always felt that the beauty and power of Quakerism is that it exhorts us to live more simply, more truthfully, more charitably." Taking his inspiration from the teaching of the first Quaker, George Fox, and from his own nine generations of Quaker forebears, Smith speaks to all of us who are seeking a way to make our lives simpler, more meaningful, and more useful. Beginning with the Quaker belief that "There is that of God in every person," Smith explores the ways in which we can harness the inner light of God that dwells in each of us to guide the personal choices and challenges we face every day. How to live and speak truthfully. How to listen for, trust, and act on our conscience. How to make our work an expression of the best that is in us. Using vivid examples from his own life, Smith writes eloquently of Quaker Meeting, his decision to fight in World War II, and later to oppose the Vietnam War. From his work as an educator and headmaster to his role as a husband and father, Smith quietly convinces that the lofty ideals of Quakerism offer all of us practical tools for leading a more meaningful life. His book culminates with a moving letter to his grandchildren which imparts ten lessons for "letting your life speak."
Theology from Listening: Finding the Core of Liberal Quaker Theological Thought
Theology from Listening: Finding the Core of Liberal Quaker Theological Thought - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Theology from Listening: Finding the Core of Liberal Quaker Theological Thought write by Rhiannon Grant. This book was released on 2020-04-28. Theology from Listening: Finding the Core of Liberal Quaker Theological Thought available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Rhiannon Grant explores continuities in liberal Quaker theology through close analysis of material produced by Quaker meetings and individuals. She concludes that liberal Quaker theology possesses a core claim: the belief that direct, unmediated contact with the Divine is possible.
Imagination & Spirit
Imagination & Spirit - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Imagination & Spirit write by J. Brent Bill. This book was released on 2002. Imagination & Spirit available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A collection of essays, fiction, devotional works, and other writings by Quaker authors from the second half of the 20th century.
How the Quakers Invented America
How the Quakers Invented America - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook How the Quakers Invented America write by David Yount. This book was released on 2007. How the Quakers Invented America available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Shows how the Quakers shaped the basic distinctive features of American life from the days of the founders and the colonies through the Revolution and up to the civil rights movement; also points out how Quaker values like freedom, equality, straightforwardness, and spirituality can be seen in modern day peace advocates.--From publisher description.
