Last year Peggy Hanson, who works in employee relations at Friendsview Retirement Community, asked if I could fashion for her a “talking stick.” As part Cherokee and a tribal member, she knew of this Native American practice, and that I fashioned assorted wooden things, like talking sticks, clocks, mottoes and stumps. Along with other native [...]
June 2008 Connection
Congregational Care! What a wonderful name for a yearly meeting board! It brings a vision to my mind of a group of people who symbolically put our arms around every congregation in the yearly meeting. We want to help congregations reach their God-given potential. Download the newsletter to read more Also in this issue: Roberts’ [...]
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Keeping Current May 2008
Hope among the Shepherds ~ Joy Ellison Abu Basil walks slowly, constantly mumbling to himself and to his sheep. At 70, he is the oldest man living in At-Tuwani. This morning I found him grazing his sheep in a valley near the Ma’on settlement. Also in this issue: Prayer and Praise Notes Spotlight on [...]
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Roberts’ Reflections – White unto Harvest
May 2008 Last fall Reedwood Friends (Portland) held a class on “How can Friends recover successful outreach?” I led a session based on this Scripture text: “Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for [...]
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Not More Talk, Power – Colin
Out of my mind… A couple of weeks ago, the NWYM Administrative Council met with clerks from our various Yearly Meeting boards to discuss Ministry Plans for the coming year. For me, it was an exciting weekend—getting to hear some of the prayerful hopes and inspired dreams of our people—as they seek to be a [...]
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May 2008 Connection
We are Publishers of Truth Five Northwest Yearly Meeting truth publishers share their stories Also in this issue: Roberts’ Reflections – Arthur Roberts One More Thought – Dan McCracken Download the May 2008 Connection here in the PDF format. The Connection is also available in Spanish! Get it here.
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May 2008 GO! Newsletter
Download or read the May 200 GO! Newsletter here (in PDF format). Articles in this newsletter are: Liz Interviews Irada Saying “Hello” in 11 Languages
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