Category Archives: practice
The Return
It’s funny: I’ve had this blog title floating around in my head for months now. I thought the title was going to be referring to my return to Meeting for Worship after my hip surgery. It’s not, though: it’s about … Continue reading
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Integrity and Right Speech
The slogan I pulled for today is: “I take up the way of speaking truthfully.” which was one of my Precept vows. As a Quaker, we have a Testimony of Integrity that has its roots in Jesus’s command to “let your yea … Continue reading
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Testimonies
I think it is easier for me to live out our Quaker testimonies vicariously, through the works of other people (i.e., by donating to charities), than it is for me actually to live my live according to those testimonies. This … Continue reading
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Charity Discernment
About a year ago, I managed to convince my husband that we should donate $25 a month to charities we could agree on, as well as $7.50 a month to Doctors without Borders. This might make my husband sound stingy … Continue reading