Category: Faithful Living
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The Transformation of Joseph Hoag
This selection from his journal relates Joseph’s early feeling of inadequacy and hie resistance to speak in ministry when required of him. It tells of his transformation in ministry in response to a sermon by a visiting Friend.
Joseph Hoag
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Selections from the writings of and to Mildred Ratcliff
Compiled with an introduction by Virginia Schurman. Mildred Ratcliff (1774-1847) was a minister who traveled extensively in the eastern part of the United States
Mildred Ratcliff
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Selections from the Religious Poems of John Greenleaf Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)’s poetic, prophetic form of ministry shows both depth and breadth, firmly rooted in Friends principles.
John Greenleaf Whittier
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Mind the Heavenly Treasure
Thoughts for each day from the Scriptures and the eight volumes of the writings of George Fox. Includes volumes and page numbers for Fox quotations.
compiled by Gary Bowell
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Maranatha!
Do we as Quakers summon our Lord with expectant urgency? Are we doing as he has commanded us to do?
Charles Subock
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Love in Action
Love in action begins with the wonderful love of God, a love which reaches out to embrace all people and to embrace all of creation. By experiencing God ourselves, we become transformed and radiate God’s love.
Virginia Schurman
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Living in the Spirit: What One Quaker Has Learned
A list of lessons that the author has learned about God, Jesus, the Scriptures, and worship.
Roger Dreisbach-Williams
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God’s Garden
Just as the garden has seasons, so does our spiritual life. Sometimes it is like spring filled with new life and promise. Other times, like summer and fall, there are abundance and harvest. Yet other times like winter, we experience barrenness and bleakness.
Virginia Schurman
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A Short History of a Long Travel from Babylon to Bethel
An overview of how one attains spiritual knowledge. It was first published in 1711, after Crisp’s death. Includes an introduction and updated language and punctuation from the 1711 edition.
Stephen Crisp
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How Grace Works
There is such an experience as “conversion.” It is not a mechanical process or a mere gush of emotion. It is a transaction in the realm of the spirit, where deep calleth unto deep, registering itself outwardly.
Max I. Reich