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May He Find Rest in Me
I was listening a Bach’s St. Matthew Passionwhile working, not concentratingmuch on the music, when suddenly this bassaria, “Mache dich, mein Herze, rein,” sung afterrecounting Jesus’ death, caught myattention. My German being so-so, I lookedup the translation: Make Thee my heart pure, [for]I would inter Jesus [in] myself.May He find rest in me,Ever in eternity,His…
Eric E. Sabelman
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What Is the Tract Association?
The Tract Association began in 1816 with a concern for the distribution of sound Quaker literature. The Tract Association has published the Friends Calendar since 1885.
Patrick Burns
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Turning to Christ: The Issue of Repentance
Until we come face-to-face with our own sin, our spiritual practice is likely to remain shallow. Recognition of sin and repentance and looking to Christ to overcome gave early Friends strength and a deeply rooted faith.
Jnana Hodson
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Traveling in the Ministry: Let Your Light Shine
Traveling in the ministry is to send Gospel light to the end of the world by letting our lives shine. Includes narratives by Marian Baker, of New England Yearly Meeting, and Priscilla Makhino, of Elgon East Yearly Meeting in Kenya.
Marian Baker and Priscilla Makhino
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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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The Light Within and Selected Writings of Isaac Penington
A selection from the writings of Isaac Penington (1617-1679), who became a Friend in 1658
Isaac Peninngton
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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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Letters to a Friend, on some of the Primitive Doctrines of Christianity
John Wilbur (1774-1856) wrote letters to George Crosfield stating the reasons for rejecting trends among Friends that have been labeled “Hicksite” and “Gurneyite.” The letters are a plea for a Christian faith founded both on the outward, atoning work of Jesus on the cross, and on the inward, transforming work of Christ in the human…
John Wilbur (1774-1856)
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A Briefer Barclay
A simplification and condensation of Robert Barclay’s Apology for the True Christian Divinity, an explanation of the principles of Friends, first published in 1676.
William Bacon Evans