Tract Source: Tract Association of Friends
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The Beatitudes: Pathways of Living in True Joy and Peace
The teachings of Jesus called Beatitudes, recorded in Matthew and Luke, are an invitation to a way of living that brings true happiness and inward and outward peace.
Virginia Schurman
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True Spiritual Liberty
Spiritual liberty is the power to live a life not dominated by evil but lived in the freedom of the Spirit.
William Penn
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Inner Peace and the Right Use of Media: Reflections on Thomas Shillitoe’s Advice
What does it take to keep inward peace, stay gathered and near the Guide? Drayton follows the advice of Thomas Shillitoe to suggest that we yield our lives, and media, to the Holy Spirit.
Brian Drayton
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The Outward and the Inward Christ
The Jesus of sacred history is the Christ of inward experience. All the qualities of that blessed life, the unfoldings of the Divine nature are available today through the Indwelling. God has revealed his mind through his son, but also in sacred literature. The public ministry of Christ was a constant fulfilling of the Scriptures.
Max I. Reich
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The Holy Scriptures
The purpose of the Scriptures is to lead us to Christ. Christ himself will help us understand them. What he teaches us will become part of our life and experiences.
Max I. Reich
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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
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Peace Be with You: A Study of the Spiritual Basis of the Friends Peace Testimony
A study of the spiritual basis of the Friends peace testimony.
Sandra Cronk
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To Friends in the Ministry
Dwell in the power and dread of the Lord of life, and of heaven and earth, that you may be preserved in the wisdom of God. From George Fox’s Journal in 1656.
George Fox
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The Sealed Epistle of George Fox
This epistle was found in George Fox’s belongings after his death in 1690/91. It was sealed with the instructions “not to be opened before the time.” This final declaration and testimony remind Friends to maintain worship of and unity in Christ. It also encourages Friends to be steadfast and faithful, despite difficulties. From the 1694…
George Fox
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The Inspired Ministry
Thomas Gould (1813-1856) was a Wilburite minister in New England Yearly Meeting. He left no journal, but described two incidents in his writings. One is a story of minister Isaac Lawton and boy who spoke during meeting and, and the other is about James Scribbens, who did not have many natural talents, but yet had…
Thomas Gould