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Convergent Questions


First off, it was amazing to meet everyone who made it to the Los Angeles convergent Friends gathering at Wess and Emily’s place (they’re fantastic hosts). The discussions and stories were encouraging and inspiring for my own walk. And then there was the singing - I think the Convergent Friends Choir is ready [...]

Quakers and War: An Easy One?


While there are many things the various branches of Quakerism disagree on, the one thing we can all agree on is that Quakers are, by definition, pacifists.  Or are we?  With the current situation in the Middle East, are Quakers even able to effectively speak to nations whose moral compass’ are stuck on “They started [...]

Why Are We Converging?


I have had many conversations with people about their experiences with church or civic religion or atheism and I keep hearing people say similar things. Basically, people are looking for something more. And it’s not just young people - it’s older folks and parents. I hear the sentiment from grandmothers in walkers [...]

Why Quaker 2.0?


It was about 5 months ago when I stumbled onto Quaker 2.0, the first thing that drew me to it was the wonderful layout of the page: I love a good looking website. But as I dug into what was written here, I began to really appreciate Chris’s ideas about Quakerism in the [...]