http://friendsrenewal.org/christianalternative Christianity is sooooo alternative. Quakerism is alternativer yet. Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:00:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm settling into Sacramento County, but trying not to settle in too well, since what I'm here for is to conduct a job search that could take me almost anywhere. But while I'm here I thought I'd get acquainted with the local blog-and-internet scene. I found a local magazine, called Prosper, ... http://friendsrenewal.org/christianalternative/2008/04/23/remembering-a-powerful-three-word-ministry/ The first casualty in the war over water? Was it the guy in Sydney, or the truth? Truth is the first casualty of war. My fine Aussie friend Lee Hopkins has a slogan with which he ends the episodes of his podcast. “Communicate with passion!” he chirps. Okay, Lee, I’m about ... http://friendsrenewal.org/christianalternative/2007/12/03/truth-is-wars-first-and-last-casualty/ Here's the announcement of our next CFC (Western Region) gathering: NOTE NEW LOCATION Christian Friends Conference December 15, 2007 9 am - 4:30 pm Friends Church Sacramento 4001 E St Sacramento, CA 95819 The quarterly meeting of the Christian Friends Conference will take place on Saturday, December 15, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Friends Community ... http://friendsrenewal.org/christianalternative/2007/11/19/christian-friends-conference-will-meet-12152007/ I'm pretty sure truth was the first. As usual. What am I talking about? A man in south Sydney was beaten to death for watering his lawn. I wrote about it at some length and decided to put the post on my other blog, because it has as much to do with ... http://friendsrenewal.org/christianalternative/2007/11/03/australian-man-second-casualty-in-global-warming-war/ I just discovered Jeanne's blog about Social Class and Quakers. I read the last post, on Education, with some interest. Friends here in Northern California talked about both class and education at last month's annual Christian Friends Conference retreat, and the conversations we had then have stayed with me strongly. I've ... http://friendsrenewal.org/christianalternative/2007/09/29/quakers-class-and-exogamy/ I'm glad I was wise enough to pre-order Sparrow Seed. I've now had almost two weeks to savor it. And it is wonderful. I wish I had time to write a more complete review. These poems, based on the life of Francis of Assisi, are powerful and beautiful, and are so ... http://friendsrenewal.org/christianalternative/2007/04/18/terry-wallaces-sparrow-seed-available-from-amazon/ Oh, how I wish I'd brought my camera. It was so picturesque. Four of us from Berkeley Friends Church went to Lawrence Livermore Labs for the Good Friday sunrise worship service and demonstration against war. I chose not to perform civil disobedience. I had to agree with Giuseppe Rensi (who did get ... http://friendsrenewal.org/christianalternative/2007/04/09/good-friday-at-livermore-labs/ Here's the latest news (in PDF format) from CFC (Western Region). It has 3 parts: Save-the-Date notes for our next two events. A report on last Saturday's quarterly gathering. A request for help locating missing persons who were once on CFC's mailing list. Note: of the missing persons listed in the report, I have located ... http://friendsrenewal.org/christianalternative/2007/03/23/report-of-christian-friends-conference-west-gathering/ Lisa took good notes on Brian's talks at Quaker Heritage Day. http://friendsrenewal.org/christianalternative/2007/03/12/lisa-hubbell-on-brian-drayton/ I am starting a new category, and virtually a new blog, right here on Christian Alternative. It's a diary of my business life, which is restarting as I prepare to leave the pastorate this July. Why? (Not why am I going back into business, but why am I deciding to blog ... http://friendsrenewal.org/christianalternative/2007/03/11/christ-quakerism-and-the-alpha-mind/