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Welcome, Paco! | Letters from the Street
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Letters from the Street. About “Letters From the Street”. Philosophy, theology, and whatever else crosses my mind. By Dr Bruce Arnold. The world has paid a lot of attention to the election of a new pope. The election of Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who took the name Pope Francis, has caused a lot of interest around the world, and not just among Catholics. That’s on the one hand. For now, I want to share in the optimism. I don’t require that Francis be a perfect human being in every way and on e...
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Quaker Plain VII: A Simple Ministry | Letters from the Street
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Letters from the Street. About “Letters From the Street”. Philosophy, theology, and whatever else crosses my mind. Quaker Plain VII: A Simple Ministry. By Dr Bruce Arnold. I’ve had the opportunity to talk with Friends recently about our tradition of vocal ministry and how best to support and enrichen it. The spark for these discussions was a plan for a minister’s retreat. Is this not ordination by another name? Have we not set up a priestly caste? Emphatically, and fervently, yes! Wherever we see the Hol...
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Growth and the Society of Friends | Letters from the Street
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Letters from the Street. About “Letters From the Street”. Philosophy, theology, and whatever else crosses my mind. Growth and the Society of Friends. By Dr Bruce Arnold. The subject of growth and decline is a common one among Quakers. I have heard Friends moan for as long as I have been a member about declining numbers, meetings being laid down, and so forth. Most of the time, I find these statements to be sincere but misguided. That pie is looking mighty small by now. Growth doesn’t have to be in ...
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A Lifelong Pacifist Speaks on Pacifism | Letters from the Street
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Letters from the Street. About “Letters From the Street”. Philosophy, theology, and whatever else crosses my mind. A Lifelong Pacifist Speaks on Pacifism. By Dr Bruce Arnold. I’ve started this post at least twice before. One, I lost in some cyber netherworld. The other is still there, about half-done. I don’t really think either one was going to get finished. Not the way they were. Finally, I have spent my entire career as a social worker treating the victims of violence. My particular specialty for ...
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Oscillation | Letters from the Street
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Letters from the Street. About “Letters From the Street”. Philosophy, theology, and whatever else crosses my mind. By Dr Bruce Arnold. Everything is marked by oscillation. From the vibration of the smallest wave/particle, to the galaxies and clusters of galaxies swirling around and sometimes through each other, whatever else is going on, there is oscillation. And so it is in our lives. Activity is followed by rest, sadness by joy, amazement by boredom. Even the great philosophers, sages, Buddhas, rishis,...
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Welcome to the New Association of Friends | Letters from the Street
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Letters from the Street. About “Letters From the Street”. Philosophy, theology, and whatever else crosses my mind. Welcome to the New Association of Friends. By Dr Bruce Arnold. Quakers have been watching, with various degrees of dismay, the slow slide of Indiana Yearly Meeting towards schism. Like a slow train wreck, this process has taken years. It has not been certain what would happen. In other words, were the local Meetings coordinate or subordinate bodies to the Yearly Meeting? I pastored an Indian...
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Quaker Plain VI: Money — The Wealth Didn’t Go Anywhere | Letters from the Street
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Letters from the Street. About “Letters From the Street”. Philosophy, theology, and whatever else crosses my mind. Quaker Plain VI: Money — The Wealth Didn’t Go Anywhere. By Dr Bruce Arnold. And what does this have to do with money, or the recession? This applies to the economy as a whole. Strong emotional reactions such as fear or anger have impacts on our behavior, including our buying/saving/investing choices, and that adds up to real effects on the macro economy. Let me say that I am addressing the s...
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Pacifism II – Call and Response | Letters from the Street
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Letters from the Street. About “Letters From the Street”. Philosophy, theology, and whatever else crosses my mind. Pacifism II – Call and Response. By Dr Bruce Arnold. My responses are in. This is a well-written, accessible piece about real-life pacifism, and I appreciate thy adding this to the blogosphere. All too often spokespeople on either side are too entrenched in their own extreme position to do much more than lob stones at those who disagree. Thanks for sharing your bona fides. For instance, much...
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Letters from the Street | Philosophy, theology, and whatever else crosses my mind. | Page 2
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Letters from the Street. About “Letters From the Street”. Philosophy, theology, and whatever else crosses my mind. May 4, 2013. Growth and the Society of Friends. The subject of growth and decline is a common one among Quakers. I have heard Friends moan for as long as I have been a member about declining numbers, meetings being laid down, and so forth. Most of the time, I find these statements to be sincere but misguided. That pie is looking mighty small by now. Growth doesn’t have to be in numbers...
