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West Richmond Friends
- Mar 26
John 11: The Flesh & Blood Answer
Rosy got down on her knees to pray. It was a “why-God” prayer, one of the diciest kinds of prayers, because we so seldom get to know “why”.
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Fox on the Fast That the Lord Requires
These words from a prophet in ancient Israel in the 8th century BCE were absorbed by George Fox and used centuries later in 17th century Eng
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Brian Young
- Feb 28
Quaker Testimony: Resources from Jim Fussell
This fall and winter, Friend Jim Fussell led five sessions on Quaker Testimony for us as an adult Sunday School opportunity. Jim...
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Brian Young
- Feb 26
Clarification, Purification, Preparation
Last week when Lucy Price spoke, she reminded us of the season known as Lent, the season we have now entered. Lucy made the standard Quaker
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Lucy Price
- Feb 19
Lillies & Acorns
I. Consider the Lilies!
A. Here in the North Country
• Bulbs are all safely underground
• Last week's thaw is not the beginning of spring
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The Evil Weakening & the Good Raised Up
There is a common theme between the passage read by Sussie from the prophet Isaiah in the Hebrew Scriptures, also known as the Old Testament
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The Gifts We Bring
Isn’t this a wonderful story? There’s so much in it that stirs the imagination: a star rising in the east, a spiritual quest, a clandestine
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Brian Young
- Dec 24, 2022
Good News of Great Joy
It’s good to be with all of you this evening, though the weather conditions mean that our Zoom congregation is much larger than our in-perso
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Brian Young
- Oct 23, 2022
Praying Where We Are
Have you ever had someone take your words and distort them, either because of honest misunderstanding, or willful intent? If you have, and y
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Brian Young
- Oct 16, 2022
The Law Written Upon the Heart
It was once said that, were the Bible to be lost—all of its various manuscripts and translations somehow destroyed—that it could be recovere
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West Richmond Friends
- Oct 9, 2022
Glory Revealed
Quiet calm on surface…deep river…swirling, powerful, passion
Good morning, Friends,
When was the last time you saw the glory of God? Saw it
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Brian Young
- Sep 11, 2022
Well-Practiced Love
About twenty-five years ago, Friends from various Yearly Meetings and organizations called a special conference on voluntary service that wa
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West Richmond Friends
- Aug 7, 2022
The Great Faith of Abraham
Message for worship at West Richmond Friends Meeting, 7th of Eighth Month, 2022 Speaker: Robert Wafula Scripture: Genesis 22:1-2 After...
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West Richmond Friends
- Jul 17, 2022
Love Your Enemies
Message for worship at West Richmond Friends Meeting, 17th of Seventh Month, 2022 Speaker: Nelson Bingham Scripture: Matthew 5:43-48 “You...
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Brian Young
- May 22, 2022
The City, the Temple, the River, the Tree
The Quaker scholar Wess Daniels has written a fair bit on Revelation, on the passage that we just heard, and the book as a whole. One of the
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West Richmond Friends
- May 15, 2022
Kingdom Come
Yesterday my younger grandson, Silas, who is on the autism spectrum,1 turned twelve years old. As an infant in his crib, Silas lined up his
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Brian Young
- May 8, 2022
Listening for the Voice of the Shepherd
Some years ago, I was asked to help clerk a couple of meetings for discernment for a small Friends Meeting that was struggling. The meeting
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Brian Young
- Apr 17, 2022
The Negative Space of the Tomb
Today is the day we celebrate resurrection. Today we remember that Jesus, who willingly went to his death on the cross, and was laid in the
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Brian Young
- Apr 10, 2022
The Things That Make for Peace
Today we’ve heard Luke's account of what is often called, “The Triumphal Entry,” the story of Jesus' coming into Jerusalem prior to the time
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