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 15, 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 8, 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 10, 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 6, 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 16, 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 21, 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 14, 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 7, 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 16, 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 9, 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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West Richmond Friends
- Apr 2, 2022
Costly Love
I’ve always been drawn to this story. I have so many responses, it has been challenging to try to winnow them down to something cohesive.
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West Richmond Friends
- Mar 26, 2022
When We Know
I bring greetings of love and peace from the Friends in Whittier, CA. It is a great joy to join you in meeting for worship. I give thanks
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Brian Young
- Mar 19, 2022
Faithfulness in Community
Today we’re beginning where we left off last Sunday, in the second chapter of Paul’s letter to the Philippians. If you were with us then,
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Brian Young
- Mar 13, 2022
The Faith and The Faithfulness of Christ
When I was a child we lived in Chicago for a few years, on the city’s south side, and one of the many treasures of our neighborhood was the
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West Richmond Friends
- Mar 6, 2022
Members One of Another
Message for worship at West Richmond Friends Meeting, 6th of Third Month, 2022 Speaker: Stephanie Crumley-Effinger Scripture: Romans 12:...
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Brian Young
- Feb 27, 2022
The Fulcrum of Faithfulness
Message for worship at West Richmond Friends Meeting, 27th of Second Month, 2022 Speaker: Brian Young Scripture: Luke 22:39-42,45-46 39...
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West Richmond Friends
- Feb 20, 2022
Inward and Outward Turns
Message for worship at West Richmond Friends Meeting, 20th of Second Month, 2022 Speaker: Dawn Ottoni-Wilhelm Scripture: Genesis...
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