tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288398784875186570.post6672211082749997901..comments2023-09-10T01:41:53.202-07:00Comments on RantWoman and the RSOF: PNWQWTC Reflection PaperRantWomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17611656459134372290noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1288398784875186570.post-38245095181105894242010-05-22T05:22:59.206-07:002010-05-22T05:22:59.206-07:00What wonderful spice this is!!
I see a real differ...What wonderful spice this is!!<br />I see a real difference between the 'culture' that grew up in the 'norming' stage of Quaker development, and the 'spirit' that gave rise to the need for a group of people to come together and create a spiritual home. The culture of norming always seems to hold on to some things that narrow the original spirit, I think. I like to look at the writings of Friends and get to the core. I may judge that there may be some of the cultural stuff I have little use for in it, but often the person has some real substance. <br />As for Fox, within his own lifetime he was seeing the value - the requirement - for a testing of divine truth in the community, and for his writing, it was the editors afterward that honed his journal writings into what we see today!! ;o)<br />Good luck with your efforts with a care committee! Mine has become a 'peer group', with mutual care and support its goal.Joan Gunn Broadfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12755651726493688953noreply@blogger.com