Can I Get a Witness?
February 27, 2026
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by Christopher Sammond I had the delightful experience of facilitating a workshop with a group of ardent seekers, some with many years’ experience, at Pendle
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Growing the Seed
February 26, 2024
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by Christopher Sammond More than thirty years ago, a member of my meeting asked me to serve as his elder while he did some ministry
So, Just What is Spiritual Deepening?
November 25, 2023
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by Christopher Sammond A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine from another yearly meeting contacted me. His meeting’s Ministry and Counsel was going
Living the Quaker Path In Heartbreaking Times
October 27, 2023
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by Christopher Sammond These are heartrending, harrowing times. The recent horrific escalation in the cycle of violence between Israelis and Palestinians has hit all of
If Worship Is A Potluck, What Do You Bring?
September 30, 2023
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by Christopher Sammond Two weeks ago I had the real pleasure of facilitating a workshop on Opening to the Heart of Worship with Friends from
Giving Over
August 26, 2023
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Why do Quakers sing hymns so slowly? Because we’re reading ahead to the next line to see if we agree with it or not.
Integrating our Mysticism and Our Witness
June 24, 2023
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by Christopher Sammond Because we cannot reasonably expect to erect a constantly expanding structure of social activism upon a constantly diminishing foundation of faith, attention
Tending to the Divine Within During Times of Crisis
May 27, 2023
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by Christopher Sammond As Quakers, we often bandy about the phrase “there is that of God in each of us.” We often remind ourselves of
August 2022 – Deepening at the Root
August 22, 2022
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By Christopher Sammond In 2004, when I came to New York Yearly Meeting to serve as General Secretary, some Friends shared with me that yearly