The Camas Friends Book Discussion Group is currently reading and discussing Our Life is Love: The Quaker Spiritual Journey by Marcelle Martin. You can order a copy through Barclay Press HERE.
We meet every Wednesday from 7pm to 8:15pm. We will be meeting via Zoom. Here is the Zoom info for joining: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88638324947 (Meeting ID: 886 3832 4947)
About the book: Our Life is Love describes the transformational spiritual journey of the first Quakers, who turned to the Light of Christ within and allowed it to be their guide. Many Friends today use different language, but are still called to make the same journey. In our time people seeking deeper access to the profound teachings of Christianity want more than just beliefs, they want direct experience. Focusing on ten elements of the spiritual journey, this book is a guide to a Spirit-filled life that affects this world. Quakers in the seventeenth century and today provide examples of people and communities living in the midst of the world whose radical understanding of Christ’s teachings led them to become powerful agents of social change. The book offers a simple, clear explanation of the spiritual journey that is suitable not only for Quakers, but for all Christians, and for seekers wanting to better understand our spiritual experience and the fullness of God’s call to us.
Tentative Reading Schedule:
| Date | Topics | Pages |
| Sep 23 | Introduction; Longing | 1-17 |
| Sep 30 | Seeking; Turning Within | 18-38 |
| Oct 7 | Openings | 39-58 |
| Oct 14 | The Refiner’s Fire | 59-79 |
| Oct 21 | Community | 80-97 |
| Oct 28 | Leadings | 98-119 |
| Nov 4 | The Cross | 120-140 |
| Nov 11 | Abiding | 141-160 |
| Nov 18 | Perfection | 161-177 |