Sermons
Do Not Be Discouraged (Guest Speaker: Eric Muhr)
Eric Muhr is the publisher at Barclay Press, a Quaker publishing house located in Newberg, Oregon, the town where Eric was born. He is the executive director at Hillsboro Friends Church and preaches the first Sunday of each month at Silverton Friends Church. Eric and his partner, Pha, live with their seven-month-old son in Northeast Portland.
Clarity, and What Comes Next
Queries:
When have I had a crucial experience of clarity? What helped me gain that clarity?
When did I realize I was wrong or causing harm? What did I do about it?
How do people capable of good get caught up in movements that do “bad”?
How do we navigate our commitments to both harmed and harm-causer? What kind of support does each need?
What hard work may await those committed to personal change and making repairs?
Do Not Obey in Advance
Queries:
What happened to Jesus?
What do people who experience resurrection do, next?
Should people ever break the law or disobey authorities? How/when?
Who is trying to silence those speaking out for justice, today, and why?
Easter in the Little Things
Queries:
Who or what in this resurrection story most captures my attention today?
What facets of this story most mirror my own experience?
What might it mean to experience Easter “in the little things”?
A Safe Home to Live In (Guest Speaker: Kevin Nye)
Kevin is a writer and advocate working toward ending homelessness. He has written on the intersections of homelessness and faith for numerous publications and publishes weekly on Substack. His first book, Grace Can Lead Us Home, released in August of 2022.
His second book is due out in early 2026. Kevin currently lives with his wife and two sons in Minneapolis, MN, where he works as Housing Director at an organization addressing youth homelessness.
New Things
Queries:
What helps you recognize and embrace newness and positive change?
What new things are springing forth? How are you/we responding?
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