Fifty Years Ago, a Quaker Lit Himself on Fire to Protest War. How Can I Understand It?

by micahDiscipleship, Justice, QuakersPosted on One Comment

As he poured the gallon jug of kerosene over his head, onlookers reacted with disbelief. Before anyone knew what to do, he lit a match. In one terrible instant, 31-year-old Quaker Norman Morrison set himself ablaze in front of the Pentagon, just 40 feet below the 3rd floor window of Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. …

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You're Going to Die (And Why That's a Good Thing)

You’re Going to Die (And Why That’s a Good Thing)

by micahDiscipleship, Inspiration, TheologyPosted on 3 Comments

Isn’t that what being young is about, believing secretly that you would be the one person in the history of man that would live forever?  – Vanilla Sky (2001) It’s not just the young who think they can cheat death. Most of the time, none of us dares to hold that stark reality before us. We live …

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Is Capitalism Compatible with Christianity

Is Capitalism Compatible with Christianity?

by micahDiscipleship, JusticePosted on 5 Comments

When Jesus called the first disciples, he totally disrupted their economic lives. Simon and Andrew, James and John were working for their family business as they were raised to do. Their fathers were fisherman, just like their fathers’ fathers, stretching back beyond memory. Fishing was a way to make money, but it was also much …

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"God" is no Substitute for Strategy

“God” is no Substitute for Strategy

by micahDiscipleship, Quakers, TheologyPosted on 10 Comments

The title of this post alone may have already made me a Quaker heretic, but I hope you’ll hang with me on this. One of the unspoken rules of the Quaker tradition is that you’re not allowed to admit that you have a clear plan. According to this school of thought, any strongly-held, long-term planning is dangerous …

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How Much Diversity Can You Handle?

by micahDiscipleship, JusticePosted on 6 Comments

Our culture puts a huge value on diversity. We have a whole laundry list of identity groups that we aim to see represented in our organizations, brands, churches, and movements. We track metrics like race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic class, national origin – and the list goes on. This helps us feel good about ourselves. We like to think …

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