tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15744935.post3872268561552266533..comments2023-09-12T13:43:10.386+00:00Comments on Stumbling blocks to stepping stones: Quaker Alphabet Blog Week 47 - X for eXtinctGil Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09333053235167826429noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15744935.post-84309418992632525902013-11-26T15:40:59.956+00:002013-11-26T15:40:59.956+00:00It's not a case of showing a good face to the ...It's not a case of showing a good face to the world. it's a case of doing good to the world. It's a two prong situation. First the salt can't lose it's essence and second it has to be sprinkled on what it's supposed to save and that's the world. The world has plenty of needs other than peace. there's hunger, homelessness, inequality (economic as well as racial), slavery9including unjust incarceration), the need for substance abuse rehabilitation, etc. We have to walk the talk!broschultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07390392524612907532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15744935.post-29251030629267945382013-11-26T14:42:47.135+00:002013-11-26T14:42:47.135+00:00Bill, I agree with you there. As a newly convinced...Bill, I agree with you there. As a newly convinced Quaker I am dismayed at the fact that what I believed was a Christian denomination has mostly become something else! I was quite shocked to discover that one can be an atheist Quaker.patricewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209249134197497624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15744935.post-75003266087051921802013-11-26T03:18:38.034+00:002013-11-26T03:18:38.034+00:00I believe that there will be no future for Friends...I believe that there will be no future for Friends without a vibrant faith in Christ and healthy meetings. Without these assets, outreach won't get us anywhere!Bill Rushbynoreply@blogger.com