Monthly Archives: July 2016

Teach Us to Pray – guest sermon by Nancy Williams-Berry

One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When you pray, say: “‘Father, hallowed … Continue reading

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Down but not out

Good morning, Friends! There’s certainly a lot going on in the world today. There’s a lot of economic problems. All the politicians seem to have gone crazy. There have been demonstrations and protests this week. Our country is still involved … Continue reading

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Spiritual freedom

I sometimes think people have forgotten what the 4th of July is really all about. It’s not fireworks and parties. That’s just what makes it fun. The 4th of July commemorates the freedom we have every day. Actually, freedom is … Continue reading

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Small groups (July 2016)

We’ve been talking about growth here at Springfield for a while. It’s one of the top three priorities we identified during the transition year, and our future depends on it. Growing a Quaker meeting used to be pretty simple. 50 … Continue reading

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