Author Archives: Josh

Knock, knock. . .

Posted on March 5, 2023 by Josh

Good morning, Friends! I’m so glad to see you all here today. Last week, we had a really good time together, talking about prayer. The disciples asked Jesus, “Lord, teach us to pray!” And Jesus taught them a prayer they … Continue reading →

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The “New” Meetinghouse of 1927

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Josh

Springfield worships today in the “new” meetinghouse, which was finished in 1927. We’ve been meeting here now for 96 years! This is actually the fourth meetinghouse to serve as home to Springfield Friends. The first two were log cabin-type buildings … Continue reading →

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Lord, teach us to pray. . .

Posted on February 26, 2023 by Josh

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all again for coming today. People often ask how Jesus was able to do all the things he did. You might say, “Well, he was the Son of God!” But one of the other things … Continue reading →

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The Fire of 1942

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Josh

On Sunday, February 22, 1942, 81 years ago, our meetinghouse was almost destroyed by fire. At 9:30 a.m., shortly before Sunday School was to start, Susan Millikan arrived and discovered “a tiny red flame licking its tongue hungrily under the … Continue reading →

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My name is Legion. . .

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Josh

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all for coming to worship today. I hope you’ve all had a great week. Today I want to read a story most of us have probably heard before. It’s a story about how Jesus met … Continue reading →

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The Freedom Stone

Posted on February 12, 2023 by Josh

Hidden in a dark corner of the Museum of Old Domestic Life for many years was a large greenish rock which was brought here from the Allen U. Tomlinson farm. The rock has an arrow roughly gouged into one side. … Continue reading →

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Springfield and civil rights

Posted on February 5, 2023 by Josh

Quakers were the first organized church to decide that slavery is against God’s will, and that no one could be a member of the Society of Friends and own slaves. One of the best-known early leaders was John Woolman, a … Continue reading →

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Clara Cox (1879-1940)

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Josh

One of the longest-serving pastors at Springfield, Clara Cox served here from 1918 to her death in 1940. She was the first woman pastor (though not the first female minister) at Springfield. Her father was J. Elwood Cox, a prominent … Continue reading →

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Jesus’ first sermon

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Josh

Good morning, Friends! We’ve been looking at some of the early stories of Jesus’ life. Today, let’s look at another of these very early stories, about the first message Jesus gave in his own home church. After Jesus had been … Continue reading →

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Testing time. . .

Posted on January 22, 2023 by Josh

Good morning, Friends! Thank you all for coming to worship today. Last week, we looked at a time early in Jesus’ life, when Jesus was only 12 or 13 years old. He and his family went up to Jerusalem for … Continue reading →

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