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Sam Gardner takes a leave of absence from his post as pastor of Harmony Friends Meeting in order to care for his ailing father, and begins to wonder whether he has lost the job for good when the Quaker congregation takes a shine to his spunky female replacement.
9) Immigration of the Irish Quakers into Pennsylvania, 1682-1750: with their early history in Ireland
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"Robert Smith not only explains what it means to be a Quaker but also offers some very practical advice for Quakers and non-Quakers alike about how to achieve peace between people and within one's own mind. Here is a road map to reach the places in the soul which can give life meaning."
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"America's favorite Quaker storyteller explores the terrain of faith and doubt as shaped by family, church, and young love, finding his way to a less convenient but fully formed adult spirituality. Most of us grow up taking in whole belief systems with our mother's milk, only to discover later that what we received as being certain is actually nothing like it. And then we're faced with a choice-retreat to spiritual security and the community that...
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[Levering Sunday School Collection volume S.5, no. 1
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[1877-1996]
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"The book opens with lively vignettes of Conservative, Evangelical. Friends General Conference, and Friends United meetings that illuminate basic Quaker concepts and theology and reflect the group's diversity in the wake of the sectarian splintering of the nineteenth century. Yet the book also examines commonalities among American Friends that demonstrate a fundamental unity within the religion."
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IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 12
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A quintessential American heroine, Eliza Birdwell is a wonderful blend of would-be austerity, practicality, and gentle humor when it comes to keeping her faith and caring for her family and community. Her husband, Jess, shares Eliza's love of people and peaceful ways but, unlike Eliza, also displays a fondness for a fast horse and a lively tune. With their children, they must negotiate their way through a world that constantly confronts them-sometimes...
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