On February 4, 2024, Dr. Corey Cockerill, interim president of Wilmington College, gave the following message during worship at Cincinnati Friends Meeting. I shared this message in the fall with Wilmington Friends. And I cannot seem to shake it. It continues to resonate with me—perhaps even more today. It’s about
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Baptists and Quakers Build an Extended Beloved Community
EquaSion congregations Beulah Missionary Baptist Church and Cincinnati Friends Meeting, located on opposite sides of town, welcomed one another for the third gathering this year as they broaden faith and racial connections. A group of about thirty, evenly split between the churches, met December 9 as Beulah Baptist hosted a
Quaker Byway: Harveysburg Free Black School
A little more than a decade after its revolution and founding, the United States of America proclaimed its first major expansion, creating its first incorporated territory in 1787, to become known as the Northwest Territory. The incorporation included 300,000 bountiful square miles filled with thick forests, an abundance of rivers
Upcoming Spiritual Nurture Groups
Something good is happening at Cincinnati Friends Meeting. Beloved community is forming. We see it in worship, we feel it in fellowship, and we experienced it at the Spiritual Nurture & Gifts Retreat on November 4. I have participated in spiritual nurture groups at Cincinnati Friends Meeting since I first
Camp, a Contemplative Rhythm and Spiritual Companionship
I packed the car in the cool of night, blessing each basket of goodies, expressing gratitude for the rewarding task ahead. In the morning I would head to Quaker Knoll Camp on Cowan Lake to offer a retreat on spiritual nurture—my vocation for the past 20 years—for the opening of