After Cincinnati Friends constructed the new Orthodox meetinghouse on Fifth Street in 1830, they continued to make improvements to it, including the installation of gas lights and the construction of a carriageway from John Street. However, as the meeting grew from about 180 members to about 215, the existing facilities
Passion and Authenticity
As I seek to continue to grow spiritually, two words have become very important to me: Passion and Authenticity. I find myself becoming more aware of what gives my life passion, as well as what takes my passion away. I am also more sensitive as to how I grow spiritually
Hospitality Testimony – Minute of Appreciation
Excerpt from St. Francis and the Sow to put a hand on its brow of the flower and retell it in words and in touch it is lovely until it flowers again from within, of self-blessing as St. Francis put his hand on the creased forehead of the sow, and
Lotion for the Soul
A childhood Methodist and a longtime adult Unitarian Universalist who, most recently, was head of their membership, Pat Brown wasted no time seeking membership at Cincinnati Friends Meeting (CFM). Effects of the pandemic and a chance visit during EquaSion’s Sacred Connections (an interfaith program encouraging visits to a variety of
The Quaker Practice of Expectant Waiting
Last Sunday, Jim Newby spoke on the role of silence in expectant worship and the call to give vocal ministry. Here’s a QuakerSpeak video that that shares more on that subject: