Holy Silence

The Gift Of Quaker Spirituality

BY BRENT BILL
"There is the silence of monastic discipline, of contemplative prayer, of Zen meditation - but the particular ways of Quaker silence are distinctive. And that distinctiveness has contributions to offer across spiritual traditions. J. Brent Bill, in this beautiful reflection on the Quaker practice of silence, makes these gifts available to a wide range of contemporary readers. . My counsel to you regarding the book is this: find a quiet place, settle down with the book, and listen for holy silence." - Stephanie Ford for Friends Journal

Paraclete Press 2005 165 PP. Paper

$6.00 (in stock)

Imagination And Spirit

A Contemporary Quaker Reader

EDITED BY BRENT BILL
From essays about the "mystery at the core of all being" to a murder mystery by Irene Allen, Imagination and Spirit offers some of the "best of the best" of contemporary Quaker nonfiction and fiction, with a brief biography of each author. Includes selections from writings of popular twentieth and twenty-first century Quaker writers: Thomas Kelly, Douglas Steere, D. Elton Trueblood, James Michener, Jessamyn West, Jan de Hartog, Daisy Newman, Tom Mullen, Richard Foster, Phil Gulley, Scott Russell Sanders, Elizabeth Gray Vining, Elfrida Vipont Foulds, and David Yount.

Friends United Press 2002 240 PP. Paper

$19.00 (in stock)

Mind The Light

Learning To See With Spiritual Eyes

BY BRENT BILL
This profound little book invites readers to see both their inner and outer lives with spiritual eyes. "To mind the light" is a Quaker practice of learning to see God's light both around and inside us. Depending on its strength, tone, and slant light changes how we perceive the world and other people. Depending on how we respond to it, illumination can help us grow in appreciation of the soulful things of life. Minding the Light invites readers of all backgrounds to explore the connectedness between inner vision and outer perception, between the life of the soul and the every day of life before us.

Paraclete Press 2006 152 PP. Paper

$6.00 (in stock)

A Modest Proposal

For The Revitalization Of The Quaker Message In The United States

BY BRENT BILL
"I was not so much interested in the institutional survival of the Religious Society of Friends (and it's various structures) as I was a recapturing of the vitality of the Quaker understanding of the Gospel,-- a Good News that combines the story and work of Christ Jesus with the amazing power of the testimonies as an understanding of how the Gospel is to be lived..." aThis is a compilation of blog posts from Brent Bill. A .pdf file - Brent gave this file to us to sell at a minimal cost to assist in raising money for the booktore. We will send it to you the day after you order.

Proposition Bill 2010 PDF Blank

$1.00 (in stock)

Quaker Lite 2 1/2 - The Lite Within

A Lite-hearted Look At The Religious Society Of Friends

BY STAN BANKER AND BRENT BILL
This, the sequel to Quaker Lite, is another collection of Quaker humor, which "speaks truth to power in its own demented way".

Lite Company 2002 88 PP. Paper

$11.95 (in stock)

Sacred Compass

The Way Of Spiritual Discernment

BY BRENT BILL
Now out in paperback- we have a few copies remaining of the hardback at $12.00 reduced from $19.95.

Paraclete 2008 190 PP. Cloth

$12.00 (in stock)

Sacred Compass Participant's Guide

BY BRENT BILL, ROBERT GIBSON
A companion guide to use with the book "Sacred Compass" designed for personal growth or for group use. Contains description of the key concepts together with exercises and scriptural references. In Sacred Compass Brent Bill draws on the quiet beauty of the Quaker path to show how spiritual discernment is more about sensing God's presence than it is about making the right decisions. As you use this book to chart your own spiritual course, you will find yourself led to unexpected places, comforted by the knowledge that God uses all of our experiences to enrich and educate us.

Paraclete Press 2011 27 PP. Paper

$5.99 (in stock)

Sacred Compass Paperback

The Way Of Spiritual Discernment

BY BRENT BILL
A compass makes a good metaphor for our spiritual lives and the work of discerning God's will for them. the divine compass points us the mind and love of God. Our sacred compass operates in our souls and calls us to life with God. The sacred compass leads us on a life of pilgrimage - a hike to wholeness and holiness. Keeping our soul's eyes on the sacred compass leads us to the holy discovery that we can move through life with purpose and promise, even in those times when we may not sense with certainty what that purpose and promise are. "Brent Bill has written one of the finest books on discernment and divine guidance that I have seen in a very long time." -Richard J. Foster

Paraclete 2012 190 PP. Paper

$13.99 (in stock)