Meeting Tips

Thirteen Short Introductions To Meeting For Worship

BY MARTHA SMITH
Marty Smith has compiled thirteen brief (no more than 5 minutes) introductions to meeting for worship for 4th through 8th grade students. Many helpful tips for preparing for worship are compiled here. Included are "The Way you Sit makes a Difference," "Emptying your Mind," "Centering Down," "Looking into a Pond is like Centering," "Looking for the Light in Others," "Meeting is Like a Window," "When to Speak in Meeting," and "What We Contribute to Meeting."

Martha smith 2007 14 PP. Looseleaf

$10.00 (in stock)

Meetinghouse Sign

BY FRIENDS GENERAL CONFERENCE
White enamel on aluminum with reflective black paint. Measures 12" by 18". Text reads: "QUAKER MEETING / RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS/ ALL WELCOME" We have found just a few of these hidden under the old air conditioning system, so they are available again until these have sold. It is unlikely that these will be remade. Includes a metal directional arrow, that can point in either direction.

Quaker Press of FGC METAL SIGN Blank

$25.00 (in stock)

Meister Eckhart

The Essential Writings

BY MEISTER ECKHART
Meister Eckhart (1260-1328) was a German theologian, philosopher, professor, and mystic. In his distinguished career, he became a professor of theology at the University of Paris and took a leading pastoral and organizational role in the Dominican Order. Later in his life he was brought before the local Franciscan-led Inquisition and was tried as a heretic. In response Eckhart produced "The Defense" in which he famously defended his writings and refuted their heretical intent. This book collects his most important writings, including his many sermons, as well as his historic response to accusations of heresy.

Harper 1957 368 PP. Paper

$7.50 (in stock)

Members One Of Another

The Dynamics Of Membership In Quaker Meeting - Php 371

BY TOM GATES
"In Quaker faith and practice, the individual and the meeting are in a dynamic, mutually supportive, and reciprocal relation." In this essay Tom Gates examines many of the factors affecting the relationship between the Seeker and the Meeting, before and during membership. While a person may be drawn to Quakerism for a particular reason, over time the individual's needs, and the way in which the Meeting community is able to meet them, change. Tom Gates examines the many aspects of membership and the obligations it may impose on us, individually and as a faith community.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2004 40 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Memoirs Of Charles Darlington (13022)

Volume One & Two

BY CHARLES DARLINGTON
SECONDHAND COPIES, the memoirs of the former clerk of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. First volume covers his Farming family life and schooling (1894-1911) and his years at Swarthmore College (1911-1916). Vol2 covers 1916-1925 His years at Wilmington and Woodstown, marriage to Marie and her sad death, then his marriage to Eleanor. Fair condition paperbacks with some discoloration of the spine

Estate of Charles Darlington 1966 250 PP. Paper

$20.00 USED - availability checked Feb 8th 1:48pm EST

Memories

My Life As An International Leader In Health, Suffrage, And Peace

BY ALETTA JACOBS
A pioneering Dutch feminist, the first woman to gain a medical degree in Holland, she visited America and worked closely with Jane Addams and others. She was with Quakers in Berlin after WW1 helping start the relief efforts for the starving. An organizer of the 1915 Hague conference, world traveler under a concern for birth control and health reforms for prostitutes and the poorer women.

Feminist Press 1996 248 PP. Paper

$5.00 (in stock)

The Memory Of Old Jack

BY WENDELL BERRY
First published in 1974 - ninety two year old Jack, living in a hotel in Port William, Kansas in the early 1950's reflects back constantly on his life and the deep relationship with his farm and his land as well as his fierier youth, his courtship of his wife and their barren marriage.

Counterpoint 1999 176 PP. Paper

$14.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Men Of Peace

World War 2 Conscientious Objectors

EDITED BY MARY HOPKINS
Men of Peace has contributions from thirty-two men who refused to become members of the United States armed forces during World War II. They tell what led them to refuse induction and choose to labor for no pay or go to federal prison during the conflict. We discover what influenced them in early life and how they managed during the following decades. By the end of this book we can look back on social changes that they have made and what impact these intelligent humanitarians have had on our present day society.

PDLH 2010 410 PP. Paper

$19.95 (in stock)

Message Bible - New Personal Size

PARAPHRASED BY EUGENE PETERSON
A new affordable hardback edition of the whole bible in Eugene Peterson's straightforward modern English paraphrase. This edition is relatively compact and portable. Text is single column per page, numbering is present but unobtrusive. Paper is very thin so be sure to have a spare blank sheet to reduce show through of text.

NavPress 2007 1724 PP. Cloth

$29.95 (in stock)

The Messenger That Goes Before

Reading Margaret Fell For Spiritual Nurture - Php 398

BY MICHAEL BIRKEL
Michael Birkel has discovered in the letters of Margaret Fell a "treasure trove" of wise and loving counsel for those on the spiritual journey. In a careful exploration of passages from some of these letters, he shows modern readers how to find the gems of wisdom embedded in the rich language of early Friends, the unique use of Biblical imagery, and the meditative practice of "reading within." Margaret Fell's guidance is rich in good advice for the spiritual seeker and for those called to nurture others in their spiritual lives. Discussion questions included.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2008 36 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Michel Tournier (9223)

DAVID GASCOIGNE
SECONDHAND, pretty much as new paperback, about the French writer and semiotitician. He often refers to the bible in his rather undiscovered fiction, not in a particaularly religious way but as a backstop of meaning. I like his books and this lokoks interesting but I havent read it...

Berg 1996 234 PP. Paper

$5.00 USED - availability checked Feb 8th 1:48pm EST

Mightier Than The Sword - Audio Cd

BY JOHN MCCUTCHEON
Quaker John McCutcheon continues to forge new ground this album. Long considered one of folk music's most literate songwriters, John gathers co-writers from among literature's most celebrated contemporary authors: Barbara Kingsolver, Lee Smith, Wendell Berry, Rita Dove, and Dead Man Walking's Sr. Helen Prejean. This recording also features two newly discovered and completed Woody Guthrie songs and musical arrangements of poems by Nobel Laureate Pablo Neruda & Cuba's national poet, Jose Marti. The intimate settings of these fourteen songs, the depth of material & breadth of subject matter are further proof of the mastery of this ever-inventive & always satisfying artist.

McCutcheon 2006 Audio

$18.00 (in stock)

Mightier Than The Sword

World Folktales For Strong Boys

BY JANE YOLEN, ILLUSTRATED BY RAUL COLON
"This collection of 14 folktales from around the world, retold by Jane Yolen, feature male protagonists using cleverness, imagination, and intelligence to solve problems, conveying the message that strength does not have to be synonymous with force: there is strength in compassion, kindness, and wisdom. .Yolen explains the background of each story and how she went about adapting it for the collection. Free of didacticism, these diverse stories give readers something to think about." -Booklist

Harcourt 2003 128 PP. Cloth

$20.00 (in stock)

Miles Lassiter (circa 1777-1850)

An Early African-american Quaker From Lassiter Mill, Randolph County, North Carolina

BY MARGO LEE WILLIAMS
Although antebellum African Americans were sometimes allowed to attend Quaker services, they were almost never admitted to full "meeting" membership, as was Miles Lassiter. His story illuminates the unfolding of the 19th-century color line into the 20th. Margo Williams had only a handful of stories and a few names her mother remembered from her childhood about her family's home in Asheboro, N Carolina. Her research would soon help her to make contact with long lost relatives and a pilgrimage "home" with her mother in 1982. Little did she know she would discover a large loving family and a Quaker ancestor--a Black Quaker ancestor.

Backintyme 2011 130 PP. Paper

$13.95 (in stock)

Milton, Poet Pamphleteer And Patriot 1608-1674

BY ANNA BEER
The blind poet Milton was a contemporary of the early Quakers, and a great Friend of Thomas Ellwood who would read to him in Latin most afternoons. It was while escaping the plaque in London in a house arranged by Ellwood that he began Paradise lost. A fascinating tale of a great man, and a glimpse into England at time of the beginnings of Quakerism.

Bloomsbury UK 2008 458 PP. Cloth

$6.00 (in stock)

Mind Of Christ

Bill Taber On Meeting For Business- Php 406

BY BILL TABER EDITED BY MICHAEL BIRKEL
Meeting for business is one of Quakerisms greatest treasures - but it can also be absolutely dire when it doesn't go well. Michael Birkel has here edited the notes that Bill Taber had made on how it can work at its best. Bill Taber was a most centered and experienced Friend and this is his most valuable advice on Business meetings passed on to future generations of clerks and those who gather for Meeting for business.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2010 34 PP. Paper

$6.50 (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)

Mind With Wings

The Story Of Henry David Thoreau

BY GERALD HAUSMAN AND LORETTA HAUSMAN
It's July 4, 1845. A soft-spoken young man named Henry David Thoreau has carefully constructed a small, simple cabin in the woods overlooking Walden Pond. For the next two years, his closest companions will be the chickadees, the woodchucks, and the quiet pines of the Walden Woods. Henry is twenty-eight years old, and his life has not been easy. His brother John-his closest friend and companion-has died. The only woman he ever loved has rejected him. On this day he has come to Walden in search of truth - not the truth taught in schools or in church, but the truth he can feel dwelling deep within him.

Shambala 2006 160 PP. Cloth

$15.95 (in stock)

The Mindful Quaker

A Brief Introduction To Buddhist Wisdom For Friends

BY VALERIE BROWN
In recent decades, many Quakers have been drawn to the study of Buddhist teachings and to the practices of meditation and mindfulness as taught in Buddhism. Valerie Brown, who is both a Quaker and a Buddhist, explores the gifts that Buddhism has to offer Friends in our search for unity with the Divine Ground, for clarity in our worship, and for equanimity in our lives. Writing as a dedicated seeker in both traditions, she identifies the points of commonality as well as the valuable insights and techniques that Friends can derive from a discipline that has developed through more than 2,500 years of practice.

Pendle Hill Pamphlet 2006 36 PP. Paper

$6.50 (in stock)

Minding The Future

Swarthmore Lecture 2008

BY CHRISTINE A M DAVIS
What am I, and what are you, handing on to the future? How have our lives reshaped the insights and experience which we have inherited from the past, and what of this are we passing on to the future? Stewardship is about the way we treat our past and learn from it, the way we use these lessons in our own generation and the legacy we pass on to those who come after us. It is not just about material things, like our money and property; it is also about insights and understandings. Christine Davis inspiration and insights about stewardship from all parts of life, and challenges us to mind the future adventurously.

Britain Yearly Meeting 2008 98 PP. Paper

$9.00 (in stock)

Minding The Light

Essays In Friendly Pedagogy

EDITED BY ANNE DALKE AND BARBARA DIXSON
This book presents a series of thoughtful and revealing reflections-excerpts from the inner and outer lives of college teachers-from which emerges a common concern for the interactive and spiritual dimensions of the educational process, and a rich sense of the light which can and should illuminate it. Informed either by personal commitment to Quakerism, or by individual work within Quaker institutions, the contributors offer perspectives that are important for teachers, parents, and readers generally interested in the classroom experience as a process of growth and exploration. Minding the Light provides an inspiring outline of "friendly pedagogy."

Peter Lang 2004 209 PP. Paper

$29.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Miner's Canary

Enlisting Race, Resisting Power, Transforming Democracy

BY LANI GUINIER AND GERALD TORRES
"'To my friends, I look like a black boy. To white people I don't know, I look like a wanna-be punk. To the cops I look like a criminal,' explains Lani Guinier's 14-year-old biracial son. Mixing myriad personal examples with hard data and analysis of biased news reports, Guinier and Torres cogently and forcefully argue that `color-blind' solutions are not `attaining racial justice and ensuring a healthy democratic process.' Arguing for a multifaceted conception of 'biological race, politcal race, historical race, cultural race,' their purpose here is to find terms for discussing `the lived experience of race in America' and for moving toward a society that values...difference."-PW

Harvard Univ. 2003 392 PP. Paper

$16.95 (in stock)

The Miracle Of Mindfulness

BY THICH NHT HANH
His best known and classic work. Here world renowned Zen master and spiritual leader Thich Nhat Hanh shows how to find joy in each moment and attain greater self understanding and peace through the practice of "mindfulness".

Beacon Press 1990 140 PP. Paper

$14.00 (in stock)

Miracles

Wonders Jesus Worked

BY MARY HOFFMAN, ILLUS. BY JACKIE MORRIS
From the successful author/illustrator team of Parables: Stories Jesus Told comes a compelling new companion. Miracles: Wonders Jesus Worked, like its predecessor, is especially written to introduce young readers to stories of the Bible in language they can understand and relate to. Soft, lush watercolors by Jackie Morris beautifully illustrate these simple retellings of nine miracles that Jesus performed during his lifetime. each story is related in accessible language and includes a brief introduction for each miracle, encouraging children to see how their lives and needs are not so different from those of people living 2,000 years ago. Ages 4-9.

Penguin 2001 32 PP. Cloth

$4.00 (in stock)

Mirrors Stories Of Almost Everyone

EDUARDO GALLEANO
He uses the past to comment on the present: juxtaposing the origin of the Hindu caste system and the untouchable class, whose members were responsible for cleaning up the wreckage of the 2004 tsunami, revealing how the casualties of the invasion of Iraq were not only human but memory itself, embodied by the destruction of priceless artifacts from the birthplace of writing. These vignettes embrace the exalted and the humble, and consistently privilege the narratives of the dispossessed--indigenous people, women and accounts from the global south.

FSG 2009 400 PP. Cloth

$6.00 (in stock)

The Misfits

BY JAMES HOWE
"What do a 12-year-old student who moonlights as a tie salesman, a tall, outspoken girl, a gay middle schooler and a kid branded as a hooligan have in common? Best friends for years, they've all been the target of cruel name-calling and now that they're in seventh grade, they're not about to take it any more. In this hilarious and poignant novel, Howe focuses on the quietest of the bunch, overweight Bobby Goodspeed (the tie salesman), showing how he evolves from nerd to hero when he starts speaking his mind."-Publishers Weekly

Simon & Schuster 2003 288 PP. Paper

$5.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Miss Crandall's School

For Young Ladies And Little Misses Of Color

BY ELIZABETH ALEXANDER, MARILYN NELSON, ILLUSTRATED BY FLOYD COOPER
Her young students knew that Miss Crandall had committed no crime. They knew that the real criminals were the rich white residents of Canterbury, Connecticut, who had poisoned the school's water and set fire to the schoolhouse. Poets Elizabeth Alexander and Marilyn Nelson have re-created the remarkable story of Prudence Crandall's school, using the sonnet form with innovative style. In this collection, the authors depict the bold young women who dared to attend Miss Crandall's classes. Floyd Cooper's powerful, realistic illustrations enhance the poems, revealing the strength and vulnerability of Miss Crandall and her students.

Wordsong 2007 40 PP. Cloth

$17.95 (in stock)

Miss Tizzy (aladdin Picture Books)

GRAY, LIBBA MOORE/ R
Peculiar but delightful, Miss Tizzy is beloved by all the children in her multicultural neighborhood. When the elderly woman falls ill, her young admirers know just how to return her kindness.

Aladdin Picture Book 1998 32 PP. Paper

$7.99 (out of stock but can be backordered)

The Mission

Waging War And Keeping Peace With Americas Military

BY DANA PRIEST
With interviews, access and insight at all levels of the American military Dana Priest looks at the new role of the US military. Fighting a "war" on "terrorism", and peace keeping in the most difficult situations. Mostly unprepared, unequipped and unable to talk with or understand the locals and with unclear aims. A useful book to understand the present day US armed forces.

Norton 2003 425 PP. Paper

$2.00 (in stock)

Missions By The Spirit

Learning From Quaker Examples

BY RON STANSELL
Consciously and unconsciously, twentieth-century Evangelical Friends were influenced by traditions and beliefs about the Holy Spirit, interpersonal relationships of peace and harmony, convictions that the human condition involves both physical and spiritual needs, and the belief that a passionately holy life full of integrity was required of them as missionaries. The bold witness of early Friends includes biblical teaching about the equality of all human beings, the work of God in the hearts of people everywhere, loyalty to Scripture, the centrality of Christ, the possibility of culture being transformed, and the personal guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Barclay Press 2010 321 PP. Paper

$24.00 (in stock)