Today I’ll introduce you to one of my great loves. Only recently did I recognize the truth of this deep affection.
Joy • Quakers • Spirituality • Uncategorized
March 17, 2020
We were standing in a sparsely populated underground area. These days it is used primarily as a thruway for foot traffic, though it had the look of an old Roman portico . . .
Quakers • Spirituality • Travel • Uncategorized
February 15, 2020
We pulled off the highway and stopped. The driver turned off the engine. From our vantage point, we could look across the valley and see the outline of a city against the blue sky.
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January 25, 2020
“So now what, you want to kill me?” The question shouted by the Palestinian man startled me. I was caught completely off guard. Especially since he was asking it of me!
Christmas • Quakers • Spirituality
December 24, 2019
After years of living together, I have concluded that my brain has a mind of its own. It likes to meander down unknown pathways, often mesmerized in its own little world.
Christmas • Quakers • Spirituality
December 7, 2019
Our home acquires a festive look this time of the year, not that it is sad or dreary during the other months. Holiday decorations adorn the living room, giving visual evidence that ‘tis the Christmas season.
November 16, 2019
There were literally thousands of them. Some towered several feet in the air. Others could have been carried by the hands of small children.
October 12, 2019
In the small church where I worshiped last Sunday, I listened to the prayer requests being named by the pastor or shared from the congregation.
Quakers • Spirituality • Uncategorized
September 14, 2019
A thunderstorm interrupted the quiet September night. Gathering at the small farm in Jennings County over Labor Day weekend has been a tradition for my wife’s family for forty years.
August 12, 2019
A few days ago I returned from the garden with 263 ears of corn in tow. That was for one day of what has been about a two-week, 800 ears and counting, corn apocalypse!
Further Reading
“Jay is clear-eyed yet enchanting, reconnecting us with the divine in the muck and glory of everyday life. I sighed with delight, laughed out loud, and took notes to use in the years to come.”
–Samir Selmanovic, Founder of TURN Community
“Jay Marshall calls us to the values of truthfulness in the“here and now” and in the everyday.”
–Dr. Jeffrey Carter, President, Bethany Theological Seminary