Many times we come to a point in our lives where we say, "God, what do I do here?" James promises if we're genuine seeking God for such an answer, we should receive. For those who ask in sincere, genuine faith, and not half-hearted doubting...

Beginning a study into the "New Testament Wisdom Literature," James, we find James confronting believers who have trials to do the unthinkable: consider them reasons for joy! Why? Because they purify our faith.

In this 5th and final session of looking at Friends History and Polity, we discuss the Christian witness to peace, integrity, opposition to capital punishment and abortion, as well as other Christian witness.

In this 5th and final session of looking at Friends History and Polity, we discuss the Christian witness to peace, integrity, opposition to capital punishment and abortion, as well as other Christian witness.

Evangelical Friends are a Christian denomination that remain distinctly Quaker. Friends have come to understand baptism and communion differently then most protestant churches, having forsaken all rituals and rites, giving sole precedence to the spiritual reality of Christ. Learn more here. Download PDF for Appendix to this study.

Evangelical Friends are a Christian denomination that remain distinctly Quaker. Friends have come to understand baptism and communion differently then most protestant churches, having forsaken all rituals and rites, giving sole precedence to the spiritual reality of Christ. Learn more here. Download PDF for Appendix to this study.

In the pioneering days of the Old West, one Quaker from Honey Creek Monthly Meeting in Iowa Yearly Meeting heads out west, envisioning a Friends Yearly Meeting in Oregon. Fifteen years after he arrived, already 7 churches were established and the Oregon Yearly Meeting began. In 1900, another settlement in the remote hills of Idaho began it's own meeting of Friends.

From Pendle Hill, to the Americas, Quakers took off. However, after the movement settled, an institution took over. It went from a lived-out theology, to humanitarian aid. When the Great Awakening came, it took some Quakers back to its roots, and others to imagined roots.

In the middle of the English Civil war in the 1640s, one lonely, young traveler learns from the Bible that He has a present teacher, counselor, and comforter, and most of all Savior, who resides in Him. When he knew it, his heart leapt for joy!

We come to the end of Ruth to find that it has not been about solely about two widows and a righteous redeemer, but so much more. We find that it's been always pointing to the greater Redeemer, the Son of David: Jesus Christ!