I am a South Jersey Friend and dad with a love out of outreach and a passion for looking afresh at Friends' testimonies, language and practices. I am the publisher of Quaker Quaker, a community site for Friends, and write about online publicity, organizing and design on my business site at MartinKelley.com.
Right words at the right time
"Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves. But beware! For you will be handed over to the courts and will be flogged with whips in the synagogues... When you are arrested, don't worry about how to respond or what to say. God will give you the right words at the right time. For it is not you who will be speaking--it will be the Spirit of your Father speaking through you."
Matthew 10:16
I always love the parts where Jesus sounds like a good 17th century Quaker. I've long noticed we tend to over-plan our witnesses these days. Jesus had simple advice: just go out as sheep and preach. Trust that our Father will give us the guidance we need when we need it.
Matthew 10:16
I always love the parts where Jesus sounds like a good 17th century Quaker. I've long noticed we tend to over-plan our witnesses these days. Jesus had simple advice: just go out as sheep and preach. Trust that our Father will give us the guidance we need when we need it.
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