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West Hills Friends — 416 episodes
"God never gives up on community," by Julie Peyton
"Making Space for Peace," by Holly Dhynes
Quaker SPICES and the Testimony of Simplicity by Nathan Meckley
"One Minister's Observations About Interim Ministry and Life." by Nathan Meckley
Who is your neighbor? By Nathan Meckley
“Independence and Main Character Syndrome," by Gillian George
"Bearers of Good News," by Nathan Meckley
"Time given into our hands is a gift," by Nathan Meckley
"The bathwater, and the baby Jesus," by Laura Simmons
"To step into a river" by Nathan Meckley
"Pentecost and the direct experience of the Divine" by Nathan Meckley
"Why are you standing there looking up?" by Nathan Meckley
"It Takes A Village," by Keri Kimberly
"That kind of radical," by Bethany Lee
"How then shall we live?" by Nathan Meckley
"Tools of kindness," by Mica Coffin
"The power to transform anything," by Nathan Meckley
"A different hope," by Nathan Meckley
"Inescapable Interconnections," by Nathan Meckley
"The Dual Calling of Mr. Dooley," by Nathan Meckley
"Nathan's Random Thoughts on Showing Up in Spiritual Practice; Hope in Spiritual Practice, Revisited" by Nathan Meckley
“For Such a Time as This” by Nathan Meckley
"They spoke as prophets," by David Peyton
“Made for the Time I’m In” by Leslea Logan
"The Antidote to Despair: Faithfulness in the Wilderness" by Susanna Ballard
"You are the ones who are most ready," by Nathan Meckley
"The Passion is playing out in real time" by Nathan Meckley
"There is no fear in love" by Nathan Meckley
"They left by another way," by Nathan Meckley
"Magnificat" by K. D. Novak Burnett
Lectio Divina for John 1 with Nathan Meckley
"Confronting our own worst impulses," by Laura Simmons
"Joy Visits, " by Nathan Meckley
"The best way we can love God," by Kay Ellison
"Love Was the Point All Along" by Stephen Deatherage
"A Wild Goose Kind of Hope" by Nathan Meckley
"Living Into Integrity" by Gillian George
"Friends of God, Friends of Christ, Friends of Truth," by Nathan Meckley
"For the Sake of the Joy," by Nathan Meckley
"Relax, I’ve Got You" a First Word by Doreen Crail
"The Colors That Were Always There" by Nathan Meckley
"Some crosses may have rough edges," by Nathan Meckley
"The story of 'your people'" by Nathan Meckley
"God wants to hear from you," by Zac White
"Repairers of the Breach" by Nathan Meckley
"Lessons from Quilting," by Rosalie Movius
"That is the key," by Laurie Schaad
“That of God in Everyone” by Nathan Meckley
“Being Fully Present to the Season We Are In” by Nathan Meckley
"A Strengthening Hand," by Nathan Meckley
"Silence: Space of Great Freedom" by Johan Maurer
"What Is a Church?" by Johan Maurer
"On Staying Salty," by Johan Maurer
"None of us dare speak a word," by Johan Maurer
"Vertical pole of the cross," by Mica Coffin
"What Are We to Do With George Fox?" by Johan Maurer
"The people called, in scorn, Quakers" by Johan Maurer
"Seeing the New Thing God Is Doing," by Faith Marsalli
"Losing the script," by Gíl George
"Openings through which we see God," by Mica Coffin
"Let's focus on the apples," by Stephen Deatherage
"Loving Others Helps Me Too," by Kay Ellison
Mark's Last Sunday at West Hills Friends
"Being fully human together," by Mark Pratt-Russum
Easter Radio Drama - “The Case of the Missing Miracle Man" by April Vanderwal and Mark Pratt-Russum
"You Are Deeply Loved" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"The Fruits of Our Attention," by Mark Pratt-Russum
"These Are the Ember Days," by Bethany Lee
"New Expressions of Community" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"The Next Chapter" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Rituals for times of turmoil" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Reclaiming what was lost," by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Painting our peaceable kin-dom," by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Gems in the crown," by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Surviving the Mesocosm," by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Spiritual reverence for the forces that surround," by Mark Pratt-Russum
"The importance of our believing," by Kaleen Deatherage
"Being fully present in the in-between times," by Gil George
"Seeing the Nativity Story As We Are," by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Tending to childlike wonder," by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Attending to our Sprouts of Change," by Mark Pratt-Russum
"That Other World Within," by Stephen Deatherage
"When our hearts are ablaze," by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Aroma and Connecting the Spirit of Love," by Mark Pratt-Russum
"God is already present in the future I am fearing" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Ready for compassionate action," by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Inner guidance during tumultuous times," by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Temple Obsession," by Mark Pratt-Russum
"A More Liberated Future," by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Shedding for Transformation," by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Grounded in Play," by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Renewing of our mind," by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Hope and Community in Troubling Times," by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Reclaiming our Imaginations," by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Mustard seeds and migrating forests," by Mark Pratt-Russsum
"Spirit at the Boundaries of your Life" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"God is everywhere" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Communion with God" by Gil George
"Align Ourselves With the Light," by Mark Pratt-Russum
"You Are Beautiful," by Jill Townley
"Disrupting the Narrative" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Eclipses and Epiphanies" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Resurrection Tones" by Leanne Benner
"Metaphors" by Mica Coffin
"The Tapestry the Holds Us Together," By Mark Pratt-Russum
"Cracks Let the Light In," by Stephen Deatherage
"Hidden Leaven" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Holding the Unknowns of Another's Story" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Power and Principalities" by Mark Pratt-Russum
Exploration of God by Kevin Melvin
"Receiving Grace" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Soil Under Your Feet" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"The Imaginal Cells Within Us," by Mark Pratt-Russum
"The Holiness of an Empty Walmart Parking Lot" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Pet Delights" by Mica Coffin
"Thou Mayest Triumph Over Obstacles" by Stephen Deatherage
"The Other Way: Are We Being Guided Still?" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"When the High Water Comes" by KD Burnett (Molly 9)
Stepping Into My Whole Being by Greg Morgan
What My Jealousy Looks Like By Mark Pratt-Russum
Going Through Your Closets by Mark Pratt-Russum
"The Moon Man "by KD Burnett (Wink 3)
Weaving a Web of Light by Gil George on World Quaker Day
Intelligence, Imagination and Spiritual Listening by Mark Pratt-Russum
Liminality: The Space In-Between
What if you don't Feel Grateful? by Mark Pratt-Russum
Reflections on Released Ministry at West Hills Friends by Klarissa Oh
"Wild Places are at the Heart of our Sacred Moments" by Mark Pratt-Russum
A Message by Caryl Menkhus Creswell
"The Allure of the Crowd: How Group Identity Creates Belonging" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Surrender, Being Held, Letting Go" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"You Are Worthy Of Love" by Mark Pratt-Russum
“I’m probably wrong about all of this. Apologies in advance.” by Chris L.
Quaker Depths: On Queries by Mica C.
"On the Quaker Testimonies" by Lloyd Lee Wilson
"Waiting Worship" by Lloyd Lee Wilson
"Expanded Family & Alloparenting" by klarissa oh
Quaker Depths: What Does it Mean to Practice Living into Quaker Simplicity? by Pat & Carol
"Million Dollar Church Bells & Trader Joe's Dumpsters" By Mark Pratt-Russum
"Swimming Upstream" by Margie S.
"Comfort" by Mica C.
"God's Authority for Me" by Greg M.
"Embracing Your Belovedness" by AnneMarie Jacob
"God Is Change" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Why We Gather" by Graham Reside
"Sanctified Imagination" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"What Now & Now What?" by dr. doreen dodgen-magee
"Accessing Counterintuitive Wisdom by Falling Down" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Finding Ourselves in the Christmas Story" by Klarissa Oh
"The Gifts of Christmas" by Graham Reside
"I Can't Breathe" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Floating in Feeling" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Shells that Shift, Faith that Grows: Lessons from a Hermit (Crab)" by Klarissa Oh
"Wonderfully Made," by Gil George
"Bus Zen" by Allyn Dhynes
"John 3 Reimagined - Born From Above" by Holly Dhynes
“Who Has Our Ears? The gods of Sacrifice or the God of Mercy?”
"How Apocalypse Reveals the Roots of our Relationships" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"A Vision of Racism and the Cross" by Mackenzie Morgan
"Radically Welcoming Your Light and Mine" by Klarissa
"Quph, Nun, Aleph" by Holly Dhynes
"It's Okay to Be Caterpillar Soup" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"The Holy Week Crowds: From Hosanna! to Crucify!" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"The Rabbit Listened" a first word by Mica Coffin
Being Fed during a Pandemic by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Guest House" by Mica Coffin
"Blessing for Martha" written by Peg E., read by April V.
"The Attention Economy and Rebirth" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Luminous Beings Are We" By Stephen Deatherage
"Unlikely Teacher" by Mica C.
"Being A Male Nurturer" by Gil
"Poor People's Campaign" by Mike E.
"Living Laboratory" by Martha Wood
"Look, There's Dah-Light," By Mark Pratt-Russum
"God Upends" by Martha Wood
"To Keep This Treasure...or Not?" by Anne A.
"Yielding to the Holy" by Martha Wood
"Realizing Our Oneness" by Holly Dhynes
"Afraid of Losing It All" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Holiness Hidden in the Everyday" by Martha Wood
"Life Leans Towards Us," by Holly Dhynes
"The Word Moved Into the Neighborhood," By Martha Wood
"Mary Birthed A Movement, Friends Let's Move!" By Mark Pratt-Russum
"The Weeds Also Came To Light," by Holly Dhynes
"For What Are You Waiting?" by Martha Wood
"Unjust Judges and Making A Way for Love" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Advent is the first step to adventure" by Doreen C.
"Death is Lived," By Caryl M.
"Vulnerability Is A Bridge To Compassion" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Love Requires Us Together," By Martha Wood
"Mutually Encouraged" by Greg M.
"Don't Block Your Blessing" by Kayleen Deatherage
"Light Is Not Like Pie" by Martha W.
"You Are Not Your Productivity -- You are Fruit!" by Martha Wood
"The Unique Grace of Your Soul" by Holly D.
"Holy Distraction" By Gil
"You Don't Get To Know The Plan" by Martha Wood
"How Do You Be? Moments with Mary and Martha" by Martha Wood
“Learning from Tax Breaks and Tithes ” by Kateri Boucher
"The One With The Croissants" By Laura
"God is in the Gathering Business" By Mark Pratt-Russum
"Being Changed Along The Way" By Martha Wood
"Beyond Words - Resurrection Contexts" By Martha Wood
"The Fatted Calf And The Hungry" By Martha Wood
New Podcast Preview: What Books are You Reading? With WHF Youth
"The Forgotten Third Love" by Gil G.
"From Saturation to Deprivation: Dripping Wet with Affirmation" by Mark Pratt-Russum
Quaker Poets Read: "Written on the side of the road, nearly weeping" by Bethany Lee
Quaker Poets Read, "Risk the Light" and "Tide Pool Lessons from the Barnacle" by Nancy Richard
Quaker Poets Read, "Once a Blue Star" by Claire Germain Nail (read by Jim Nail)
"Following Sisyphus" by Ryan B.
Quaker Poets Read: "A Way Forward" by Bill Denham
“Houses of Worship: Condemning White Supremacy and Honoring That of God in Everyone” by Martha Wood
"The Brown Peg" by Tim P
"The Parables of the Arctic Tern, the Dandelions, and Mycelium" by Mark Pratt-Russum
Quaker Poets Read: "Skeptical Mystic" by Joann Boswell
"The Joy of Just-Right-ness" by Martha Wood
"The Good Receiver" by Greg M.
Quaker Poets Read: "Cat Not Included" by Vargus Pike
"Knowing Jesus in your Guts" by Martha Wood
Quaker Poets Read: "How a Fig Brings Me to Faith" by Peg Edera
"Gratitude for Anticipation" by Greg M.
"Desire & Delight and Crashing Through the Door" by Martha Wood
"Get Your Map Pointing North" by Stephen D.
"Freddy Mercury and the Importance of Community" by Martha Wood
"Feels Like Talking to a Wall Sometimes" by Eric W.
"Volcanoes, Butterflies, and Yellow Arrows" by Martha Wood
"Patience While Waiting for the(walk)Light" by Doreen C.
"Endings and Beginnings" by Kaleen D.
"Harry Potter and the Sacredness of Play" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Quaker Testimonies" by Dick E.
"Come With Few Words" by Julie P.
"Pleasant Disorientation" by Chris Leonardo
"It's All Praise, and It's All Good." by Stephen D.
"Holding the Baby" by Martha W.
"Words Matter" by Kevin
"A Good & Honorable Man" by Alyss B
"Resonance" by David P.
"Creativity and Connection" by Rosalie M.
"Raising Children as Spiritual Beings" by Amanda M.
"Wake Up and Put on Compassion" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"My Sheep Know my Voice" by Julie P.
"Practicing Resurrection Revisited" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Enough Fish" by Peg E.
“Reading Jesus from a different angle: Mary Magdalene’s hearing of the Beatitudes” by Carol B.
"Scary is Exciting?" a First Word by Greg K.
"Road Closed, Detour Ahead" by April V.
"The Loneliness of Personal Doubt" by Vargus P.
"Take a Load Off" by Ruba B.
"Judgement, Discernment, and Serving Love" a First Word by Daniel C.
"Bringing God Down From the Clouds" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"What is God saying to you?" a First Word by Kay E.
"Food Justice, Slavery, and the Environment." by Julius McGee
"Homecoming: the Hero's Journey as Spiritual Journey" by Amanda M.
"The Exodus Plagues ...Today?" by Stephen D.
"A Reflection on the Nature of Gifts" by Kevin
"You Can Do This Hard Thing" by Kristine K.
"Come to the Table" by Ruba B.
"Hunger & Compassion" by Heather P.
"The Other & Allegiances" by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Strangers on a Train" by Greg M.
"Identity" by David P.
"When Trials and Tribulations Crowd Into Your Life" by Kay E.
"The Quaker and the Scientist" by Julie P
"Reflections and Faith" by Kevin M.
"A Chickpea to Cook" by Stephen D.
"On John 14:6" Elijah Walker
"The Unexpected Places" by Erica H.
Mike Huber's Last Message at WHF "Trust Your Imagination"
"Making Decisions from Another Perspective" by David P.
"Listening Across the Chasm of Privilege" by Jen S.
"Thoughts on Privilege at the New Year" by Kay
"The Gift of Conflict?" by Mike Huber
"Pilgrim's Quest for the Narrow Path" by Mike Huber
"Big Mercy, Little Mercy, or Just Mercy?" by Aaron P.
"What is Worship" by Derek L.
"Re-Organized Religion: Becoming the Odd and Foolish People of God" by Mike Huber
"The Empathetic Marmots" by Mike Huber
"Privilege and the Book of Esther" by Eric Muhr
"The Search for Peace With my Name" by Paloma Norris-York
"Mercy at the Bistro" by April V.
"What about Your Work?" by Mike Huber
“My Latest Unlikely ‘Yes’” by Greg Morgan
"100% Pure You" by Mike Huber
"That's How the Light Gets In" by Ruba
On Belonging by Mike Huber
"Cinnamon Rolls and the Religious Economies of our Communities" by Eric Muhr
A Blessing/Send Off for Three of our Young Adults
"Failing Magnificently and the Hope of a Church that Dreams." by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Coming Out of the Darkness" by Laurie S.
"A Found Light Bulb, and an Unfolding Journey" by Elijah Walker
“Work as a Spiritual Exercise — Is this a Real Thing?” by David P
"Turning Away from the American Cult of Punishment" by Mike Huber
"On Becoming Flesh" by Elijah Walker
"The New Thing: Hope and Healing" by Pat M.
"Those Approved by God" by Julie P
Calvin Miller's "The Singer" a recitation by Adam H.
"Care Committees and the Work of Deep Listening & Speaking Authentically" by Sarah B
"Beams of Light" by Doreen Crail
"I Believe in Magic" by Sarah Klatt
"In the Manner of Geese" by Elijah Walker
Immigration and Sanctuary a Testimony from Francisco Aquirre
On Navigating Awkwardness a First Word by Mark Pratt-Russum
"Putting Great Love into Small Things" by Amanda McDermott
"That's How the Light Gets In" by Stephen Deatherage
On Seeing and Becoming our Truest Selves by Mike Huber
Art & Impermanence a First Word by Rosalie M.
"The Contents of the Meetinghouse Attic" by Elijah Walker
The Gift of Mystery and Godly Play in Cuba a First Word by Caryl Menkhus
"Here's Plank in Your Eye" by Claire Nail
Washing Feet and Pastoral Care by Greg Morgan
On Authority and Listening in Love by Mike Huber
Hunger Month: The Work of Neighborhood House by Rick Nitti
“The Ninety-Nine.” by Greg Morgan
The Inner Light of Creation by Peter Illyn from Restoring Eden
Evolution Sunday: Miracles are Everywhere a First Word by David Terrell
"On Hearing God's Voice" by Elijah Walker
"Hope in the Midst of Climate Change" by Elaine Stewart
"On Being a Guest" by Mike Huber
"Of Camels, Needles, and a Relentless Commitment to Truth." by Darleen Ortega
"Four Score and Seven" a First Word by Wilbur Wood
Trust in Love by Mike Huber
On Institutions and Community by Mike Huber
"What if vs What is?" by Mike Huber
"Finding the Baby" by KD Burnett (Molly 8)
"God is Alive Magic is Afoot!" A First Word by Claire Germain Nail
"Stir up the Wills of Thy Faithful People" by KD Burnett (Molly 7)
"Money and Our Meeting" a First Word by Mitch Bixby
"Wisdom of the Ancestors" a First Word by Alyss Broderick
"The Now and the Not Yet" by Elijah Walker
"Relationship, Promise, and Community: the Ways God is Showing Up" by Mike Huber
"Love: The Antidote to Fear" by Ruba
"Rachel's History with NWYM" a First Word by Rachel H.
"The Architecture of Common Ground" by Mike Huber
"What is your Metric for Success?" by Adam Sweeney
"A Hero's Welcome" by Darleen Ortega
Rosalie On Hope and Life After Death
"Feelings" a First Word by Ryan Blanchard
"What Makes a Lasting Friendship" a First Word by Kaleen Deatherage
"We Are A People Of Hope" by Peg Edera
A First Word by Julie
Choosing Your Tools by Mike Huber
"Possibility" a First Word by Jill Townley
"Called into Peculiarity" by Elijah Walker
"Trying to Acknowledge God's Wonder in Our Lives" by April Vanderwal
The Boogie Woogie of God By Mike Huber
"Principle Reflections" a First Word by Kevin
"Christ In The Closet" a poem
Mike on Elements, Compounds, and Our Stories
"Accept No Substitutes" by KD Burnett (Molly 6)
On Being Called a First Word by Thea
"Don't Be Bashful with God." a message by Claire Nail
“Steps Along the Path of Forgiveness” by Greg Morgan
Mike On Humility
Ruba's Message On Forgiveness
Wilbur's First Word On Greeting Visitors
Mike On Division And Violence
Derek's Message On Pilgrimage
The Compassionator by Mike Huber
Reflections on a Journey to Bolivia by the WHF Bolivia Team
Movement as Expression a First Word by Chris Durost
"Who Does The Waiting?" by Elijah Walker
"A Passage to Happiness" a First Word by Stephen Deatherage
Mike Huber on Controlling the Narrative
"Bunchy Britches & the Crawfish Feed" by KD Burnett (Molly 5)
"Unity Despite Diversity" by MC Quaker (aka Mica Coffin)
The Journey Through Grief and Saying What You Need by Mike Huber
"What Part of No Don't I Understand?" by Claire Germain Nail
"The Father Who Runs and Releasing Unhelpful Images of God" by Mark Pratt-Russum
Seekers, Anticipation, and Waiting by Mike Huber
Music as Connection a First Word with Derek Lamson
"Bon Cajun" by KD Burnett (Molly 3)
Supporting Burgerville Workers on May Day by Lizz Schallert
"What Is God Up To?" by Ruba Byrd
On Capacity by Mike Huber
Bringing "Godly Play" to the Word a First Word with Caryl Menkhus-Creswell
Being a Community with the Parable of the Lost Sheep by Mike Huber
A Cluttered Room and Jesus by Fiona V.
"Pray without Ceasing" by KD Burnett (Molly 2)
"Honoring the Truth of Relationships" by Darleen Ortega
Mike Huber on Hunger and Risk
"Everybody Has a Hungry Heart." by Ruba Byrd
On Shaping the Environment by Mike Huber
"Being Present" by Alyss Broderick
"The Work Of God Through Love" By Kristine Keiser
"When it’s time to glow, let yourself be radiant." by Mike Huber
Mike Huber on Service and Calling
Mike Huber on the Power of Servanthood
A Poem by Anthony Munson
Elijah Walker on God's Abundance
First Word: Wilbur Wood on Serving
Steve Messinetti speaks about Housing
A First Word on Housing for Peace Month by Jen Seamans
"My Good Samaritan Story" by Mica Coffin
"Understanding My God – A Progress Report” by Greg Morgan
"The Movement of God" by Greg Morgan
Mike Huber On Touch
"Yes! And..." by Mike Huber
Mike Huber on Fear/Security
Reverend Tara Wilkins
"God's Voice" by KD Burnett (Molly 1)
"Learning from our Enemies" by Mike Huber
Mary Poppins And the Kingdom of God"
"The Dark Side of Quakerism" Part II with Carole Spencer
Mike Huber on Power & Authority
Mike Huber on the Work of Self-Care
Carole Spencer "The Dark Side Of Quakerism"
"Ready to Grapple with the Word" by Amanda McDermott
"Surrender" by Mica
Mike Huber on Hope & Change
Mark P -R on Being Beloved
A.J Mendoza on the Peace Testimony
[Kindling Conversation] with Beth Woolsey, "The Church Isn't Dying, it is Being Reborn."
Greg Morgan "Seeking Light in the Darkness:
"Sonny Boy" by KD Burnett (Wink 6)
A.J. on Mercy