Life Lessons from a Bad Quaker: A Humble Stumble Toward Simplicity and Grace

Name: Life Lessons from a Bad Quaker: A Humble Stumble Toward Simplicity and Grace
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Author: John Brent Bill
ISBN: 9781630881313

By: John Brent Bill

Abingdon Press / 2016 / Paperback

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In Life Lessons from a Bad Quaker, a self-professed non-expert on faith invites you on a joyful exploration of the faith journey – perfection not required. With whimsy, humor, and wisdom, Bill shows readers how to put faith into practice to achieve a more meaningful and satisfying life…one step – or stumble – at a time.

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Title: Life Lessons from a Bad Quaker: A Humble Stumble Toward Simplicity and Grace
By: John Brent Bill
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 208
Vendor: Abingdon Press

Publication Date: 2016
Weight: 8 ounces
ISBN: 1630881317
ISBN-13: 9781630881313
Stock No: WW881313

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On quick observation, the Quaker lifestyle boasts peace, solitude, and simplicity—qualities that are attractive to any believer of any denomination or religion. Yet living a life of faith is not as simple as it may look. In fact, it’s often characterized more by the stumbles than the grace. "When someone asks me what kind of Christian I am," says Quaker author J. Brent Bill, "I say I’m a bad one. I’ve got the belief part down pretty well, I think. It’s in the practice of my belief in everyday life where I often miss the mark." In Life Lessons from a Bad Quaker, a self-professed non-expert on faith invites readers on a joyful exploration of the faith journey—perfection not required. With whimsy, humor, and wisdom, Bill shows readers how to put faith into practice to achieve a life that is soulfully still yet active, simple yet satisfying, peaceful yet strong. For anyone who is bad at being good, this is an invitation to a pilgrimage toward a more meaningful and satisfying life . . . one step—or stumble—at a time.

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J. Brent Bill is a Quaker minister, photographer, retreat leader, and author. He holds an MA in Quaker Studies from Earlham School of Religion (a Quaker seminary) and has been a recorded (ordained to non-Quakers) Friends minister for thirty years. He has also served as pastor in Friends meetings (churches) large and small, rural and urban. After more than eleven years as executive vice president of the Indianapolis Center for Congregations, Bill now travels and speaks across the country serving as the coordinator of a project to seed new Quaker congregations across the United States and Canada. Bill resides in Mooresville, Indiana.