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The cost of the ‘Blessed Community’

'If we have come to Quakers for a quiet life, then the only sort of community we will find is a pretend one.' I've written a piece about the joys and challenges of being a faith community on the Woodbrooke blog. I think it's rather good! You can read it here. [Featured image by jean … Continue reading The cost of the ‘Blessed Community’ →

Mark Russ Intentional Communtity 2 Comments September 17, 2020 1 Minute

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One mum in a world of mums trying to figure this all out; raising children whilst living in climate breakdown.

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I write about anything I want to write about.

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