kick back and relax. This is one message I take away from the Gospels and the rest of the New Testament. I am, maybe surprisingly, partial to the Book of Revelation for this message. I know how that sounds but bear with me for a moment. The Book of Revelation has been interpreted as a future-oriented book, a book about the end of the world. But that completely disconnects an ancient text written 2,000 years ago by a small minority faith community who were oppressed by empire from the people who wrote it and read it as their own.

And strangely, when Christians make that text about themselves - typically read by and aimed at comfortable white privileged Westerners - it is made out to be a text thatPublic Policy Institute 2020 › Online | November 14-17, 2020 Be a part of Quaker advocacy that calls us to come together in Fierce Love as we work towards peace and justice. Join FCNL November 14-17, 2020 for Annual Meeting and the Quaker Public Policy Institute online!

C. Wess Daniels, Ph.D. is the William R. Rogers Director of Friends Center and Quaker Studies at Guilford College. Prior to his work at Guilford, he served at Camas Friends Church in Washington State for 6 years. His book "A Convergent Model of Renewal: Remixing the Quaker Tradition in a Participatory Culture," is available via Wipf & Stock and Amazon. You can follow his blog at www.gatheringinlight.com