Philip Gulley-8.23.07-I was talking with a friend last Sunday afternoon about decision-making. I noticed he seemed to make very difficult decisions with apparent ease and I wanted to know his secret. I’m not a very good decider. I tend to vacillate, decide to do one thing, then the next day change my mind and do something else. It drives Joan nuts. Joan is a fantastic decider. She makes up her mind to do something, then does it. Never looks back. Just decides and goes. It's amazing! Every morning, I'm sitting at the kitchen table trying to decide whether to eat Grape Nuts or Cocoa Krispies and she’s already eaten, has a load of laundry in the washer, and is dressed for the day.

Philip Gulley-July 19, 2007-I've been talking with a wide variety of Quakers these past few months, discussing with them what it means to be a Quaker. It's been an interesting experience. When I tell evangelical Quakers what progressive Quakers believe, they often say, "Tha'’s not Quakerly!" When I tell progressive Quakers what evangelical Quakers believe, they say the same thing. It seems the only things Quakers agree upon is that other Quakers aren't real Quakers.