In the Studio – The Gift of Silence, Quakers, and J. Brent Bill

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Join us as on Clearstory as we explore how the gift of silence affects us, scares us, inspires us. Author J. Brent BIll joins us in the Studio to discuss how Quaker Silence or Holy Silence can be incorporated into anyone’s life on a daily basis.

 Brent Bill is a writer, photographer, retreat leader, and Quaker minister.  He’s written and co-written many books including:

• Sacred Compass: The Way of Spiritual Discernment
• Holy Silence: The Gift of Quaker Spirituality
• Mind the Light: Learning to See with Spiritual Eyes
• Holy Places: Matching Sacred Space with Mission and Message
• Imagination and Spirit: A Contemporary Quaker Reader

… in addition to more than 100 short stories and non-fiction articles.  He is also the author of the popular blog HolyOrdinary.

Brent graduated from Wilmington College and the Earlham School of Religion.  He’s  worked as a local church pastor, denominational executive, seminary faculty member, and go-cart track operator.

He lives with his wife Nancy on Ploughshares Farm, which is fifty acres of Indiana farmland that is being reclaimed for native hardwood forests and warm season prairie grasses.

Oh yes, he also drives an antique MG very, very fast around the track.