J. Brent Bill

Hi!  Thanks for stopping by my website.  I'm a writer, photographer, retreat leader, and Quaker minister.  I've 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.  I am also the author of the popular blog  HolyOrdinary.

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

I live on Ploughshares Farm, which is fifty acres of Indiana farmland that is being reclaimed for native hardwood forests and warm season prairie grasses. 

Upcoming Appearances

• February 5 -- Irvington Friends, Indianapolis, IN, Meeting for Worship
• Willow Brook Christian Communities, Delaware, OH.  350 Years in 60 Minutes: A Quick Quaker Commentary
  
• February 18 -- Mt. Gilead Friends Retreat Center, Bloomington, IN.  Awaken Your Senses Retreat.
• March 2 -- The Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN, IDADA "First Fridays" Book-signing.
  
• March 10 -- Berkeley Friends Church, Berkeley, CA, Quaker Heritage Days -"Revitalization of Friends"
• March 11 -- Berkeley Friends Church, Berkeley, CA, Meeting for Worship
• March 14 -- Spiritual Directors of Central Indiana, Benedictine Inn, Indianapolis, IN.  Sacred Compass presentation
• March 17 & 18 -- Rivendell House, Alexandria, VA. Sacred Compass Retreat
• March 30 & 31 -- Quaker Hill Conference Center, Richmond, IN.  Awaken Your Senses Retreat.
• April 19 - 22 -- Festival of Faith and Writing, Grand Rapids, MI. "Writing Circle" leader.
• Mary 30 -- Religious Booksellers Trade Exhibit, St. Charles, IL.  Booksigning.
• July 26-29 -- Lake Erie Yearly Meeting, Bluffton, OH, Plenary speaker for Yearly Meeting sessions -- "Finding Our Way"
• August 10-12 -- Earlham School of Religion, Richmond, IN, "Leadership Conference"
• October 5-7 -- Pendle Hill, Wallingford, PA.  Awaken Your Senses Retreat
• October 26-27 -- Christ Memorial Church, Holland, MI, Awaken Your Senses Retreat
  

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