Before there were texts, there was terrain.
Before words were written, there was wind, weather, rhythm, and season.

This Wild Practice offers a simple, outdoor way of engaging February’s theme — Rewilding the Bible — by stepping outside the world of explanations and into a space of attention, presence, and listening.

In this online event, Marisa Johnson, Executive Secretary of Quakers in Britain, invites us into a different way of framing scripture: not as a rulebook dropped from heaven, but as a living witness to people’s encounters with the divine.

Many people aren’t confused about the Bible — they’re just tired of it.

Tired of being told it’s inerrant.
Tired of watching it used to control, exclude, or shame.
Tired of feeling that honest questions mean faith is slipping away.

This Campfire is a space for people who still care about faith, but struggle with how the Bible has been handed to them — and are looking for more honest, life-giving ways of engaging it.

What if the Bible isn’t the problem, but our accumulated, exhausting expectations of it are?

Rather than treating the Bible as a single, flawless rulebook, this session explores what it means to approach it as a library of texts: shaped by history, culture, poetry, argument, faith, and disagreement — which is exactly why it’s so inspired and useful.

What if the Bible isn’t the problem, but our accumulated, exhausting expectations of it are?

Rather than treating the Bible as a single, flawless rulebook, this session explores what it means to approach it as a library of texts: shaped by history, culture, poetry, argument, faith, and disagreement — which is exactly why it’s so inspired and useful.