What Canst Thou Say? (WCTS) is a worship-sharing group in print for Quakers with an interest in mystical experience and contemplative practice. WCTS is produced cooperatively by a group of Friends who, themselves, have felt the movement of the Spirit and who wish to deepen their understanding by interacting with others. Over the years of publication more than twenty Friends have been a part of the editorial and production team and hundreds of Friends in the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain have shared their stories.Click here for WCTS? sample issue If reading this sample issue feeds a hunger in you for sharing on matters of the Spirit, we invite you to become a subscriber, a writer, and even a member of our production team. What Canst Thou Say? (WCTS) sometimes posts additional material to supplement that which appears in the printed journal. Click here for Extras. Discovering God as Companion: Real Life Stories from What Canst Thou Say? edited by Mariellen Gilpin, published 23 February 2007 by AuthorHouse, Bloomington IN, 172 pages, paperback. Click here for information on this new book.
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February 2012
Shame
Guest Editor: Lois Pomeroy with Mariellen Gilpin
Deadline: November 15, 2011
The expense of spirit in a waste of shame...(Shakespeare, Sonnet 129). Some of us ate shame for breakfast when we were very little, and have spent a lifetime learning to invest our spirit in healthier ways. Can you remember a time before you were shamed? How has baby-shame manifested in adulthood? How did you realize shame crippled you? What made you decide to change? What spiritual practices have helped you let go of ancient shame? Has Spirit helped you move beyond it? Share your story of healing from inappropriate shame.
May 2012
Disability
Guest Editor: Faith Paulsen with Mike Resman
Deadline: February 15, 2012
Has your spiritual journey been affected by having a disability or loving someone who has a disability? Have your struggles and pain altered your relationship with God? Have you sought healing? In your experience, have you seen a difference between healing and curing? What has been necessary for healing? How do you see Divine love being expressed through your experiences? Do you resent what you've lost and/or are you grateful for what you've gained? What would you like to share that might help others?
August 2012
Unity
Editor: Judy Lumb
Deadline: May 15, 2012
The glory which thou gavest me I have given to them, that they may be one, as we are one; I in them and thou in me, may they be perfectly one. John 17:22-23
Whether it is a sense of unity during Friends business process, unity with all of life, a sense of the emails during a committee's deliberations, or the experience of God's presence and power, unity is a concept important to Friends. When, where, how, and with whom or what, were you filled with a sense of unity? Share your stories of unity with our readers.November 2012
Children's Mystical Spirituality
Guest Editor: Jennifer Elam with Mike Resman
Deadline: August 15, 2012
Thou hast been my help; therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice (Psalm 63:7.) Driving past a trashcan spray painted with Jesus Saves, have you thought, “I have been saved”? What harm did you not do, to yourself or someone else, because you were prevented from taking an action? Have you made a plan that turned out later to have an unexpected blessing? Were you healed physically, mentally, or spiritually in a single moment? How did the intervention manifest? What are your reflections on the divine intervention?
Tell Us Your Stories!
What Canst Thou Say is a worship-sharing group in print. Its richness comes from the generous sharing of readers with one another. WCTS has a vision—we want to tell the world God is much more various and wonderful than our skeptical culture allows. We hope to help Friends be tender and open to the Spirit. We need your experience—it may be just what someone else needs to know!
Articles that best communicate to our readers generally focus on specific events and are written in the first person. There is a special richness when the writer goes beyond describing the experience and tells how it has changed her or his attitude or behavior.
We welcome submissions of articles of 350-1500 words and artwork—line drawings or artwork suitable for black and white reproduction—that illustrate the theme of an issue, or that we might retain for use in future issues. Please send your text submissions in Word or generic text format and artwork in high resolution jpeg files. Photocopied art and typed submissions are also accepted. Send via email to <mariellen.gilpin@gmail.com> or diskette, or hard copy to WCTS, 818 W. Columbia, Champaign, IL 61820.
All authors and artists retain copyright to their articles and artwork published in WCTS. WCTS retains the right to publish initially and also to reprint in WCTS anthologies. If you want to reprint an article from WCTS, please contact us for permission.
We invite you to be part of our worship-sharing group in print.
—The Editorial Team of WCTS: Mariellen Gilpin, Judy Lumb, Pat McBee, Mike Resman, Eleanor Warnock
What Canst Thou Say? is an independent publication by and for Quakers with an interest in mystical experience and contemplative practice. It’s published in August, November, February, and May. The current editorial and production team is Lissa Field, Mariellen Gilpin, Lieselotte Heil, Richard Himmer, Chris Johns, Joan Johnston, Judy Lumb, Patricia McBee, Grayce Mesner, Eleanor Warnock and Wayne Yarnall. Click here to email WCTS