Reflection Archives - Friends Journal

When Fire Comes

A Quaker practice of starting over. Amy Cooke

The Journey Back to God

A hard look at suicide and addiction. Nate Crew

Reflection group - two women comforting eachother

Being Heard and Being Attentive

The power of compassionate listening. Star Ford

Led by the God of Our Experience

Thoughts from a Quaker solitary. Derek R. Polzer

Graveyard with Headstones

Nantucket Bones: My Quaker Identity Considered

The foundational qualities—my past, my body, my mind—are all informed by Quakerism. A.V. Crofts

Breaking the Silence

What my cardiac arrest during meeting for worship taught me. Christine W. Hartmann

Divine Dress Code

My accidental journey into simplicity. Amy Andreassen

These Times Are Spiritual Doorways

How Trump’s win convinced me I’m Quaker. Daniel Hunter

A Joyful Abandon to Love

On listening to the inner voice. Barbara Birch

Be Still and Cool

When we go inward and look toward the Eternal, we can find the Light of Truth, Hope, and Love in… Jerry McBride

Talking to Trees

On the grounds of the public school, there grows a young white pine tree. But it is not rooted in… Neal Burdick

Escaping Oppenheimer’s Shadow

The power of the peace movement. Anthony Manousos

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