Finding God

“God is everywhere but He is losing.”—Margaret Atwood

Ed Higgins

Inner Light Books joins Barclay Press

The operations of Quaker publishing house Inner Light Books will be carried on by Barclay Press following the retirement of…

FJ News Editors

News

19 Friends launch a call to action in response to threats to U.S. democracy

A nationwide group of Friends launched Quaker Call to Action, “an invitation to a national dialogue on the urgent threats…

FJ News Editors

From the Editor's Desk

Writing Opp: Quaker Fiction

We’re looking for submissions for our November 2022 issue. Entries due August 22, 2022.

Martin Kelley

Among Friends

Speaking Spirit’s Words

Introduction to our June-July issue.

Gabriel Ehri

Features

Utterly Naked Before God

Creating a Container for Vocal Ministry

Christopher Sammond

Features

God’s Voice in the Chaos

Staying Centered in the Occasional Bedlam of a Busy Meeting.

J. E. McNeil

Features

The Ministry of Listening

Are you ready?

Paul Buckley

Features

Not Quite Ministry

The Pros and Cons of Afterwords

Rhiannon Grant

Features

Entering Contemplative Worship

What Makes a Gathered Meeting?

Sheldon H. Clark

Features

A Bargain with the Giver

Receiving and Delivering Messages during Worship

Edna Whittier

Online Features

Love New Friends but Keep the Old

Good works and a Higher Power.

John Pitts Corry

Poetry

Saint Paul Meets a Quaker Lady

FJ Poetry: ”In the fulness of personal time…”

Nancy Thomas

Poetry

Summer Sky

FJ Poetry: “News came / of your death, and the summer sky / dissolved to black…”

Elizabeth Corse

Poetry

After They Bombed the Maternity Ward

FJ Poetry: “Light is birthed in the hospital basement…”

Tamara Kreutz

Forum

Forum, June/July 2022

Letters from our readers.

Staff

Peter Harkness on Entering Contemplative Worship

I met Sheldon many years ago in Canada and was very interested to see his name…
Mahayana Landowne on Not Quite Ministry

Thank you for this article, I’d like to add… for me I experience that after words…
Soren Hauge on Our Letter to Hazel

An update: thanks to Hazel’s query, our worship group’s support, and the brighter sun of June,…
George Powell on The Ministry of Listening

When I speak, where does it come from? When I speak, where does it go? My…