School’s in Session

Introduction to our October issue.

Gabriel Ehri

Many Paths to the Light

Quaker universalism and interfaith solidarity.

Peter Blood-Patterson

Where the Spirit Leads Me

A Quaker chaplain embraces Native American spirituality.

Susann Estle

All the Way Back to George Fox

Experimenting with charismatic Quakerism.

Andy Stanton-Henry

Baggage and Blessings

An African American man’s experience as a Friend.

Chester Freeman

Quaker Nephites

Following in the footsteps of Mormon folklore’s mysterious helpers.

Anita Hemphill McCormick

Confidence in Complexity

Holding firm to multiple religious connections.

Rhiannon Grant

Our Diversity Is Our Strength

Quakers fostering ecumenical ties in the UK and Ireland.

Sharlee DiMenichi

Online Features

Living, Loving, and Learning Together

50 years of the Jewish-Christian-Muslim Interfaith Conference.

Jonathan Doering

Waiting

Beyond the east windows / three birches reflect and refract the sunlight. . . .

James Hannon

The Book of Hours

Waking early, I catch the trail / of night. Its silky ink / dissipates by inches while I sip. . . .

Magda Andrews-Hoke

A Text That Changes Everything

He called us Friends. This means that we may get / a text that changes everything. For now, . . .

Welling Hall

Forum, October 2023

Letters from our readers.

Staff

Faith and Practice

Looking for the Light to Lead

Thoughts on Quaker process.

J. E. McNeil

QuakerSpeak, October 2023

Growing the community of Friends.

Christopher Cuthrell

Quakerism and Ubuntu: I Am Because We Are

One of the joys of being part of FWCC is to be immersed in the ways that Quakerism is expressed in different parts of the world.

Tim Gee

Load More

Signe Wilkinson on SPICES Testimonies and the Biblical Roots of Quakerism: Pointing to the Moon

This is a helpful look at the “SPICES” which have come to be a shorthand pneumonic…
Geo Gore on Young Adults Want What Early Friends Had

Brilliant insights. Hard to exceed the radicalism progressivism of Jesus saying everyone from leper to king…
Mary Ann Downey on Young Adults Want What Early Friends Had

Olivia, Thanks you for writing this article and to know that your journey continues among Friends….
Lesley Laing on Young Adults Want What Early Friends Had

Yes! Some of us older, “experienced” Quakers in the liberal tradition also want this deep and…

QuakerSpeak

Spirituality on the Road: Five Years of Quaker RV Living

Quakers, Spirituality, and Mental Health

Connecting Differently Abled Friends and Allies in Our Meetings

QuakerSpeak: Growing the Community of Friends

Growing the Community of Friends – Embracing Diversity in Quakerism

QuakerSpeak: Where We Touch God, and God Touches Us

Where We Touch God, and God Touches Us

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