The Noises of Our Silences

Introduction to our August issue.

Martin Kelley

Features

Experiments in Silent Worship

Reflections in three movements.

Joe McHugh

Features

The Quaker Ministry of Silence and the Bible

The biblical roots of silent worship as experienced by a Salvadoran Friend.

Jasson Arevalo

Features

What Can We Say?

Six essentials of Quaker faith.

Steven Dale Davison

Features

The Gift of Good Boundaries

What I’ve learned from Eleanor Dart.

Susan Calhoun

Features

Child Safeguarding in Quaker Spaces

Truth and transparency in dealing with abuse.

Sharlee DiMenichi

Poetry

Credo

I believe / there is always hope.

Tammy Iralu

Poetry

Carried

The log where my dad perched as a bluebird / in the full sun

Kim Parko

Poetry

By the Pond

Turtles bask, / heads up, / in sun.

Magda Andrews-Hoke

Forum

Forum, August 2026

Letters from our readers.

Staff

Quakers and Money

Money and Ethical Finance? Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Peterson Toscano talks about how, in life and work, after much searching he has found a way to harmoniously combine spirituality and money.

Peterson Toscano

Reflection

Peace, Silence, and the Inner Light

The author's uniquely powerful experience among the Quakers of Monteverde: silence, community diversity, and connection with nature.

Hazel Guindon Badilla

History

Resurrecting a Forgotten Friend

Appoquinimink Meeting honors abolitionist John Alston 152 years after his death.

Kate O’Donnell

Bible Study

And After the Fire a Sound of Sheer Silence

The Bible Study column runs four times a year in the February, May, August, and November issues.

Florence Capaldo Kimball

QuakerSpeak

QuakerSpeak, August 2026

Everything you need to know about Quakerism.

Staff

News

Hoopes Begins 30-Month Prison Sentence at Minimum-Security Camp in Oregon [Updated]

Robert "Jacob" Hoopes surrendered to authorities on July 23.

Sharlee DiMenichi

Stephanie Krehbiel on Child Safeguarding in Quaker Spaces

As an advocate who has spent the last decade working with survivors of church-based sexual abuse,…
Mark Lama on What Can We Say?

Thank you for this! I find it helpful. I feel there is great value in trying…
Nancy Alleman on How Can I Keep from Singing?

So much gratitude for this joyful article! So much depth of Spirit in music and song…
Michele Delehanty on How Can I Keep from Singing?

I loved reading this message on singing worship. I find that the Spirit moves me to…