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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

Revelation in the Woods

Live in unity with the Creation—the embodiment of the Creator. Carol Shearon

Susie and the Advent Garden

A meeting's annual tradition marks the passage of time and generations. Rob Levin

We Only Survive If We All Survive

Reflections on Gaza, genocide, and co-liberation. Lucy Duncan

Lessons in Giving and Receiving

How do we create a community where we all give the gifts we have, as we are able, and know… Mary Ann Downey

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