QuakerSpeak, November 2024

The transformative practice of being.

Staff

Viewpoint

Choose Not to Vote at Your Own Peril

A Friend argues that our religious and civic lives should be seamless.

Norval D. Reece

News

Quakers Organize Support for Survivors of Hurricane Helene

As of October 10, at least 232 people have died due to Hurricane Helene, CNN reports.

Sharlee DiMenichi

FJ Spotlight

Boulder Quakers Support Indigenous Peacemaking Initiative

Boulder (Colo.) Meeting allocates $300 a year to the Indigenous Peacemaking Initiative, a program of the Native American Rights Fund.

Sharlee DiMenichi

News

Update: Woolman Center Sells Land to Indigenous Tribe

A more than 230-acre parcel of land in Nevada County, Calif., has been sold to an Indigenous group that includes descendants of the area’s original inhabitants.

Sharlee DiMenichi

Quaker Works Archives

Quaker Works October 2024

Our annual roundup of the works of Quaker organizations.

Staff

Among Friends

And Who Are Our Friends?

Introduction to our October issue.

Martin Kelley

Features

Resisting the Fake News about Jesus

From George Fox to today.

Christopher E. Stern

Features

What Kind of Quaker Am I?

Navigating the complicated meanings of belonging to a Friends community.

Micah MacColl Nicholson

Features

A Graced and Authentic Place

Being Catholic among Quakers.

Joe McHugh

Features

More Spiritual than God?

A case for sacraments in Quaker practice.

Andy Stanton-Henry

Poetry

Girl Running

On my way to the gym / for gentle flow yoga / not a bit sure this is a good idea

Gay Norton Edelman

Poetry

Fall Morning Canticle

Hildegard said to me, / the light that I see / is not spatial / yet it is far brighter than a cloud

Genevieve Chornenki

Poetry

We Pray For Children We Have Never Met

who live under bombs falling children / nearby who have lost more than anyone

Ellen June Wright

Forum

Forum, October 2024

Letters from our readers

Staff

Faith and Practice

The Courage of a Caterpillar

Each person who has the courage of the caterpillar to take the risk of change brings forth a gift that encourages others to have the courage to change.

John Andrew Gallery

Gene T. on Recovering from the Shame of Combat

This is really an extremely important and profound issue. I’m not sure I have the right…
Gerard Guiton on We Are Having an Effect

While I admire, and learn from, Greg Rolles’ activism, I am moved to comment on his…
Philip Fitz on A Union Unlike Any Other

One milestone in the process of acceptance of same-sex marriage was not in the article. Goshen…
Tom Smith on A Union Unlike Any Other

In 1999, Portland Friends School was established. It was a culmination of a committee made up…