George Fox and Slavery

We can evaluate George Fox as all historical figures: take inspiration from his genuine accomplishments—while learning from his mistakes.

Thomas Gates

QuakerSpeak

QuakerSpeak, October 2024

7 Quaker approaches to payer.

Staff

FJ Report

International Friends Gather for FWCC World Plenary in South Africa

From August 5 through 12, approximately 500 attendees participated in the World Plenary Meeting of FWCC.

Sharlee DiMenichi

Interview

Discerning the Peacemaking Way

Emily Provance on reducing election violence.

Sharlee DiMenichi

Among Friends

Growing and Nurturing Our Relationships

Introduction to our September issue.

Gabriel Ehri

Features

A Love Letter to My Meeting

A Friend reflects on how her worship community has shaped her.

Nancy L. Bieber

Features

True to Your Word

Faithful non-monogamy in Quaker vows.

A Friend

Features

Written in One Another’s Hearts

Feeling the love of a Quaker great-great-grandmother.

Vicki Winslow

Features

Relationships in the Quaker Community

Unusual connection and the joy of helping.

Donald W. McCormick

Features

Growing into Our Perfect Selves

Experiences of Quaker eldering.

Mary Linda McKinney

Features

The Messy Business of Relationships

Tending the permeable membrane.

Pamela Haines

Features

We Live Worship

Spiritual nurturing in Quaker intentional communities.

Sharlee DiMenichi

Poetry

A Perilous Quaker Marriage Proposal

On the day I proposed I first sat in silence / hoping words would rise from the garden paths

Alexander Levering Kern

Poetry

Walking Flowers Home

The roadsides where I took my walk were solid, / almost, in September flowers, mustard-colored / sprays, purple spikes, and, mostly, in penumbrae

Donald Mace Williams

Poetry

A September Breakfast in the Piedmont

A grasshopper sat on my toaster today, / Looking puzzled yet nonchalant.

Paul Murphy

Forum

Forum, September 2024

Letters from our readers.

Staff

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…