Welcome and Grace

How one meeting ministers to military personnel.

Michelle Downey

Laundry Chaplaincy for Unsheltered Souls

Ministering to the unhoused where they are.

Shalom and Right Relationship

Reflections on housing justice.

Solidarity with Our Unhoused Neighbors

Quaker ministries for the homeless.

Monday Night in the Church Basement

frayed edges / of your bulging backpack / remind me that the perimeter

Dogs on the Run

I hear my husband singing “Dogs on the Run,” / to the tune of “Band on the Run,” out in the kitchen

I Play Nostalgic Songs

I’m like Billy Joel, / playing nostalgic songs / that everyone knows— / I’m in a wheelchair

Forum, May 2025

Letters from our readers

Zen Faith

Understanding Quaker continuing revelation and freedom from dogma.

Helping Our Neighbors with Housing

An interview with Neil Trueblood on Gwynedd Meeting’s Avalon House.

I Would Give You Living Water

New for 2025, the Bible Study department runs four times a year in the February, May, August, and November issues.

The Joyful Rebellion of George Lakey

A review of "Citizen George"

British Quakers condemn police raid at London meetinghouse, call for reform to protect right to protest

The following story was adapted from news reports posted on the Quakers in Britain website. Follow the latest updates on…

May 2025 Book Reviews

Young Friends bookshelf

QuakerSpeak, May 2025

The gift of Quaker simplicity.

Annual Report for 2024

Friends Publishing Annual Report

Worshiping in the Fog

Difficulties, delights, discoveries, and desires living with long COVID.

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