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

News

Quakers Defend Birthright Citizenship; FCNL, FGC Join Faith Groups in Amicus Brief

On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court affirmed that children born in the U.S. to undocumented parents are “subject to the jurisdiction” of the U.S.

Sharlee DiMenichi

Among Friends

Thriving and Magnetic Quaker Communities

Introduction to our June-July issue.

Gabriel Ehri

Features

Drawing Out Each Other’s Faithfulness

Supporting gifts and leadings in our meeting community.

Pamela Haines

Features

Speaking with Spiritual Authority

Why Quakers need gospel ministers.

Peter Blood-Patterson

Features

How Do You Feel the Light Inside You?

The ministry of religious education.

Melinda Wenner Bradley

Features

Eldership as Ministry

The inconspicuous prophets who tend the Light.

Ann Jerome

Features

Nurturing Spiritual Gifts and Concerns

Toward a vital culture of eldership.

Steven Dale Davison

Features

Wise at Every Age

Supporting children’s and youth ministries.

Sharlee DiMenichi

Online Features

The Gift of Queries

A mentor’s encouragement.

Debbie Humphries

Poetry

What Not Knowing Who You Really Are Looks Like

Matches / mutter to candles in a closet, / Somebody needs to install / a light in here!

Daniel Skach-Mills

Poetry

Because

Due to the state of our country and environment, I’ve been having trouble maintaining an outlook that includes gratitude and a zest for living.

Lynn Huntley

Poetry

When I Unravel

Let spools of featherlight wisdom / swaddle me still. / Let there be brave instruments—

Clara Fuehler

Riki Panganiban on What Can We Say?

Thank you for sharing this. A very useful summation of our Quaker approach to the divine…
Ingrid Rogers on Quakers Win Preliminary Injunction Against Homeland Security [Updated Aug. 2026]

A wonderful news update!
Forrest Curo on What Can We Say?

It seems to me a commonplace observation that when any person begins to experience communication/communion with…
Neal Burdick on Hoopes Begins 30-Month Prison Sentence at Minimum-Security Camp in Oregon [Updated]

Let me get this straight: Quaker-affiliated Jacob Hoopes has been sentenced to 30 months in prison…