The Gift of Queries

A mentor’s encouragement.

Debbie Humphries

Finding God

“God is everywhere but He is losing.”—Margaret Atwood

The Ministry of Listening

Are you ready?

Not Quite Ministry

The Pros and Cons of Afterwords

Entering Contemplative Worship

What Makes a Gathered Meeting?

A Bargain with the Giver

Receiving and Delivering Messages during Worship

Love New Friends but Keep the Old

Good works and a Higher Power.

Saint Paul Meets a Quaker Lady

FJ Poetry: ”In the fulness of personal time…”

Summer Sky

FJ Poetry: “News came / of your death, and the summer sky / dissolved to black…”

After They Bombed the Maternity Ward

FJ Poetry: “Light is birthed in the hospital basement…”

Forum, June/July 2022

Letters from our readers.

Messages of Peace in Times of War

Building the peaceable kingdom.

Coming Home to Land Restoration

A Friend returns to her hometown to talk earthcare.

14 Community-Focused Ways Quaker Meetings Can Steward Their Land

The following list accompanies "Coming Home to Land Restoration" article.

QuakerSpeak, June-July 2022

As a gay African American, Quaker civil rights activist, Bayard Rustin faced discrimination his entire life.

Our Friends Are Not Just Humans

We share the same brain as the iguana with the same gifts and liabilities.

Scattergood-style hostel launches in Germany for Ukranian refugees

When Ukrainian war refugees began to appear in central Germany in February, Bad Langensalza resident Michael Luick-Thrams had a plan.…

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