What Is Actually There

Tiresome ministry by an older Friend becomes something more.

Peterson Toscano

Privilege Is to Be Appreciated

Simple. That’s one way you could sum up the entirety of the 2010s.

My COVID Summer in Casts

Bzzzzzzzz—I could hear the buzzing of the saw as it got closer to my skin.

Learning to Be Happy

Going to Catholic school for 11 years was rough—I mean, really rough.

Student Voices Project 2021 Participants

Thank you to all of the 123 participants of the eighth annual Student Voices Project!

8th Annual Student Voices Project

For the eighth annual Student Voices Project, we asked Quaker-affiliated students: what can we learn from 2020?

Preserving Quaker Heirlooms

Sharing stories with a rising generation.

Where and How Are Friends Made?

The keys to a strong First-day school program.

Lessons from the Woman Who Mentored George Fox

Elizabeth Hooton provides a model for deep listening across generations.

Upon Reflection

"Locked out after Letterman, / hesitant to knock, / I tried to find my keys…"

The Second Million Miles

"Sometimes you need / to learn to travel in the quiet."

Old Bunhill Fields Burial Ground

"What's left of George Fox / is somewhere nearby…"

Forum, May 2021

Letters from our readers.

Being Honest about the Bible in Religious Education

How to be honest about the truth of a story and still convey the lessons it teaches.

Preserving a Quaker Presence in Detroit

Detroit Friends Meeting is looking to the future in the new meetinghouse.

QuakerSpeak, May 2021

Have you seen the one about the late Alaskan Friend Mahala Ashley Dickerson? Those close to Mahala look back on…

Quaker Meeting

Our family flew across the countryto visit Quaker grandparents,have them meet and actually seehow our young children had grown:She was…

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