Drawing Out Each Other’s Faithfulness

Supporting gifts and leadings in our meeting community.

Pamela Haines

QuakerSpeak, June-July 2021

“Revelation doesn’t have anything to do with predicting the end of the world,” explains C. Wess Daniels.

Racial exploitation revealed in the Rowntree company’s past

On April 15 the Rowntree Society announced that its preliminary investigations into the Rowntree company’s historic global supply chains have…

William Penn’s name removed from room in London’s Friends House

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) announced on April 10, “In a step towards becoming an actively anti-racist church, Quakers will cease…

Retired military as possible faculty sparks controversy at Swarthmore College

A partnership that could place and subsidize the salary of a retired military officer as college teaching faculty drew fire…

Lehigh Valley Friends start bail fund

In the summer of 2020, Lehigh Valley Meeting in Bethlehem, Pa., started a fund to provide bail for people who…

With Attention to Truth

Introduction to our May issue.

The Hard-won Wisdom I Have Earned

The class of 2027 gathered anxiously in the 5B homeroom.

Small Acts of Kindness

It sure feels different doing it from home.

My Virtual Bar Mitzvah

I had expected that my bar mitzvah (Jewish coming of age ceremony) would be awesome but normal.

Parents Are People Too

It’s a strange statement, as it seems so obvious. But throughout this pandemic, I’ve learned what it actually means.

Always Trust in Him

I never thought that the start to my senior year of high school would include my mother being taken to the hospital for COVID-19.

Be

The months, each a different flavor, a different emotion.

Adjusting to the New Normal

2020 has been a life-changing year.

A Piece of a Much Larger Beginning

On a weekend in early February, I attended the Quaker Youth Leadership Conference (QYLC) for the third time.

A Year of Protest

It doesn’t exactly have positive connotations, yet 2020 most definitely was full of protest, and it is hard to say that we ended up worse for it.

We Would Still Be Here

The following is an expanded version of Madison’s poem that appeared in the May 2021 print edition.

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