The Gift of Queries

A mentor’s encouragement.

Debbie Humphries

Hospice Stories on Living and Healing

Lessons for keeping hope alive and staying open to mystery.

Repair

When a treasured tea bowl shattered,the kintsugi master glued the fragmentswith a paste of lacquer mixed with powdered gold.The lacquer…

From the Journal of Abial Folger (19th C)

This daysixteen yearsagoI stepped my feeton Welsh land and a grievousdayit was to me All the companywho were sointimate   …

Raised Bed

“Everyone thought I’d be the first to go”He said through a little gadget the size of his old Lucky’s. It…

Forum, February 2021

Letters from our readers.

Becoming Sturdy

Becoming sturdy in the unstable soil requires the strength from our bones.

Young Friends Worldwide Organize for Climate Justice

Young Friends around the world have been meeting online to consider climate action, peace, and justice.

Debt and the Pandemic

There is a need to reconsider the system of money creation in the light of history and current needs.

QuakerSpeak, February 2021

Have you seen the one of four Friends explaining why they choose plain dress today? It was our most popular…

New Quaker House at Chautauqua

A new Quaker House is scheduled to open at the Chautauqua Institution in the summer of 2021, dependent upon COVID-19…

William Penn House to be renamed

The Friends Committee on National Legislation Education Fund (FCNL Education Fund) Board has decided to change the name of William…

Midway City Friends church property taken by Friends denomination

On December 1, 2020, Joseph Pfeiffer, a pastor of Friends Community Church of Midway City, Calif., announced on the church’s…

Guilford trustees rescind program and faculty cuts

On January 5, board chair Ed Winslow announced, “the Board of Trustees of Guilford College opted to set aside the…

ESR dean announces resignation, then is pushed out

Following a letter that expressed his concerns about ESR’s relationship to Earlham College, Hisrich was dismissed earlier than planned.

Modern Testimonies for Antiracism

Introduction to our January issue.

Faith-based Coalitions Address Segregation

Faith coalitions work to heal decades of racially motivated housing and economic policies.

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