Welcome and Grace

How one meeting ministers to military personnel.

Michelle Downey

We Believe In Trees

Grown from an English town / the size of four oxgangs, farmed

God Was Big

God was big / In the Europe of old

Forum, April 2026

Letters from our readers.

Celebrating Diversity for God’s Glory

A Women's Ministry in Guatemala City.

The Journey Back to God

A hard look at suicide and addiction.

Quaker Works, April 2026

Our semiannual column highlights the recent works of Quaker organizations.

QuakerSpeak, April 2026

The pacifist who toppled a democracy: a history of Smedley Butler

Judge Grants Injunction Against Immigration Arrests at Some Houses of Worship [Updated March 2026]

Quaker plaintiffs in the lawsuit—which is the third such suit against DHS involving Quakers—found not to have standing.

Ann Lee Was Never a Quaker: Here’s the Evidence

Five reasons why Wikipedia is wrong.

U.S. Quakers Observe Transgender Day of Remembrance

Members of Lake Erie Yearly Meeting convened an online vigil in November to commemorate the deaths of transgender individuals in the prior year.

To Be Known and Loved

Introduction to our March issue.

Beyond Acceptance

Embracing and cherishing LGBTQ people in our meetings.

Wrestling with Gender Identity in African Quakerism

Questions around gender identity and diversity are often silenced within Quaker communities.

Are You a Girl or a Boy?

A Friend finds a place of wholeness.

Troubling the Waters

Looking beyond the binary.

With Support from the Queerness Committee

Recognizing the sacred gift of trans identity.

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