Tell Me About the God You Don’t Believe In

Friends are a “show me” faith, not a “tell me” one.

David O’Halloran

Online Features

We Cannot Do This on Our Own

What does it mean to listen and learn from Jesus?

Christopher Stern

Poetry

Real Estate Blues

Four days past Christmas and the rains have come. / From my cavern of envy, I present to you Rant # 42.

Alexander Levering Kern

Poetry

Even the Rocks Will Cry Out

If you should keep silent / in praise of God, / even the rocks will cry out.

Cynthia Gallaher

Poetry

Blackout

My singing skirt material I got cheap / like blackout curtains / do they have that now?

Margaret Crompton

Forum

Forum, December 2025

Letters from our readers.

Staff

Faith and Practice

When You’re Surrounded by Briars, Mountains, and Cold Hearts

Margaret Fell for modern Friends.

Shulamith Clearbridge

Reflection

Led by the God of Our Experience

Thoughts from a Quaker solitary.

Derek R. Polzer

December 2025 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

Young Friends Bookshelf

Our column usually includes many books that reflect Quaker values. For example, The Littlest Drop never mentions Quakers or Quakerism;…

Eileen Redden

Viewpoint

The Sweet Benefits of Pruning

When my wife and I purchased our home in Elkins Park, Pa., she was pleased to discover a mature pear tree that we had overlooked in the inspection.

Ralph Lelii

QuakerSpeak

QuakerSpeak, December 2025

How to bridge the political divide through faith.

Staff

Quaker Author Podcast

Fostering Empathy Through Fiction Writing: A Conversation with Peterson Toscano

Peterson Toscano's "What is Actually There" appears in the November 2025 issue.

Martin Kelley

News

Eight Quaker Organizations Draft and Sign Statement Saying Genocide Is Occurring in Gaza

The statement calls for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.

Sharlee DiMenichi

Among Friends

Welcome to Our Fifth Annual Fiction Issue

Introduction to our November issue.

Martin Kelley

Features

What Is Actually There

Tiresome ministry by an older Friend becomes something more.

Peterson Toscano

Features

My Troublesome BFFs

Nineteenth-century Quaker troublemakers tumble out of the library stacks.

Margaret Cotton

Liz Oppenheimer on Quakers Respond to ICE Deployment in Twin Cities

I appreciated the article about Friends’ responses to Operation Metro Surge. There were of course other…
George Busolo Lukalo on Making My Life a Testimony

So amazing being a Quaker. More to learn and live as a Quaker is my desire….
John Newkirk on The Journey Back to God

First I am sorry for your loss and I would just like to say addiction is…
Nate on The Journey Back to God

Robin, that is a strong story, and I’m so glad you’re still here in the land…