My Troublesome BFFs

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

Margaret Cotton

Are We Really Christian?

Do we focus on the religiosity or the spirituality of our Quakerism?

Inward Power

Continuing revelation implies we are continuing from somewhere.

God, Jesus, Christianity, and Quakers

A nontheist Friend on the role of Jesus and Christianity in his life.

Understanding Belief

Magical thinking, non-belief, and respecting others' paths.

A Consideration of Metaphors

Our spiritual metaphors can help us experience the truth from different perspectives.

A Space for Doubt

When religious services are stripped of doctrinal claims, doubters and skeptics can participate with greater integrity.

Quaker Christian Ways and Roots

Returning to a comprehensive Christianity of behavior and belief.

How Am I a Christian?

Will others see us as Christians by our love?

The White Rabbit of Quaker Theology

Quakerism must be experienced, both individually and collectively.

The Challenge of Quaker Christianity

Challenging ourselves and engaging with our Christian roots.

Learning from John Woolman, as a Christian Quaker

A passage from John Woolman's Journal gives a Friend the language for describing her new sense of empowerment.

Staying in It

A search for a faith community guided from within by God.

Holy Night, Holy Light

FJ Poetry: It was a nocturnal birth / Without darkness.

A Chore Worth Doing

FJ Poetry: Day's end, most chores done, some chores not.

Provide Sanctuary

It is time for people of conscience to embrace the brothers and sisters among us.

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