My Troublesome BFFs

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

Margaret Cotton

The Imaginary Box

I was different in third grade. Some of my classmates thought antagonizing me was cool; they used it as a…

The Art of Loving Yourself

“I love myself.” I speak into the mirror, my voice cracks into a barely audible whisper, the embarrassment squeaking through…

Different Opinions, Same Community

Last year I attended an all-girls school in Southeastern Pennsylvania. This school’s community consisted of some diversity geographically, but most…

Finding Simplicity in My Life

As many people’s lives become more cluttered with events and activities, we become more and more reliant on physical items.…

The Realization

Simplicity is something that everyone needs. It’s something that makes life easier. It made my life easier. It adds a…

Peacefulness in a Chaotic World

Peacefulness has been a common theme throughout my life and my journeys. My mother and father have been through so…

Stewardship Brought to the Streets of Our Capital

I’ve been surrounded by Quakerism since I was about three years old. From preschool through fifth grade, I attended Goshen…

Soft Soap and Doom

“If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not…

A Simple, Silent Moment

Our feet danced in an inch of water, and the wooden benches beneath us were worn from use and age.…

Student Voices Project 2018 Participants

A full list of students who submitted for the 2017-2018 project.

Powerful Quakers

The nuts and bolts of decision making among Baltimore young Friends.

The Value of Loss

Is it enough to simply don a cloak of wholesome ideals?

Selling Quakerism

The Mission–Market Tension Inherent in Quaker Values

The Quaker Value of Testing

Losing and then rediscovering Quaker values and community.

Respite

FJ Poetry: A woman walks a field of chores / toward a gate too narrow

Spilling Claret

FJ Poetry: The perfect vintage had aged thirty-three years / and was poured into the cup of the world.

Quaker Retreat Information - Earth & Ember

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