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Eldering: A Legacy

When I arrived in Champaign, Illinois, in 1963, I made my way to the Friends meeting the very first Sunday.…

Mariellen O. Gilpin

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Religious Wounding: What Can Our Meetingsā€™ Elders Do?

How can we find ways to prevent wounded Friends from wounding other Friends?

Mariellen Gilpin

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Focus On the Leading

A small meeting in a college town supports the fledgling ministries of its attenders.

Mariellen Gilpin

The Meaning of Silent Worship

A Friend recently asked, "What does silent worship mean?" Silent worship is about making an opportunity for God. God makes…

Mariellen O. Gilpin

A Story about Grace

I have been reading and hearing a lot about God’s grace. What is meant by grace? I thought maybe you…

Mariellen O. Gilpin

Strengths, Weaknesses, and Clerking

I was minding my own business one day when the idea came to me that someday, someone would ask me…

Mariellen Gilpin

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Viewpoint: How to Write a Thank-you Note

How to get through that pile of thank-you notesā€”and end up liking your Friends!

Mariellen Gilpin

Healing, and Bindweed

I’ve been thinking about healing, and about bindweed, recently. I have been mentally ill for 32 years. In the last…

Mariellen O. Gilpin

Advice for Clerks

Here are my thoughts for a new clerk. You’ll have your own way of doing things, and they’ll be wonderful…

Mariellen O. Gilpin

Visiting Agatha

I was an untrained amateur leading a self- help group for the mentally ill. Statistics were grim: in my first…

Mariellen O. Gilpin