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A Convergence of Friends

This spring I hosted an unusual dinner party: nine Quakers from Ohio, Oregon, and California, gathered for fellowship, dialogue, and…

Robin Mohr

Shades of Gray: A Liberal Christian Quaker Speaks Up

Liberal Quakers today often frame our discussions about theology as a debate between Christocentric and Universalist Friends. I’m leery, however,…

Cathy Habschmidt

Clerking: A Semi-Serious Look

From 1975 to 1994 there were only two years when I was not involved in some kind of clerking responsibility…

Marjorie M. Anderson

Talking to Bob

On a clear, cool Friday afternoon several months ago, I led a small group of third-graders up to the ham…

William G. Alberts

Quakers, Sexuality, and Spirituality

Talking about sex in any context, even a Quaker one, can be dangerous because we don’t all use the same…

John Calvi

Mickey Edgerton

Muriel (Mickey) Wesner Edgerton is openly self-effacing. Punctuated by her distinctive giggle, she characterizes herself as a "blabbermouth," an "extrovert,"…

Kara Newell

Simple Riches: Reflections on the Work of the Quaker Parent

Judy: When Denis and I were asked to give the Michener lecture, I was daunted by the realization that we…

Judy and Denis Nicholson Asselin

Rethinking First-day School

Mom! Dad! I’m on a committee!" Beginning with these words, a delighted nine-year-old told her parents that she would help…

Rosemary K. Coffey

Memoir of the Life and Religious Labors of Lloyd Lee Wilson

By Lloyd Lee Wilson. Inner Light Books, 2021. 598 pages. $55/hardcover; $40/paperback; $12.50/eBook. Written in the tradition of older journals…

Reviewed by Marty Grundy

M. Reid Bush

Bush—M. Reid Bush, 78, on May 13, 2020, peacefully at home in Honey Brook, Pa. Reid was born on August…

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