Adult Young Friends

Understanding Pacifism: Reconciling Religion with Philosophy

I have been brought up a Quaker, and pacifism is the harmony to which the melody of my meager 20…

The Gift of the House of the Peaceable Kin-dom

In my youth I was a comic book geek. Occasionally one might hear me cheekily go off about their ability…

Young Families and Quakerism: Will the Center Hold?

Recently I was invited to help plan an adult religious education session at a meeting that expressed interest in revitalizing…

Kindling a Spark: Young Friends Voicing a Need for a Radical, Spiritual Quakerism

You know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. . .…

Gaining a New Perspective

This past Christmas, my younger son, Matthew, traveled to Ecuador to enjoy visiting a Latin American country and to celebrate…

Keeping It Simple: A Memoir about Women and Development in Senegal

As usual, I was the first to arrive at headquarters that morning in Dakar. Familiar with the lateness that ticks…

Quaker Camp: Mothers and Daughters Talk (#2)

Sarah (mother) I was not raised Quaker. It was my children’s spiritual education through Baltimore Yearly Meeting’s summer camping programs…

Quaker Identity Crisis

As a child I was a constant attendee at annual Gatherings of Friends General Conference. I *have many fond memories…

1967 Friends World Conference: A Youthful Recollection

My sister Jane and I bumped our suitcases down the stairs from our bedrooms on the second floor and headed…

Young People’s Empowerment Convergence

In late June 2007, the first Young People’s Empowerment Convergence (YPEC) was held on Snipes Farm in Morrisville, Pa. The…

Friends and Cyberspace

My interest in Quakerism has grown steadily over the past decade during my tenure as an English teacher and more…
Features

Why Young Friends Need Elders—and Why They Need Us

To be a Young Friend is to be in transition—to be in a time of great possibility, uncertainty, and formation.… Micah Bales
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