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The Last Few Miles
A daughter cares for an aging mother.
Writer Caroline Mather Brown, a birthright Episcopalian, attends Montclair (N.J.) Meeting.
Posted in: Features, October 2013: On AgingThe Peaceable Kingdom 2.0: Young Adults and Quakerism’s Future
In this post‐Christendom, post‐9/11 country, there is a growing inter‐faith youth movement, thanks in part to the ability of new […]
Stephen Willis Dotson is a member of Goose Creek (Va.) Meeting who carries a concern for the future of Friends. This concern manifests in a desire to nurture rising generations, to facilitate Quaker engagement with ecumenical and inter-religious work, and to help the unique gifts of Quakerism reach those who are seeking them through both traditional and emerging technologies. He is a Board member for Friends Journal.
Posted in: Blogs, JordanResurrection for the Second Half of Life
There is a time in our lives when the future holds so much promise and mystery that the thought of […]
Tim Schultz is pastor of Aurora (Ohio) Mennonite Church.
Posted in: FeaturesSitting Closer to the Front
I remember vividly the year I moved from my home near Cincinnati, Ohio, to New Jersey to start my career […]
Peter Lang is a member of Chatham-Summit (N.J.) Meeting. This article first appeared in the March 2009 issue of Spark, the New York Yearly Meeting newsletter, and is reprinted with permission.
Posted in: FeaturesThe Blossom of a Life Well Lived
We began talking about the possibility of doing a special issue on aging and life’s end a couple of years […]
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An Opportunity to Laugh with Sarah
The righteous flourish like the palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house […]
Elizabeth F. Meyer is a member of Sandy Spring (Md.) Meeting and has served as its clerk. She is part of the leadership of the Baltimore Yearly Meeting Spiritual Formation Program.
Posted in: FeaturesWhat Is Retirement For?
For a while during the summer of 2003, I was aware of an unanswered question waiting to be asked. As […]
Richard Eastman, a member of Yellow Springs (Ohio) Meeting, has retired from the position of Greene County Engineer.
Posted in: FeaturesThe Move to Happy Valley
We’re too young, but let’s look at some Quaker retirement communities anyway and put our names down—it may take ten […]
Renee Crauder, a member of State College (Pa.) Meeting, lived and worked with her husband, Bob Crauder, in Burma, Lebanon, Syria, Bangladesh, and other Third World countries for 14 years. She now has a ministry of retreats and workshops on prayer, discernment, spirituality, and faithfulness, and she offers one-on-one spiritual direction. Her last article for Friends Journal, "What is Spirituality?" appeared in October 1999.
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April 2019
Features
Fox News: George Fox Speaking by Donald W. McCormick
Laughing for the Wary by Howard R. Macy
Finding Lightness in the Light by Kerry O’Regan
Satire, Peace, and the Mennonite Tradition by Andrew J. Bergman
Poetry
I Have Learned by Marion Goldstein
Blessing by Ken Gibble
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