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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.

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Resurrection for the Second Half of Life

By Schultz Tim on March 1, 2011

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.

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Living Near the End of Life: Queries for the Elderly

By Brigitte Alexander on October 1, 2009

Crosslands is one of a number of Quaker retirement communities in the Philadelphia area. In existence for over 30 years, […]

Brigitte Alexander was first exposed to Quakerism in Berlin (Germany) Meeting in the 1930s. She has been a member of Pittsburgh (Pa.) Meeting since 1968, and she worships with a small group at Parkersville (Pa.) Meeting and at Crosslands Worship Group. Trained as a city planner, she worked in Boston. After a hiatus while raising children, she managed a small foundation in children's mental health in Pittsburgh.

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Sitting Closer to the Front

By Peter Lang on October 1, 2009

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.

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The Blossom of a Life Well Lived

By Susan Corson-Finnerty on July 1, 2004

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

By Elizabeth F. Meyer on July 1, 2004

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.

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What Is Retirement For?

By Richard Eastman on July 1, 2004

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.

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The Move to Happy Valley

By Renee Crauder on July 1, 2004

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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