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Garden Fires
In May I pulled away winter’s weeds, / spread manure, and fastened new
Elaine Reardon
Philip Barrett Furnas
Furnas—Philip Barrett Furnas, 85, on August 29, 2023, after a long illness, in Baltimore, Md. Phil was born on November…
Features
Sabbatical
A Friends pastor takes a trip to overcome grief and learns a lesson from some chickens.
Vicki Winslow
QuakerSpeak
QuakerSpeak, May 2023
Making my own Quaker-adjacent community.
Rebecca Hamilton-Levi
Among Friends
An Invitation to See Deeply
Introduction to our September issue.
Gabriel Ehri
Features
No Words
I don’t think there’s a particular kind of Quaker artist. I have encountered some artists whose practice and work are…
Sasha Chavchavadze
Features
The Absence of Art or the Art of Absence?
Is it even possible, in this era, to be Quakers if our minds are filled with alluring images?
Keith Barton
Features
The Art of Quaker Quilts
The world is hard on all quilts, but it is especially hard on quilts like the ones that have been…
Vicki Winslow
Features
We Are Never Alone
About seven years ago I attended a Baltimore Yearly Meeting spiritual formation retreat where quite suddenly I realized that my…
Margo Lehman
Features
Looking In, Hearing Out
I view each painting as a window formed from the gestural strokes embodied in the practice of deepening awareness amidst…
Pamela Williams
Features
The Leading of Hope
“Truth seems really important to you.” These words, spoken by my graduate school professor, have stuck with me.
Todd Drake
Online Features
Art Is Praying with My Whole Body
My journeys as a lifelong Quaker, artist, and gender-diverse person are inextricably linked.
​​Cai Quirk
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