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Timothy Andrew Wohlforth

Wohlforth—Timothy Andrew Wohlforth, 86, on August 23, 2019, at home in Ashland, Ore., peacefully. Tim was born on May 15,…
Among Friends

Among Friends: An Openness to Being Taught

Our introduction to the February 2020 issue. Gabriel Ehri
Features

The Importance of Noise During Silent Worship

Sometimes we need the buses, dogs, and loud neighbors to enter the deepest silence of the meetinghouse. Ben Handy
Features

Scenes from a Meetinghouse

The spirituality of doorknobs and staircases. Gunilla Norris

Jed Appelman

Appelman—Jed Appelman, 70, on February 26, 2019, at his home in Berkeley, Calif. Jed was born on November 9, 1948,…
Features

Supporting Recovery among Friends

What keeps us from helping fellow Friends with drug addictions? Johanna Jackson
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Confronting the Challenge of Drugs

How can we respond to the catastrophes brought on by the war on drugs? Eric E. Sterling
Viewpoint

A Call to Work Outside Our Circles

A Friend responds to the New York Times opinion column on Quakers and pronouns. C. Wess Daniels
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Guilford College responds to Westboro Baptist protest

  hen three members of Westboro Baptist Church—a church in Topeka, Kans., known for its harsh anti-LGBTQ beliefs—came to protest… Staff
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New York Yearly Meeting adopts yearly meeting membership

  ew York Yearly Meeting (NYYM) approved “at large membership” (membership through the yearly meeting instead of through a local… Staff

Anne Hollingsworth Thomas Moore

Moore—Anne Hollingsworth Thomas Moore, 89, on January 24, 2019, in Northampton, Mass., after a gradual yearlong decline. Anne was born…

Sarah Hinshaw Rickerman

Rickerman—Sarah Hinshaw Rickerman, 94, on July 10, 2015, peacefully, in her home in Landenberg, Pa. Sally was born on February…
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