community

Why Do Friends Need Diversity?

The discernment of God’s will is not easy. A person’s hearing of the "still, small voice" in silent worship is… Patience A. Schenck

New Seekers and the Welcoming Community

Seekers" is what Quakers have always been. We have a rich history of seeking God (the Divine, the Light); seeking… Suzanne Siverling and Maurine Pyle

Newness to Quakerism

Is it only the newcomer among us who needs the welcoming and orientation within our meetings? Doesn’t any Quaker experience… David and Virginia Wood

War on Whom?

We live in troubling times. Friends Journal contributor

A Meeting Housed in a Condominium

Faith can move mountains, or in this case, move a monthly meeting from a classroom to its own space, a… Claire Bateman

An Open and Affirming Community

Sixty-two of us gathered in prayerful silence. This was the culmination of our searching, of seven long years of workshops… Nancy Haines

Be Thou Perfect

Perfection is not a static state of self-satisfaction. It not only permits growth, it requires growth. Did not Christ grow… Kirsten Backstrom

New England Friends in Unity With Nature (NEFUN) Committee

The current work of the NEFUN Committee supports discernment around New England monthly meetings of the faith and practice of… Janet Clark

At the End of the Road in Hawaii

Verne and Shirley Beechill, resident hosts of Honolulu (Hawaii) Meeting, drove up the dry coast of Oahu towards the community… Claire E. Gorfinkel

Difficult Times in Ramallah

This is a difficult note to write. So much has happened and there is so much to say. It has… Colin and Kathy South

As Way Opened

Marietta’s little daughter was murdered. Through her anger, grief, and devastation she struggled until she found peace with her God… Claire Sinclair

Outreach Is Just Another Word for Sharing

"We are also to be witnesses for God, and to propagate his life in the world, to be instruments in… Kathy Hersh
Load More