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Is Imagination Simple?
Outward simplicity can inspire an untrammeled flowering of imagination.
Kat Griffith is clerk of the Winnebago Worship Group in east central Wisconsin, co-clerk of Northern Yearly Meeting, a former high school teacher and homeschooler, and an occasional writer. Her last Friends Journal article was âSurprised by Joyâ (Feb. 2019) about the gift of obedience following her sisterâs death.
Posted in: QuakerSpeak at Five, ReflectionDale G. Graves
GravesâDale G. Graves, 73, on December 10, 2018, in Indiana. Dale was born on September 7, 1945, in San Francisco, [âŚ]
Posted in: Milestones, QuakerSpeak at Five
From Competition to Cooperation
My first exposure to competitive club travel sports was a difficult one, primarily because of the attitude and actions of [âŚ]
Lila Safavi, Grade 6, Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
How I Found God in Competitive Sports
How can we explore the edge of our abilities?
Jon Watts is a Quaker living in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pa. He enjoys volleyball, tennis, and trying to beat his own record for hiking the length of the Wissahickon Valley. When heâs not competing, Jon is interviewing Quakers for the QuakerSpeak project or composing Quaker-related music.
Posted in: Features, Friendly Competition?Edward Draper Baker
BakerâEdward Draper Baker, 68, on October 29, 2017, at home in Ashaway, R.I., after a valiant fiveâyear struggle with cancer. [âŚ]
Posted in: Humor in Religion, Milestones
Quaker Works April 2019
This semiannual feature highlights the recent works of Quaker organizations in eight categories.
Posted in: Humor in Religion, Quaker Works
News, February 2019
British Friends and Palestine announcment; new directors at Quaker Voluntary Service and Belize Friends Ministries.
Posted in: February 2019, News
The Parentsâ Guide to Climate Revolution: 100 Ways to Build a FossilâFree Future, Raise Empowered Kids, and Still Get a Good Nightâs Sleep
By Mary DeMocker. New World Library, 2018. 360 pages. $16.95/paperback or eBook. Oh my gosh, what an incredible read this [âŚ]
Ruah Swennerfelt is a member of Burlington (Vt.) Meeting. She and her husband live in a solar-powered, net zero energy home in the woods. They are active in the Transition Town Movement in their community and with Friends in New England. She is author of Rising to the Challenge: The Transition Movement and People of Faith.
Posted in: January 2019 Books, Quaker Book Reviews, Racially Diverse Society of Friends (January 2019)
Features
Life at Lumakanda Friends Church by David Zarembka
Silent Journeys of Quakers from Hill House by Kumah Drah
Leadings of the Spirit by Rommel Roberts, Robin Roberts, and Lark Worth
Empowering Women against Genderâbased Violence by Parfaite Ntahuba
The Place of Godâs Own Choosing by Eden Grace
Quaker Christianity in Kenya by Stanley Chagala Ngesa
Poetry
Quaker Silence in Community by Pat Meehan
Spelunking: What My Father Taught Me About the Light by Geoff Knowlton
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