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Speaking the Language of Quaker Values

By Henry B. Freeman on December 1, 2016

A Friend’s perspective on money and philanthropy.

Henry B. Freeman is a fundraising consultant who works with nonprofit organizations and educational institutions around the country. An active Friend, Henry lives in Richmond, Ind., and is a member of Clear Creek Meeting in Richmond.

Posted in: Giving and Philanthropy

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Why I Give

By Mike Moyer on December 1, 2016

Giving is a response of gratefulness to God for life and its blessings.

Mike Moyer and his wife, Deb, have lived in Oskaloosa, Iowa, for 25 years where they attend College Avenue Friends Church. Mike recently retired from teaching at William Penn University. He has served on the board of trustees of the Pickett Endowment for Quaker Leadership since 1995 and as coordinator since 2007.

Posted in: Features, Giving and Philanthropy

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Ralph Kendall Curtis

By Staff on December 1, 2016

Curtis—Ralph Kendall Curtis, 95, on October 12, 2015, at Journey’s End Farm in Sterling, Pa. Ralph was born on September […]

Posted in: Giving and Philanthropy, Milestones

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Forum September 2016

By Staff on September 1, 2016

Letters from our readers.

Posted in: Forum, September 2016

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Let’s Grow Together: Anicka Meyers

By Trevor Johnson on April 1, 2016

Profiles of those new to Friends.

Trevor Johnson is the editorial fellow at Friends Journal through Quaker Voluntary Service's second-year Alumni Fellows program. Do you know someone we should interview? Reach us at [email protected]

Posted in: Let's Grow Together, Spiritual Nurture / Quaker Training

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Thee and Me: A Beginner’s Guide to Early Quaker Records (Books)

By Reviewed by Gwen Gosney Erickson on April 1, 2015

By Lisa Parry Arnold. Self‐published, 2014. 196 pages. $19.99/paperback; $9.99/eBook. As presented in the preface, this guidebook for Quaker family […]

Gwen Gosney Erickson is the Friends Historical Collection librarian and archivist at Guilford College and a member of Friendship Meeting in Greensboro, N.C.

Posted in: April 2015 Books, April 2015: Mentorship: Teaching Our Values, Quaker Book Reviews

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Midwife for the Holy

By Emma M. Churchman on December 31, 2013

A journey into hospital chaplaincy.

Emma M. Churchman is a life-long Quaker and member of Swannanoa Valley Meeting in Black Mountain, N.C. She has a MDiv from Earlham School of Religion and a private practice as a spiritual director and transformational coach (Quakershaman.com). She is currently in a chaplain residency program at Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, Tenn.

Posted in: Features, January 2014: Finding a Path

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