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Going Beyond the Comfort Zone

It’s Saturday evening and the talent show is about to begin. The first act is a series of Irish jokes… Miriam Yagud and Indigo Redfern

Gathering Light

Today you are something similar to a beachcomber. You are a "lightcomber." So began the instructions for Monday’s Game of… Nancy E. James

Traveling with the Friends Directory

We planned our drive from California to the 2006 FGC Gathering carefully, arranging to meet our daughter and son-in-law at… Sandy and Tom Farley

Grounded in the Calling

When I lead the morning program of Junior Gathering, I am anchored by our staff’s early morning meeting for worship.… Pamela Haines

State of Society Reports 2005

During 2005, described in one report as a year "filled with growth and challenge," Friends experienced spiritual renewal and strengthened… Robert Marks

The Costs of the Quaker Faith

Benjamin Franklin once said, “Rather go to bed without dinner than to rise in debt.” This might be difficult advice… Glenn L. Reinhart

Palm Beach (Fla.) Meeting Minute of Grave Concern

On November 13, 2004, Palm Beach Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends in Lake Worth, Florida, sponsored a meeting… Joan M. Carney

Nurturing Our Meetings

When I first attended Friends meeting in my early 30s, I knew that I was in the right place, but… Susan Corson-Finnerty

Building the Beloved Community

Atlanta Friends Meeting began as such a diverse group of people that one of the first attenders commented, "It seemed… Mary Ann Downey

Does Your Meeting Need a Bill of Rights?

About ten years ago, West Richmond (Ind.) Meeting was shattered by a case of sexual harassment, where a respected member… Joshua Brown

Beyond Consensus: The Quaker Search for God's Leading for the Group

When a group of North Americans gather to make a decision, one of three processes is usually used: the autocratic,… Matthias C. Drake

Clerking: A Semi-Serious Look

From 1975 to 1994 there were only two years when I was not involved in some kind of clerking responsibility… Marjorie M. Anderson
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