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Holy Spirit
Mary Fisher: Maidservant Turned Prophet
When Friends in Moscow recently designed a postcard to share the message of Quakerism, the 17th-century Quaker they chose to…
Convergence among Friends: From the ‘Kitchen’ to the ‘Parlor’
Have you ever sensed that the earliest Quakers had a fire that seems to be missing now? What do we…
Features
Why Young Friends Need Elders—and Why They Need Us
To be a Young Friend is to be in transition—to be in a time of great possibility, uncertainty, and formation.…
Micah Bales
Discovering Fellowship among African American Friends
In 1992, shortly after I joined Sandy Spring (Md.) Meeting and officially became a Quaker, it was announced on public…
Mickey Edgerton
Muriel (Mickey) Wesner Edgerton is openly self-effacing. Punctuated by her distinctive giggle, she characterizes herself as a "blabbermouth," an "extrovert,"…
Drinking the Living Water: Pilgrimage to Taize
A convinced Friend and former Catholic, I never thought I would agree with the pope about anything . . .…
‘The Power,’ Quaking, and the Rediscovery of Primitive Quakerism
"The Power of the Lord," or just simply, "The Power," was a very important concept to the early Quakers, but…
The Value of Stillness
Be no more than God hath made thee. Give over thine own willing; give over thine own running; give over…
Prayer: The Changer and the Changed
Not coming from a prayer-oriented family or community, I found the idea of praying for someone vaguely embarrassing. "What’s the…
Friends and Other Quakers
Identity as a Quaker, a member of the Religious Society of Friends, is hard won. With no liturgy to speak…
FCNL’S 50th Jubilee: A Look Back
s I look back over FCNL’s first 50 years, the past, the present, and the future merge, separate, and reconnect.…
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