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Spiritual Simplicity
Andrew Huff served with Quaker Voluntary Service in Boston, Mass. in 2015ā16. He attends Central Philadelphia (Pa.) Meeting.
Posted in: Features, September 2019
Selling Out to Niceness
The Religious Society of Friendsā witness is hidden when we elevate niceness over kindness.
Ann Jerome is a member of Orlando (Fla.) Meeting in Southeastern Yearly Meeting. She has twice helped to found worship groups where she lives in Deland, Fla. Recently she served for two years as a Friend in residence at Pendle Hill study center in Wallingford, Pa.
Posted in: Features, September 2019
The Mighty Salem Oak
Remembering a tree that has seen much Lenape and Quaker history over its 600āyear lifespan.
Jessica Waddington is a member of Salem (N.J.) Meeting. She grew up across the street from the historic Salem Oak and Friends Burial Ground, where many of her relatives are buried. She now lives in Cherry Hill, N.J., with her husband, Adam Ross, and their dog, Luna. Mary Julia Street is milestones editor for Friends Journal.
Posted in: Remembrance, September 2019Nan Schwab Pendergrast
PendergrastāNan Schwab Pendergrast, 98, on December 17, 2018, at her home in Atlanta, Ga. Nan was born on June 17, [ā¦]
Posted in: Milestones, September 2019
Barbara Cooper Rosen
RosenāBarbara Cooper Rosen, 89, on December 19, 2018, peacefully, at home in Ashland, Ore. Barbara was born on April 10, [ā¦]
Posted in: Milestones, September 2019
Six Seasons of QuakerSpeak
Our pick of noteworthy videos from each season.
Posted in: Features, QuakerSpeak at Five
How Does Culture Influence Quaker Worship?
Sixth Seasonās Featured Video
Posted in: QuakerSpeak at Five, Unfeatured
Beating Guns: Hope for People Who Are Weary of Violence
By Shane Claiborne and Michael Martin. Brazos Press, 2019. 288 pages. $19.99/paperback or eBook. When two Christian gun owners decided [ā¦]
Tom and Sandy Farley are members of Palo Alto (Calif.) Meeting, storytellers, Alternatives to Violence Project facilitators, volunteer booksellers with EarthLight, and co-authors of Earthcare for Children.
Posted in: August 2019 Books, Quaker Book Reviews, QuakerSpeak at Five
Feeding Young Adults with a Taste of Abundance
Creating connections and building community through food.
Emily Provance, a member of Fifteenth Street Meeting in New York City, is called to a ministry of hearth building. She is an associate of Good News Associates, which supports non-institutional ministries.
NiaDwynwen Thomas, a member of Northampton (Mass.) Meeting, serves as New England Yearly Meeting's Quaker practice and leadership facilitator.
Posted in: Features, June/July 2019: Food Choices
Features
Spiritual Simplicity by Andrew Huff
My Year of Living Eschatologically by Muriel Edgerton
Selling Out to Niceness by Ann Jerome
A Quaker Schoolās Response to Allegations of Sexual Abuse by Erik Hanson
Slavery in the Quaker World by Katharine Gerbner
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Sabbath by Jessie Brown
Ancestry by Anna Murphey
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