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Casey-Smothers

One Big Problem

By Casey Smothers on May 1, 2019

Thereā€™s one big problem I notice that relates to competition, and it is caused by masculinity. Itā€™s a problem not [ā€¦]

Casey Smothers, Grade 6, Greene Street Friends School in Philadelphia, Pa.

Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
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The Invisible Damage of Competition

By Mary Jo Klingel on May 1, 2019

Welcoming a new narrative in which we all are gifted.

Mary Jo Klingel has been a Friend for about 20 years and attends Charlotte (N.C.) Meeting. She is the new clerk of Quaker Earthcare Witness. She is sustained by her leading to dig deeper, understand more clearly, and be led by the Light.

Posted in: Features, Friendly Competition?
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Mela and the Elephant

By Reviewed by Lisa Rand on May 1, 2019

By Dow Phumiruk, illustrated by Ziyue Chen. Sleeping Bear Press, 2018. 32 pages. $16.99/hardcover or eBook. Recommended for ages 5ā€“8. [ā€¦]

Lisa Rand works with youth at a public library in southeastern Pennsylvania.

Posted in: Friendly Competition?, May 2019: A Young Friends Bookshelf, Quaker Book Reviews
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Laughing for the Wary

By Howard R. Macy on April 1, 2019

Humor can help build religious community but it can also hurt and cause division.

Howard R. Macy is retired from teaching at George Fox University in Newberg, Ore. He continues to write and serve in public ministry. Two of his books treat humor and religion: Laughing Pilgrims: Humor and the Spiritual JourneyĀ and Discovering Humor in the Bible: An Explorer's Guide.

Posted in: Features, Humor in Religion
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A Practical Mysticism: How Quaker Process Opens Us to the Promptings of the Divine

By Reviewed by Marty Grundy on March 1, 2019

By Elizabeth Meyer. Pendle Hill Pamphlets (number 453), 2018. 36 pages. $7/pamphlet. This Pendle Hill pamphlet is an excellent explanation [ā€¦]

Marty Grundy has been clerk and recording clerk of monthly, quarterly, and yearly meetings; as well as recording clerk of Friends General Conference's Central Committee and Religious Education Committee; and the first clerk of FGC's Traveling Ministries Program.

Posted in: March 2019 Books, Outside the Meetinghouse, Quaker Book Reviews
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Court Watch

By Helen Fox on February 25, 2019

FJ Poetry: ā€œAll rise!ā€ / Judge enters the court, robe trailing / Eyes downcast

Helen Fox lives inĀ Bokeelia, Fla.

Posted in: February 2019, Poetry
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Viewpoint: Jesus, Forgiveness, and Nonviolence

By Marsha D. Holliday on February 1, 2019

Nonviolence does not mean that we do not resist evil.

Marsha D. Holliday lives inĀ Washington, D.C.

Posted in: February 2019, Viewpoint
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To Imagine Change through Many Voices

By Detmer Kremer on November 1, 2018

The pages of a book can unpack the truths and realities of those we do not know.

Detmer Kremer is a writer and reader based out of the Netherlands and London, where he is currently attending graduate school. He is a former participant of Quaker Voluntary Service in Atlanta, and considers Atlanta (Ga.) Meeting one of his homes.

Posted in: Books That Have Changed Us, Features
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Humanity in the Face of Inhumanity

By Reviewed by Rosalie Dance on November 1, 2018

By Sue Williams. Pendle Hill Pamphlets (number 451), 2018. 34 pages. $7/pamphlet. This refreshing little work introduces us to goodness, [ā€¦]

Rosalie Dance is a member of Stony Run Meeting in Baltimore, Md., and a sojourner at Belize City Meeting in Belize.

Posted in: Books That Have Changed Us, November 2018 Books, Quaker Book Reviews
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Handling Change and Creating Communities

By Steven Whinfield on August 1, 2018

Focused relationships in social media

Steven Whinfieldā€™s background is in communication and advertising. He has been a part of building brands for many clients and is today an account representative for a large kidney dialysis corporation.

Posted in: Features, Going Viral with Quakerism
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