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Leadings

Friends of the Homeless

It all began very simply. By chance two old friends met at the square in Sonoma, California, and decided to… Ann Herbert Scott

Not Another Holiday Letter

2004 was an unusual year. I wrote a Christmas letter on time. After a year’s hiatus from writing a Christmas… Sean Crane

Shake before Opening

Most of us experience an internal struggle before participating in vocal ministry. The shy child within us can hold us… Chip Thomas

Peace in the World, Peace among Friends

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another; love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: not… Mary Ellen McNish

To Live Fully until Death: Lessons from the Dying

My Quakerism and my work for the past 25 years as a hospice nurse have informed and strengthened each other.… Connie McPeak Green

Nudges and Leadings

The interior presence of Christ moved within us and centered and renewed our dispersed lives and from time to time… Marguerite Reiss Kern

The Fruits of Service at the Gathering: A First-Timer's Lesson

The prompting came during a time of worship I had set aside for seeking clarity for a ministry to which… Hamsa O'Doherty

We Need to Nurture a Vital Quaker Ministry

After reading Arden Buck’s article, "What Do We Do Now?" (FJ April) I felt prompted to offer my own answer… Steven Davison

Walking the Walk: Rainbow Pfaff

"My name is Rainbow Pfaff, and I have stumbled into a place where the dust and the fresh wood smoke… Breeze E. Luetke-Stahlman

Discerning the Divine

The Quaker’s method is based on belief in a God-centered spiritual universe, the inner truth and meaning of which is… Karen Reynolds

Winter in Fairbanks

The sun, high in the late afternoon sky, is warm on my bare arms this spring, 2001, day in Alaska.… Brad Sheeks

Art as Soul's Sanctuary: The Making of a Leading

The stuff of the world is there to be made into images that become for us tabernacles of spirituality and… Jennifer Elam
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