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Barbara K. Spring

By Staff on January 1, 2020

Spring—Barbara K. Spring, 76, on June 11, 2019, at home in Voorheesville, N.Y., surrounded by her family. Barbara was born […]

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Troublemaker for Justice: The Story of Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the March on Washington

By Gail Whiffen on December 1, 2019

By Jacqueline Houtman, Walter Naegle, and Michael G. Long. City Lights Publishers, 2019. 172 pages. $13.95/paperback or eBook. Recommended for […]

Gail Whiffen is associate editor of Friends Journal.

Posted in: December 2019 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf, Quaker Book Reviews, Quaker Kids
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Friends leaving Lumakanda Friends Church after the morning church service. Photo courtesy of David Zarembka.

Life at Lumakanda Friends Church

By David Zarembka on October 1, 2019

An American Friend looks at the strong community at his Kenyan church.

David Zarembka is a Quaker peace activist in Eastern Africa. Since 2007, he has lived in Lumakanda, a small town in western Kenya, with his Kenyan wife, Gladys Kamonya. David writes a weekly blog, Reports from Kenya, on current happenings in East Africa. To sign up, contact him at [email protected]

Posted in: Features, Friends in Africa
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The Monk Within: Embracing a Sacred Way of Life

By Reviewed by William Shetter on June 1, 2019

By Beverly Lanzetta. Blue Sapphire Books, 2018. 400 pages. $19/paperback; $9.99/eBook. One of the more noteworthy movements in current spirituality […]

William Shetter is a member of Bloomington (Ind.) Meeting and the author of My Conversation with Sophia: Reflections on Wisdom’s Contemplative Path.

Posted in: June/July 2019 Books, June/July 2019: Food Choices, Quaker Book Reviews
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Truly Winning at Life

By Sophia Stylianos on May 1, 2019

Competition is a big part of the everyday world. It overlaps with the desire for power and the desire for […]

Sophia Stylianos, Grade 6, Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.

Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
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September 2018 Full Issue Access

By Staff on September 1, 2018

Members can download the full PDF or read any article online.

Posted in: Full Access, September 2018
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Life in a Box

By Andrew Huff on September 1, 2018

The homelessness crisis requires us to think outside storage bins.

Andrew Huff served with Quaker Voluntary Service in 2015–16 in Boston, Mass. He attends Central Philadelphia (Pa.) Meeting.

Posted in: Features, September 2018
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Forum August 2018

By Staff on August 1, 2018

Letters from our readers.

Posted in: Forum, Going Viral with Quakerism
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June/July 2018 Full Issue Access

By Staff on June 1, 2018

Members can download the full PDF or read any article online.

Posted in: Creativity and the Arts, Full Access
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Art Exhibitions as a New Ministry

By Jiae Paik on June 1, 2018

Art as a door to the spiritual.

Jiae Paik holds MDiv and MA degrees at Earlham School of Religion and Bethany Theological Seminary respectively. As a self-taught ceramic artist, she provides individual spiritual direction and companionship throughout the creative process, as well as leading workshops. At this time, she worships at her home.

Posted in: Creativity and the Arts, Features
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