Marriage

Milestones September 2015

Births, deaths, and marriages among Friends.

True Relationship

Love engendered in true relationship escapes its original container and spreads out. "My cup runneth over" expresses perfectly what Dan…

A Few Thoughts about Marriage

Building the Marriage Sanctuary

Charles Dickens began A Tale of Two Cities, "It was the best of times. It was the worst of times."…

Early Quaker Families, 1650-1800

As the Religious Society of Friends emerged out of the chaos of the English Civil War in the 1650s, Quakers’…

The Nurture of Quaker Marriages

This article has two themes, both of which address what it means to be married under the care of the…

Quaker Marriage: A Journey

A Quaker wedding may appear to be a relatively simple affair. During a meeting for worship for marriage, a couple…

Three Weddings, One Marriage

We did not set out to have three weddings. We were both married before and were in our 50s and…

Differences along the Path towards Equal Marriage

When seeking inclusivity in marriage minutes, it is tempting to focus on similarities between same-sex and opposite-sex couples. There are…

Transitioning in the Light: A Quaker Community's Journey across the Gender Divide

I was feeling terribly alone on that cold February evening as I placed the call to Carole Hoage. Muscles knotted…

When My Meeting Had My Back

Bitter laughter isn’t my usual response when I look into my new issue of Friends Journal, but a few years…

The Miracle of Death

On May 10, 2006, my wife and partner of a quarter century, Deborah "Misty" Gerner, who was under treatment for…
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