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Milestones September 2015
Births, marriages, and deaths.
Posted in: Milestones, September 2015: Reproduction and Family PlanningTrue Relationship
Love engendered in true relationship escapes its original container and spreads out. “My cup runneth over” expresses perfectly what Dan […]
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Building the Marriage Sanctuary
Charles Dickens began A Tale of Two Cities, “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” […]
Ron McDonald, a member of Memphis (Tenn.) Meeting, is a pastoral counselor.
Posted in: FeaturesEarly Quaker Families, 1650–1800
As the Religious Society of Friends emerged out of the chaos of the English Civil War in the 1650s, Quakers’ […]
Marilyn Dell Brady has retired from a teaching career at Virginia Wesleyan College and lives in Alpine, Tex., where she is part of the Alpine Worship Group.
Posted in: FeaturesThe Nurture of Quaker Marriages
This article has two themes, both of which address what it means to be married under the care of the […]
Ruth Peterson is a member of Abington (Pa.) Meeting, where she is a member of the Care of Members Committee and formerly served as its clerk.
Posted in: FeaturesQuaker Marriage: A Journey
A Quaker wedding may appear to be a relatively simple affair. During a meeting for worship for marriage, a couple […]
Paul Sheldon, a member of Lansdowne (Pa.) Meeting, teaches Psychology at Villanova University.
Posted in: FeaturesThree Weddings, One Marriage
We did not set out to have three weddings. We were both married before and were in our 50s and […]
Eleanor Harris, director of development and outreach for Pendle Hill Quaker retreat and study center in Wallingford, Pa., is a member of Minneapolis (Minn.) Meeting. George Owen, volunteer sustainability coordinator for Pendle Hill, is a member of Milwaukee (Wis.) Meeting. They are currently sojourning at Middletown (Pa.) Meeting.
Posted in: FeaturesDifferences 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 […]
Annika Fjelstad lives with her spouse, Heather Ferguson, and their two elementary-school-age children. They have spent the past two years as sojourning members of Monteverde Meeting, Costa Rica, where Annika serves as director of Monteverde Friends School.
Posted in: FeaturesTransitioning 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 […]
Chloe Schwenke, a member of Adelphi (Md.) Meeting, is an ethicist and international development consultant. She is the author of Reclaiming Value in International Development: The Moral Divisions of Development Policy and Practice in Poor Countries. Her website is http://www.developmentvalues.net.
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Features
I Think I Understand Now by Andrew Huff
Drugs and the Practice of Spiritual Discernment by Joe McHugh
Supporting Recovery Among Friends by Johanna Jackson
Confronting the Challenge of Drugs by Eric E. Sterling
The Liturgy of Me by r. scot miller
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I Met God on a Train Last Week by Elizabeth Bajjalieh
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