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Competing as a Quaker
James Bradley, Grade 9, Westtown School in West Chester, Pa., member of West Chester Meeting
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
From Competition to Cooperation
My first exposure to competitive club travel sports was a difficult one, primarily because of the attitude and actions of […]
Lila Safavi, Grade 6, Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C.
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
Salamander Sky
By Katy Farber, illustrated by Meg Sodano. Green Writers Press, 2018. 32 pages. $17.95/hardcover. Recommended for ages 4–12. This unusual […]
Alison James is a member of South Starksboro (Vt.) Meeting.
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, May 2019: A Young Friends Bookshelf, Quaker Book ReviewsWilliam H. Powell
Powell—William H. Powell, 70, on September 26, 2017, in Casa Grande, Ariz. Bill was born on January 7, 1947, in […]
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Milestones
Fox News: George Fox Speaking
Our favorite news anchor goes on location with Will “The Quill” Penn and an assortment of dubiously fact‐checked historical figures.
Donald W. McCormick ([email protected]) is a member of Grass Valley Meeting in Nevada City, Calif. A professor for 28 years, he taught management; leadership; and occasionally, psychology of religion. His current interests include the study of mysticism and evidence-based methods for teaching mindfulness. Currently, he develops mindfulness teacher training programs for Unified Mindfulness.
Posted in: Features, Humor in ReligionEdward Draper Baker
Baker—Edward Draper Baker, 68, on October 29, 2017, at home in Ashaway, R.I., after a valiant five‐year struggle with cancer. […]
Posted in: Humor in Religion, Milestones
Margaret Bender Brick
Brick—Margaret Bender Brick, 90, on December 24, 2018, at Kendal at Longwood, Kennett Square, Pa. Peggy was born on July […]
Posted in: Humor in Religion, Milestones
Never Having Set Foot in the Meetinghouse
When the meetinghouse is on the other side of state prison walls.
Yohannes "Knowledge" Johnson is a member of Bulls Head-Oswego (N.Y.) Meeting and is clerk of Green Haven Preparative Meeting. He was born and raised in Harlem, N.Y. He has been in prison since 1980 and is currently working on a petition in support of executive clemency in New York State.
Posted in: Features, Outside the Meetinghouse
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May 2019
Student Voices
6th Annual Student Voices Project
Features
How I Found God in Competitive Sport by Jon Watts
The Hope for Collaboration over Competition by Mark Pratt‐Russum
The Invisible Damage of Competition by Mary Jo Klingel
Poetry
Always the Challenge to Be Patient by Charles Bunner
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