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Quakerism Today

Raising Quaker Youth

It would seem that writing about raising Quaker youth would be an easy undertaking, especially as my husband Rick and… Georgianne Jackofsky

Convergence among Friends: From the ‘Kitchen’ to the ‘Parlor’

Have you ever sensed that the earliest Quakers had a fire that seems to be missing now? What do we… Robin Mohr and C. Wess Daniels

Friends and Cyberspace

My interest in Quakerism has grown steadily over the past decade during my tenure as an English teacher and more… Mark Franek

‘How Is Thee’: Musings on Ironies and Self Justification Among Friends

For a long time I have had a back-burner interest in the evolution of the use of thee, thou, and… Albert W. Briggs Jr.

A Frog Fable

Frogs from near and far gather at the edge of Quaker Pond adjacent to the old meetinghouse, croaking loudly as… Stanley Zarowin

Together-Together: That’s How We Nurture Each Other

When I asked my 14-year-old daughter, "What is a functioning Quaker adult?" she looked at me quizzically and responded, "I… Chris DeRoller

Is thee truly a Friend?

I have been led to write this and ask it of all who will listen. This is a leading that… James Wilkerson

Love in the Face of Violence

Twenty-some years ago, Ron and I sold everything we owned and flew off to Africa. We landed in Southern Sudan… Pam Ferguson

A Call to Spiritual Discipline

I was 16 years old when I attended meeting for worship for the first time. Also present were a woman… John Calvi

Contentious and divisive

I have read many articles in Friends Journal over the years, but the article “Misunderstanding Quaker Faith and Practice” (FJ… Bob Holden

Giving Attention to Our Leadings

The most precious gift Friends have to offer is our worship and the leadings that come from it. Yet this… Shirley Dodson

Recognizing that of God in each other

I was distressed by Marty Grundy’s review of Godless for God’s Sake (FJ Nov. 2006). I hear echoes of 1827… Susan Furry
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