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Quakerism Today

God's Way and Human Will

For saith Christ, which is the Word of God, My sheep hear my voice and they follow me; and I… Margery Post Abbott

Quaker Testimonies and Planet Earth

I believe we are living a holy experiment on this Earth. I truly believe that God inspired Jesus to share… Stephen L. Angell

Finding Home at The Meeting School

I spent my sophomore and junior years of high school at The Meeting School, a small Quaker boarding school on… Shoshanna Brady

Taking Steps toward Peace

For me, Easter is a particularly powerful time to reflect on the teachings and example of Jesus. Living during a… Susan Corson-Finnerty

The Kingdom of the Committee and the Garbage Dump of God

For the last few years, Northern Yearly Meeting (FGC) and El Salvador Yearly Meeting (evangelical in character) have been building… Katherine Griffith

Shake before Opening

Most of us experience an internal struggle before participating in vocal ministry. The shy child within us can hold us… Chip Thomas

Jesus and Quakerism

Leer en español Because we have no creed, Quakers cannot claim uniformity of belief about the facts of Jesus’ life… Dorothy Hutchinson

The Bible and Same-Sex Relationships

We Quakers have been wrestling with the issue of same-sex relationships for some time, at least since Alastair Heron and… Catherine Griffith

No Easy Answers about God

When I was in junior high school, I strongly preferred the kind of test questions that had easy answers: fill… Cathy Habschmidt

To Friends: A Call to Duty

Friendship is an abundant self-expression of giving, helping, caring, and expecting, existing in every corner of our world. So enticing… Ismael Meléndez

My Father and the Right to Die

I used to dread my father’s annual letter in which he informed me of his desires in case he should… Anne E. Barschall

On Marriage and Divorce–with a Proposition Bound to Be Controversial

Friends traditionally set great store by the Testimony on Truth. So highly did early Friends prize the truth that they… Anne E. Barschall
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