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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
Wrestling with Defeat
I am not a perfect Quaker. My family discovered Quakerism when I was two years old. I grew up with […]
Clay Lewis, Grade 9, Abington Friends School, member of Abington Meeting, both in Jenkintown, Pa.
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Student Voices Project, Student Voices Project 2019
Amal Unbound
By Aisha Saeed. Nancy Paulsen Books, 2018. 240 pages. $17.99/hardcover; $10.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 10 and up. “But life isn’t […]
Judith Favor belongs to Claremont Meeting in southern California. She is an author, contemplative writing facilitator, soul friend, and great-grandmother.
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, May 2019: A Young Friends Bookshelf, Quaker Book ReviewsPhyllis Hoge
Hoge—Phyllis Hoge, 91, on August 26, 2018, in Albuquerque, N.M. Phyllis was born on November 15, 1926, in Elizabeth, N.J., […]
Posted in: Friendly Competition?, Milestones
Abbotts to the World’s Costello
Our introduction to the April issue on Humor in Religion.
Gabriel Ehri is executive director of Friends Journal.
Posted in: Among Friends, Humor in Religion
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 Religion
Finding Lightness in the Light
We Quakers have an image problem when it comes to fun and frivolity.
Kerry O'Regan has been a member of Adelaide Meeting in South Australia for the past 30 years and looks after the books—as in library books—for the meeting. She is a retired teacher who lives right by the sea and so feels that she is on permanent vacation.
Posted in: Features, Humor in Religion
Satire, Peace, and the Mennonite Tradition
What’s the difference between a Mennonite and a Quaker?
Andrew J. Bergman is a Mennonite writer from Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of the Mennonite satire website The Daily Bonnet.
Posted in: Features, Humor in Religion
Quakers, Politics, and Economics (Quakers and the Disciplines, Volume 5)
Edited by David R. Ross and Michael T. Snarr. Friends Association for Higher Education, 2018. 398 pages. $19.95/paperback; $9.95/eBook. Friends […]
Pamela Haines is a member of Central Philadelphia (Pa.) Meeting.
Posted in: April 2019 Books, Humor in Religion, Quaker Book Reviews
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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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Among Friends, Forum, News, Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf, Milestones, Classifieds, Meeting Listings
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