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Self-Realization

“Teachable Moments” at ESR

I look back with gratitude on how ESR prepared me for pastoral ministry among Friends, especially in the area of… ScottWagoner

Living in the Life and Power

I have always been drawn by the words of George Fox, recorded in his Journal, refusing the commissioners’ request of… PattyLevering

A Brief Dance with Death

In October 2008 I had my first mammogram. The next day, I received a call. "There is an asymmetry on… HollyJeffries

An Unspoken Message

As often happens in the silence of meeting for worship, I felt a message coming within me, which was not… PeterLang

At the Gathering: A Lesson on Invisibility

Although I have less to report about the 2009 summer Gathering than I would prefer, due to another long week… Hilary B. Bisenieks

Living Near the End of Life: Queries for the Elderly

Crosslands is one of a number of Quaker retirement communities in the Philadelphia area. In existence for over 30 years,… Brigitte Alexander

Nonviolence and Forgiveness in San Quentin Prison

Was he thinking that Jesus spoke of love? Did he remember that the language of love is nonviolence? Maybe he… Christopher Huneke

Friends within God's Light

My initial experiences of traditional Quaker worship left me wondering just how Friends, working within Western Christian teaching, had essentially… Jnana Hodson

The Ministry of Prison Visitation

The first time I visited the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, one of the prisoners asked me why I… Amy Runge Gaffney

My Spiritual Journey

A spiritual journey is such a personal thing. I was hardly aware I was on one until I had traveled… Mary Margaret McAdoo

Finding the Prophetic Voice for Our Time

Follow the way of love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy. —1 Corinthians 14:1 Dear Friends,… Lizz Roe

Climate Change, Quakerism, and a Transformed Life

It was a blind date with a rising executive with General Motors that did it. It was the late 1980s… Hollister Knowlton
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