I thought I knew the costs of war. They had fueled my outrage over the arrogance, the ignorance, and the [ā¦]
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Unpalatable Truths
Burton Housman, a veteran of World War II, was sent by his church to help the Japanese rebuild after the war. When he held in his hands evidence of the damage from the aerial bombing he helped cause, he resolved to become a part of a church that sought alternatives to violence. He has been a Friend for 50 years in four yearly meetings. He is now a member of La Jolla (Calif.) Meeting and serves on the Discipline Committee of Pacific Yearly Meeting.
Posted in: FeaturesMeeting for Soup
I rarely help out with Firstāday school, but they needed a substitute one Sunday, so I volunteered. In the days [ā¦]
Eileen Flanagan is a member of Chestnut Hill Meeting in Philadelphia, Pa. This piece is excerpted from her blog, http://www.imperfectserenity.com
Posted in: FeaturesLove and Accountability
I started thinking about issues of responsibility for people with progressive, longāterm disabilities because of my friend Teddie. (For Teddie [ā¦]
Diane Pasta and her spouse, Lex Bumm, have relocated from Salmon Bay Meeting in Seattle, Wash., to Palo Alto Meeting in Calif., where Diane is near her mother, brother, and nephew. She loves her daily morning routine of writing, swimming outdoors, and doing The New York Times crossword puzzle. A retired middle school math teacher, Diane tutors part-time.
Posted in: FeaturesSpiritual Direction as a Resource for Friends
Friends come to their meetings out of some kind of spiritual hungerāa desire for belonging and encouragement in making the [ā¦]
Patty Levering is a member of Davidson (N.C.) Meeting. She is a graduate of Earlham School of Religion, where she first experienced spiritual direction. She has been a spiritual director for many years, and a year ago became spiritual director for Davidson Clergy Center. She completed the Spiritual Nurturer program of School of the Spirit in May 2006, and is now a core teacher for that program.
Posted in: FeaturesLiving Our Convictions
Faithfulness The first call is to God, to faithfulness. Out of faithfulness rises the call to live in peace. In [ā¦]
Nadine Hoover has served as secretary of Southeastern Yearly Meeting and as clerk of Tallahassee (Fla.) and Alfred (N.Y.) Meetings. She has facilitated Alternatives to Violence workshops since 1978, and serves under a travel minute since 1996 with a concern for youth, Quaker practice, nonviolence, somatics, and early childhood development in the U.S. and Indonesia, building relationships across borders. A video, Friends in Conscience: Quaker Service in Indonesia, is available from Alfred Meeting on her opening talk to NYYM Spring Session 2006. Contact Alfred Friends Meeting, P.O. Box 773, Alfred, NY 14802.
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June/July 2020: Membership and Friends
Features
An Awkward Pause by Debbie B. Ramsey
Transcending Geography by An interview with Francisco Burgos and Traci Hjelt Sullivan
Spiritual Practices for the Pandemic by Mathilda Navias
Membership and Friends
Growing Roots from a Distance by Nikki Holland
Drawing Circles, Not Lines by Sarah Katreen Hoggatt
Lapsed, Released, Let Go, Discontinued by Carolyn HillesāPilant
With Just the Door Ajar by Caroline Morris
Are You Playing Your Religionāgames by Quaker Rules? by Rhiannon Grant
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Mixed Flock by Ann McNeal
How to Attend a Quaker Meeting for the First Time by Inez Schaechterle
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Questions to Ask Military Recruiters and Yourself
Have you, a friend, or a family member ever wondered if the military was the best option for a job [ā¦]
Don Lathrop is a longtime attender of Old Chatham (N.Y.) Meeting.
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