Spiritual Growth

Finding Hope

Since the national election in the United States last November, I’ve been reading many commentaries by people who hoped for… Susan Corson-Finnerty

Owning the Lord’s Prayer

In 1997, my wife and I decided on a radical midlife career change. Over the next year, we quit our… Paul Buckley

Doorways

Doorways are so commonplace in everyday life that we scarcely give them a thought, unless a door sticks or a… Moreland Smith

Hanging out Laundry with My Sister in Fallujah

Monday morning I woke to news of the siege, speculation as to who was still in the city. At least… Janeal Turnbull Ravndal

My Spiritual Journey

My spiritual journey is—to borrow a phrase from the Beatles— "a long and winding road" that led to the Religious… Francine E. Cheeks

We Are All Seekers

There are many ways to God. This is surely part of our Quaker tradition, and yet, like other believers, we… Elizabeth S. Helfman

Four Directions from Manhattan

A couple of months ago while crossing 23rd Street on my way to Madison Square Park, I realized that in… Janet Soderberg

Flood

Every sandcastle requires a second hole. Not the moat’s descriptive circle, but a mining hole, dug off to the side.… Elizabeth Echlin

To Live Deliberately

Henry David Thoreau explained his famous sojourn at Walden Pond with the words, "I went to the woods because I… Kirsten Backstrom

Reviewing Our Lives

Accept with serenity the approach of each new stage of life. Welcome the approach of old age, both for oneself… Elizabeth Serkin

To Live Fully until Death: Lessons from the Dying

My Quakerism and my work for the past 25 years as a hospice nurse have informed and strengthened each other.… Connie McPeak Green

Care of the Dying: A Spiritual Discipline

Attending the death of a loved one is a painful, sometimes disturbing experience. Frequently it has a deeply mysterious quality,… Brad Sheeks
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