Spiritual Growth

Spirituality and Our Bodies

In meeting on a recent First Day it occurred to me that when our thoughts and minds are involved in… Moreland Smith

Quakers, Sexuality, and Spirituality

Talking about sex in any context, even a Quaker one, can be dangerous because we don’t all use the same… John Calvi

Garden

"Who loves a garden still his Eden keeps." —Bronson Alcott In one of the most remarkably out-of-character statements ever made… John Morgan

Full Circle

A circle of Quakers gathers on a bright, crisp April morning in the meetinghouse on Orrong Road. We sit on… Liz Sinclair

The Contours of Worship

In Salt Lake Valley, where I lived for six years during the early 1990s, mountain topography and temperature differentials often… Peter Anderson

Retreating with Thich Nhat Hanh

Early in the summer of 2003 my Friend Tina learned that Thich Nhat Hanh was going to lead a one-day… Phyllis Hoge

Repentance and Return

I have been carrying a burden of shame for a gross error in judgment. It creeps up on me at… Lisa Rand

The Sabbath Year at Central Philadelphia Meeting

“The Sabbath year has been unfolding so wonderfully. . . . I feel like we are growing and sprouting individually… Patricia McBee

Travel as Sacred Journey

As Quakers, we are called to see that of God in each person. And what if the person is the… Valerie Brown

To the Desk Clerk Out There – Thank You

My first two years at college in the early 1970s were more like Apollo 13 than Apollo 11: I realized… John Bryer

Discovering the Sacraments

As Friends, we say that we do not observe outward sacraments be-cause all of life is sacramental. Recently, I felt… Elizabeth F. Meyer

A Workshop Experience

It was the first day. We were going around the group, each sharing feedback. I was feeling shy about my… Melanie Sax
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