Spiritual Growth

The Journey to Answering That of God in Everyone

I’m probably one of the few Friends who has an aversion to the term "that of God in every one."… Priscilla Berggren-Thomas

Finding Hope

Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John 14:27) Anyone in my family can tell you… Susan Corson-Finnerty

Confessions of a Nontheistic Friend

"I have found profit in tracing the word [worship] back to its Old English root, weorthscipe, meaning worthship. In the… David E. Drake

Trying to See God

I climbed the mimosa tree in my backyard looking for God. My ten-year-old mind had latched on to the words… Mary Ann Downey

Meeting Quality People

I have just gotten home from a long day at the family health clinic when the phone rings. "This is… Melinda Glines

Listening from the Light

One Sunday during gathered worship there was a visitor from another meeting who gave a message that was very repetitive… Anna Poplawska

Jesus Came to My Door One Sunday Morning

Jesus came to my door one Sunday morning, but it wasn’t a convenient time. The night before Jesus arrived, I… Dolph Ward Goldenburg

Forgiveness: A Personal Journey

1983: Searing hurt and anger. As demanded by my new stepmother, my father has just kicked me out. The new… Kat Griffith

Eldering and Listening

Reading Friends Journal has become a fruitful habit. I find it timely, relevant, and frequently speaking directly to me. In… Margery Mears Larrabee

Cold Spell

I shiver. It’s only a mile to the barn, but the temperature has been dropping all day. I check the… Julie Gochenour

Winter in Fairbanks

The sun, high in the late afternoon sky, is warm on my bare arms this spring, 2001, day in Alaska.… Brad Sheeks

Listening Lessons

Only lunatics hear the voice of God—and saints (who don’t live around here anyway). This I knew to be true… Paul Buckley
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