Spiritual Growth

What is Worship?

Meeting for worship is the heart and center of a Quaker meeting and of being Quaker, but what do Quakers… Marti Matthews

Knitting in Gratitude

My recent prayers have been colorful and, frankly, rather woolly. They are relatively quiet, except for the clickety clack of… Lisa Rand

A Perspective on the Peace Testimony

When I applied for membership in the Religious Society of Friends ten years ago, it was easy to tell my… John Andrew Gallery

Humility: The Lamb that Roars

Humility may be one of the toughest virtues to comprehend in our present society. In spite of incomparable prosperity and… Keith R. Maddock

Lilah

I saw the secret police downtown today," Lilah says. "How do you know they were secret police?" I ask. "A… Lucy Aron

A Story about Grace

I have been reading and hearing a lot about God’s grace. What is meant by grace? I thought maybe you… Mariellen O. Gilpin

Family

It’s strange how needing to feed the fawn is taking me up the same rough road I used to drive… Helen Weaver Horn

Fighting Pacifism

September 15, 2001: In the midst of unprecedented horror, I sense we have somehow been here before. The radio plays… Beth Taylor

Ruach, Chutzpah, and Creativity

Quaker women’s retreats can be fertile ground for new insights, friendships, and spiritual inspiration. However, the real reasons that I… Susan Hubbard

Music and the Spirit of Creativity

My musical saga began at the age of ten. I had heard and was moved by music all my life,… Jim Dragoni

Light through the Cracks

“Ring the bells that still can ring. Forget your perfect offering. There’s a crack, a crack in everything That’s how… Mary Ann Downey

Spirituality and Old Age

The spiritual aspects of aging are wrapped up in the search that makes meaning out of life. There comes a… Edward Hoare
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