Spiritual Growth

Half in Love with Easeful Death

This morning I was out on the rear deck doing the yoga I do to keep at bay the aches… Christopher L. King

Advent: Darkness, Waiting, Light, and Hope

Last year, as Advent approached, it was the beginning of a very difficult time for me and my family. The… Thomas H. Jeavons

Thoughts on Suffering and a Miracle

Suffering and unhappiness are normal parts of the human condition; we shouldn’t be surprised when they show up. They accompany… Maia Murray

Finding the Way Through

Stehekin, a remote mountain village fixed in an earlier time, taught me how to survive in the world today. Located… Iris Graville

What I Learned from Rachel Hicks

One Friday morning during a Pendle Hill prayer class, Chris Ravndal introduced us to a prayer form he called "Creating… Sr. Rachel West

Simple Riches: Reflections on the Work of the Quaker Parent

Judy: When Denis and I were asked to give the Michener lecture, I was daunted by the realization that we… Judy and Denis Nicholson Asselin

Being Silent

Last Sunday was another of those meetings for worship. In the first 20 minutes when the children were present no… Chris King

Be Thou Perfect

Perfection is not a static state of self-satisfaction. It not only permits growth, it requires growth. Did not Christ grow… Kirsten Backstrom

The Miracle of Forgiveness: A Journey of the Heart

Seeds, whether planted by the human hand or sown by the wind, endure. Covered by earth they rest unseen, waiting… Roxy Jacobs

Spiritual Materialism

A Quality of loss Affecting our Content As Trade had suddenly encroached Upon a Sacrament. —Emily Dickinson Not long ago,… Diane Barounis

Heron Reflections

On the road home from the wedding of Muriel Bishop and Douglas Summers, reunited after many years apart, a beautiful,… Caroline Balderston Parry

Prayer: The Changer and the Changed

Not coming from a prayer-oriented family or community, I found the idea of praying for someone vaguely embarrassing. "What’s the… Barry Zalph
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