Spiritual Growth

Leading a “Yes, We Can!? Workshop in Kenya

In 2009, I traveled as a representative of Friends General Conference to the Young Quakers Christian Association (Africa) Triennial, which… EmilyStewart

Bringing the Quaker into Hospital Chaplaincy

Every day I step into a blizzard that has swept in on someone’s life. I’m a chaplain in an acute… KatherineJaramillo

What I Really Learned at ESR

They look a lot like me. That was one of my first thoughts when I arrived at Earlham School of… JBrentBill

Wielding Thor’s Hammer: What It Means to Write as Ministry

According to an old Norse legend of the early days in the time before this time, the god Thor patrolled… SusanYanos

Notes from an Access Pioneer

Recently I was asked to provide a six-word autobiography. I chose: "Child of God, Wife, Mother, Friend." Had I been… SusanKaul

Who Turned on the Lights? A Reflection from Within

One of my worst recurring nightmares is that when I walk into a room and flick on the light switch,… KeithRMaddock

Left in Darkness

There was something about the way the new green had sprouted precisely in the middle of my garden. The garden… HollyCedar

Parting Time

The end came early and unexpectedly for my friend Sue, and in a few days I will join her family… StephenRedding

An Unspoken Message

As often happens in the silence of meeting for worship, I felt a message coming within me, which was not… PeterLang

A La Chureca Christmas

My friend Michael popped into my office. When he told me he couldn’t make it to Nicaragua this year for… Herb Haigh

Quaking with Confidence

  I’d like to clear up right away a question that seems to crop up repeatedly at these more public… Ben Pink Dandelion

Chronicle of a Journey: Central America, 2008

Loida E. Fernandez
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