Tag Archives | testimonies

God, Jesus, Christianity, and Quakers

By Jim Cain on December 1, 2018

A nontheist Friend on the role of Jesus and Christianity in his life.

Jim Cain is a member and former clerk of Atlanta (Ga.) Meeting, currently attending Collective Church, a "misfit faith community" in DeLand, Fla. He's recently retired from a long career in public mental health. He has co-led Friends General Conference Gathering workshops on "Nontheism Among Friends" and "Reclaiming the Sacred" and made a presentation on the evolution of God to nontheist Friends at this summer's Gathering.

Posted in: Features, Quakers and Christianity

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Quaker Christian Ways and Roots

By Donne Hayden on December 1, 2018

Returning to a comprehensive Christianity of behavior and belief.

Donne Hayden is a recorded minister and convinced Friend (convinced that all the first Friends were convinced Friends!). She served seven years as minister at Cincinnati (Ohio) Meeting and is still a member. She retired in 2015 and currently works part-time for Wilmington Yearly Meeting as office administrator.

Posted in: Online Features, Quakers and Christianity

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The Challenge of Quaker Christianity

By Andrew Gage on December 1, 2018

Challenging ourselves and engaging with our Christian roots.

Andrew Gage is a Quaker, an environmental lawyer, and a father of two from Victoria, B.C., Canada. He is grateful for each of those roles, but still wishes that he had more time to devote to his spirituality and writing. Follow him on Twitter at @singingwithin.

Posted in: Online Features, Quakers and Christianity

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Forum December 2018

By Staff on December 1, 2018

Letters from our readers. 🔒 Friends Journal Member? Sign in here! Not an FJ member? To read this piece, please […]

Posted in: Forum, Quakers and Christianity

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Writing and Marketing Crime Fiction

By Edith Maxwell on June 1, 2018

Holding onto the testimonies as the village death count rises.

Agatha- and Macavity-nominated Edith Maxwell writes the Quaker Midwife Mysteries, the Local Foods Mysteries, and short stories. As Maddie Day she writes the Country Store Mysteries. Maxwell is recording clerk of Amesbury (Mass.) Meeting, president of Sisters in Crime New England, and lives north of Boston. Find her at edithmaxwell.com.

Posted in: Creativity and the Arts, Features

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Among Friends: Meaningful Values

By Gail Whiffen on May 1, 2018

Our introduction to the May issue, “What Are Quaker Values Anyway?”

Gail Whiffen is associate editor of Friends Journal.

Posted in: Among Friends, What Are Quaker Values Anyway?

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All Teammates Deserve Respect

By William Reardon on May 1, 2018

Five years ago, I tried out for a new hockey team. When I walked through the glass doors of the […]

William Reardon, Grade 8, Buckingham Friends School

Posted in: Student Voice Project 2018, Student Voices Project, What Are Quaker Values Anyway?

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The Quaker Value of Testing

By Asha Sanaker on May 1, 2018

Losing and then rediscovering Quaker values and community.

Asha Sanaker is a writer and political journalist, regularly featured by the online outlet Countable. She grew up as a member of Adelphi (Md.) Meeting outside of Washington, D.C. and now attends Ithaca (N.Y.) Meeting with her two daughters, Hazel and Ruby.

Posted in: Features, What Are Quaker Values Anyway?

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