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Resurrecting Wounds: Living in the Afterlife of Trauma

By Reviewed by Tom Paxson on January 1, 2019

By Shelly Rambo. Baylor University Press, 2017. 196 pages. $29.95/hardcover or eBook; $24.95/paperback. Christianity was born in trauma, but do […]

Tom Paxson is a member of Kendal (Pa.) Meeting, Western Quarter, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.

Posted in: January 2019 Books, Quaker Book Reviews, Racially Diverse Society of Friends (January 2019)
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Inward Power

By Gene Hillman on December 1, 2018

Continuing revelation implies we are continuing from somewhere.

Gene Hillman is a convinced Friend, having come to Friends from the martial arts and Buddhism in 1983 in Annapolis, Md. He has taught short courses in basic Quakerism, the Quaker testimonies, and the Bible ever since he was employed at Pendle Hill in 1988. He represented Baltimore Yearly Meeting on the Friends United Meeting General Board throughout the 1990s. He and his wife, Pat, are members of Goshen (Pa.) Meeting, PhYM. Email: [email protected]

Posted in: Features, Quakers and Christianity
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The Cambridge Companion to Quakerism

By Reviewed by Brian Drayton on November 1, 2018

Edited by Stephen W. Angell and Pink Dandelion. Cambridge University Press, 2018. 410 pages. $105/hardcover; $34.99/paperback; $28/eBook. This edited volume, […]

Brian Drayton worships with the new Souhegan Meeting in Wilton, N.H., allowed by Weare (N.H.) Meeting.

Posted in: Books That Have Changed Us, November 2018 Books, Quaker Book Reviews
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Money as a Mutual Blessing

By Lola Georg on October 1, 2018

Moving from anxiety and greed to milk and honey.

Lola Georg attends Green Street Meeting in Philadelphia, Pa. She is a licensed professional counselor in private practice. Previously, she had an extensive career in financial management for nonprofits, including Quaker organizations. She conducts workshops about the spirituality of money (spiritualityofmoney.com). She loves Viv Hawkins, and they live in Philadelphia.

Posted in: Features, Meetings and Money
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Life in a Box

By Andrew Huff on September 1, 2018

The homelessness crisis requires us to think outside storage bins.

Andrew Huff served with Quaker Voluntary Service in 2015–16 in Boston, Mass. He attends Central Philadelphia (Pa.) Meeting.

Posted in: Features, September 2018
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The Future Is Accessible

By Jessica Hubbard-Bailey on August 1, 2018

A silent podcast goes viral and points to ways to share Quakerism.

Jessica Hubbard-Bailey is the host and executive producer of Young Quaker Podcast and a member of her local meeting in the United Kingdom.

Posted in: Features, Going Viral with Quakerism
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Student Voices Project

By Staff on May 1, 2018

For this year’s project, Quaker‐affiliated students tell stories of Quaker testimonies acting in their lives.

Posted in: Student Voices Project, What Are Quaker Values Anyway?
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Finding Simplicity in My Life

By Robert Bennett on May 1, 2018

As many people’s lives become more cluttered with events and activities, we become more and more reliant on physical items. […]

Robert Bennett, Grade 9, Westtown School, member of Durham (Maine) Meeting

Posted in: Student Voice Project 2018, Student Voices Project, What Are Quaker Values Anyway?
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Prophetic Witness, Pragmatic Action

By Diane Randall on February 1, 2018

What does it mean to be prophetic in a time of political division?

Diane Randall is the executive secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation. A lifelong advocate for peace and social justice, Diane is a fierce proponent for citizen engagement that advances policies and practices to create a better society for all.

Posted in: Features, February 2018
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Rhythms of Grace / An Unhurried Leader

By Reviewed by Chris Mohr on January 1, 2018

Rhythms of Grace: Life‐Saving Disciplines for Spiritual Leaders. By David O. Williams. Barclay Press, 2017. 138 pages. $14/paperback. An Unhurried […]

Chris Mohr is a member of Green Street Meeting in Philadelphia, Pa., a trustee of Friends Publishing Corp. (publisher of Friends Journal), and the executive director of Friends Center in Philadelphia.

Posted in: January 2018 Books, Quaker Book Reviews, Quaker Lifestyles
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