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Writing Opp: Thin Spaces (due 2/10/2020)

By Martin Kelley on January 24, 2020

Thin Spaces: With few rituals to guide us, Quaker worship at its core is a direct connection with the Divine. [
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Martin Kelley is senior editor of Friends Journal.

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Drugs and the Practice of Spiritual Discernment

By Joe McHugh on January 1, 2020

When can drugs bring us closer to God?

Joe McHugh lives in Minnesota, writes frequently for a variety of publications, and his book, Startled by God: Wisdom from Unexpected Places, was published in 2013. He has served in interim leadership positions at Friends School of Minnesota and Carolina Friends School.

Posted in: Drugs, Features
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A Call to Work Outside Our Circles

By C. Wess Daniels on January 1, 2020

A Friend responds to the New York Times opinion column on Quakers and pronouns.

C. Wess Daniels lives in Greensboro, N.C.

Posted in: Drugs, Viewpoint
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From What Is to What If: Unleashing the Power of Imagination to Create the Future We Want

By Reviewed by Ruah Swennerfelt on January 1, 2020

By Rob Hopkins. Chelsea Green Publishing, 2019. 240 pages. $24.95/hardcover or eBook.

Ruah Swennerfelt is a member of Middlebury (Vt.) Meeting, where she serves on the Earthcare Committee. She is on the Steering Committee of Transition Town Charlotte in Vermont and serves on the Transition U.S. conference planning team.

Posted in: Drugs, January 2020 Book Reviews, Quaker Book Reviews
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The Tao of Trauma: A Practitioner’s Guide for Integrating Five Element Theory and Trauma Treatment

By Compiled by Karie Firoozmand on January 1, 2020

By Alaine D. Duncan with Kathy L. Kain. North Atlantic Books, 2019. 352 pages. $21.95/paperback; $14.99/eBook.

Karie Firoozmand is the Book Review Editor.

Posted in: Drugs, January 2020 Book Reviews, Quaker Book Reviews
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Pray for Guidance: A Prayer Workbook for Finding Direction for Your Life

By Compiled by Karie Firoozmand on January 1, 2020

By Cathy Curry Smith. Masthof Press, 2019. 125 pages. $14/paperback.

Karie Firoozmand is the Book Review Editor.

Posted in: Drugs, January 2020 Book Reviews, Quaker Book Reviews
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The Magnificent Journey: Living Deep in the Kingdom

By Compiled by Karie Firoozmand on January 1, 2020

By James Bryan Smith. IVP Books, 2018. 176 pages. $22/hardcover; $21.99/eBook.

Karie Firoozmand is the Book Review Editor.

Posted in: Drugs, January 2020 Book Reviews, Quaker Book Reviews
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Forum, December 2019

By Staff on December 1, 2019

Letters from our readers.

Posted in: Forum, Quaker Kids
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Gambling: A Violation of the Quaker Testimonies

By Michael Song on November 1, 2019

A violation of the Quaker testimonies?

Michael Song is a senior at Friends Academy in Locust Valley, N.Y. He is interested in Quaker values and always strives to apply them in his life.

Posted in: Features, Gambling
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On the Spirituality of Lightheartedness

By Reviewed by J. Brent Bill on November 1, 2019

By Helen Steere Horn. Pendle Hill Pamphlets (number 456), 2019. 26 pages. $7/pamphlet.

J. Brent Bill, a member of West Newton (Ind.) Meeting, is a photographer, writer, and retreat leader who lives in Indiana. His newest book Beauty, Truth, Life, and Love is slated for release this month.

Posted in: Gambling, November 2019 Books, Quaker Book Reviews
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