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Fidgeting in Worship

A Friend shares his process of settling into worship: "As I sit in meeting, I use prayer as a way… Greg Woods

Words, Silence, and the Body in Quaker Worship

I have loved the work of Rex Ambler, the English Quaker who has developed Experiment with Light groups, among other… Stanford J. Searl

The Way We Sit in Meeting for Worship

Sitting is essential to life as a primate. The fact that we have the ischial tuberosity—the "sitz bone"—is perhaps as… Zug James

Quaker College Intervisitation

The Quaker Community of Haverford College (QuaC) hosted 16 students from Earlham College and George Fox University in September 2010… Carl Sigmond

An Experience of Silent Worship

A woman sits in the circle, waiting, hands resting in her lap. A burgundy wool shawl flows over her shoulders,… Joy Belle Conrad-Rice

Eldering: A Legacy

When I arrived in Champaign, Illinois, in 1963, I made my way to the Friends meeting the very first Sunday.… Mariellen O. Gilpin

Rolling Through Fox Country

In September 2010, I was privileged to organize a tour of Fox country for a group from my yearly meeting.… Herb Haigh

Reading During Meeting for Worship

On occasion, our meeting discusses the propriety of reading during meeting for worship. Some people do. They read Friends Journal,… PatriciaDewees

Deepening Our Middle School Meeting for Worship

When, as a teacher, I first attended meeting for worship at Carolina Friends Middle School (CFS) almost 13 years ago,… IdaTrisolini

Spring Friends Meeting: A Success Story

A Friend and I were working in the basement of the Hege Library at Guilford College, sorting books for the… Cindy Sax Perry

Meeting the Seventh-day Adventists

Five years ago, a spiritual friend and I visited a couple of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) churches, where Adventism piqued my… Kim L. Ranger

Four Pillars of Meeting for Business

In May 2007, the board of the School of the Spirit Ministries, on which I was serving, was in the… Debbie Humphries
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