Worship

Beyond Consensus: The Quaker Search for God's Leading for the Group

When a group of North Americans gather to make a decision, one of three processes is usually used: the autocratic,…

Clerking: A Semi-Serious Look

From 1975 to 1994 there were only two years when I was not involved in some kind of clerking responsibility…

The Retreat

The retreat is summer camp for grownups in October. We meditate. We listen to deep wisdom. We walk mindfully. After…

We Are All Seekers

There are many ways to God. This is surely part of our Quaker tradition, and yet, like other believers, we…

Out of Silence

Dusk mustered forces in the shrubbery when I pulled out of my friends’ driveway. It was deep into 6 p.m.…

Baptism, Water, and Silence

In the mid-1950s I participated in a study and discussion program sponsored by United States Conference of the World Council…

Musings on Aging and Death

A recent illness has forced me not to deny the facts of my apparent mortality any longer. Culturally, through a…

How Can You Do That Work?

When I spent my professional life as a full-time emergency room nurse, my friends could not get enough of my…

Gifts from the Closet

It’s Saturday and I’ve managed to keep it open. I’m determined to clean out the closet in my spare room…

Dear Mum

Note: This is a letter addressed to the author’s deceased mother, Virginia Hutton, shortly after her death on July 30,…

Watu Kwa Amani

Watu Kwa Amani is a Swahili phrase meaning "people of peace." It is also the name of a conference to…

Spirituality and Our Bodies

In meeting on a recent First Day it occurred to me that when our thoughts and minds are involved in…
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