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Advancing Quaker Spirituality in the Twentyâfirst Century
Barry Crossno became the general secretary of Friend General Conference in 2011. He joined Friends in Taos, New Mexico, and now lives in Philadelphia with his wife Beth and their eleven-month-old son, Auden. He recently co-authored Pendle Hill Pamphlet No. 460 with J. Brent Bill titled On Vocal Ministry. Email: [email protected].
Posted in: Features, The State of Quaker Institutions
In Defense of Blue KoolâAid
An exploration of food culture among Friends.
Kat Griffith is a former teacher and homeschooler and a current writer and volunteer in a variety of environmental and child-related endeavors. A member of the Winnebago Worship Group (Wis.) and Northern Yearly Meeting, she loves to cook, feed people, and be fed! Email: [email protected].
Posted in: Features, Unnamed Quaker Creeds
The Magnificent Journey: Living Deep in the Kingdom
By James Bryan Smith. IVP Books, 2018. 176 pages. $22/hardcover; $21.99/eBook.
Karie Firoozmand is the book review editor for Friends Journal.
Posted in: Drugs, January 2020 Book Reviews, Quaker Book Reviews
Student Writing Opp: Creating Change (due 2/17/2020)
What change do you want to see happen in your community?
Gail Whiffen is associate editor of Friends Journal. Contact: [email protected]
Posted in: From the Editor's Desk
I Am a Quaker
Young Friends and religious identity.
Melinda Wenner Bradley is a member of West Chester (Pa.) Meeting and serves as the youth religious life coordinator for Philadelphia Yearly Meeting. She is a co-founder of the Quaker Religious Education Collaborative (QREC), and the director of communications and training for Faith & Play Stories.
William Bradley is an attender at West Chester (Pa.) Meeting and a seventh grade student at Westtown School. James Bradley is a member of West Chester (Pa.) Meeting and a tenth grade student at Westtown School. Ellie Bradley is a member of West Chester (Pa.) Meeting and a first-year student at Barnard College.
Posted in: Features, Quaker Kids
Money as a Mutual Blessing
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
Writing Opp: Quakers and Christianity (closed)
Itâs a series of questions that has dogged Friends since we did away with clergy and started calling baptism a [âŠ]
Martin Kelley is senior editor of Friends Journal.
Posted in: From the Editor's Desk
We Are Pilgrims on a Journey
A faithful response to climate change.
Jay O'Hara is a member of Sandwich (Mass.) Meeting, and a co-founder of the Climate Disobedience Center, climatedisobedience.org. The NEYM Prophetic Climate Action Working Group consists of Alice Grendon, Brian Drayton, Dunan Herman-Parks, Jay O'Hara, John Humphries, Katherine Fisher, Louis Cox, Meg Klepack, Minga Claggett-Borne, Peter Blood-Patterson, Ruah Swennerfeldt, and Wendy Schlotterbeck.
Posted in: Faith and Practice, Quaker Lifestyles
Features
Wanted: A Network of Soul Connection by Francine Brocious
Facing Hard Truths by Robin Mohr
Quaker Schools Transforming the World by Deborra Sines Pancoe and Elisabeth Torg
Advancing Quaker Spirituality in the Twentyâfirst Century by Barry Crossno
Quaker Meetings Respond to Coronavirus by Katie Breslin
Noticing Patterns of Oppression and Faithfulness by Lisa Graustein
Poetry
Servant by Ruth Naylor
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