Youth

Callings

While I have only spoken out of the silence once, I have felt urges to speak in other parts of…

Rites of Passage into Adulthood

This year, our small meeting (about 25 attenders of all ages per week) began a new practice—celebrating the coming of…

Meetinghouse

Through the windows I watch the rainfall. It comes down gently at first, dusting the trees and benches with its…

Walking the Walk: Ian Fritz

Protest in Skokie In 2000, Ian Fritz, a member of Milwaukee (Wis.) Meeting, experienced a life-changing event. On Decem-ber 16,…

Clerking

Having a good process is the way that organizations I’ve been part of have been able to function. Having realized…

Raising CO Consciousness in Our Youth

Like everyone, we are touched close to home and deep in our hearts by the War on Terrorism. But as…

Trying to See God

I climbed the mimosa tree in my backyard looking for God. My ten-year-old mind had latched on to the words…

Freedom and Responsibility

I didn’t realize that blue hair would be such a problem. It was the campers’ hair, not mine after all.…

Walking the Walk: Rainbow Pfaff

"My name is Rainbow Pfaff, and I have stumbled into a place where the dust and the fresh wood smoke…

Hard-Wired for Hope

The war between Palestinians and Israelis continues with no end in sight. The combatants behave almost as if they have…

Let Love Be Our Guide

At my house, we’re coming to the end of a long season of college application essays and other tasks related…

On Being a Quaker in the World

In my life, I can’t tell how much influence has come from Quakerism, but I do strive to live by…
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