Thriving and Magnetic Quaker Communities

Introduction to our June-July issue.

Gabriel Ehri

Features

Drawing Out Each Other’s Faithfulness

Supporting gifts and leadings in our meeting community.

Pamela Haines

Features

Speaking with Spiritual Authority

Why Quakers need gospel ministers.

Peter Blood-Patterson

Features

How Do You Feel the Light Inside You?

The ministry of religious education.

Melinda Wenner Bradley

Features

Eldership as Ministry

The inconspicuous prophets who tend the Light.

Ann Jerome

Features

Nurturing Spiritual Gifts and Concerns

Toward a vital culture of eldership.

Steven Dale Davison

Features

Wise at Every Age

Supporting children’s and youth ministries.

Sharlee DiMenichi

Poetry

What Not Knowing Who You Really Are Looks Like

Matches / mutter to candles in a closet, / Somebody needs to install / a light in here!

Daniel Skach-Mills

Poetry

Because

Due to the state of our country and environment, I’ve been having trouble maintaining an outlook that includes gratitude and a zest for living.

Lynn Huntley

Poetry

When I Unravel

Let spools of featherlight wisdom / swaddle me still. / Let there be brave instruments—

Clara Fuehler

Forum

Forum, June-July 2026

Letters from our readers.

Staff

Quakers and Money

Reclaiming Our Power in Finance

In Season 6 of the Quakers Today podcast, host Peterson Toscano is joined by new co-host Diana Yañez.

Diana Gisel Yañez

Interview

What Would Spirit Have Me Do?

How Friends Incubator for Public Ministry is lifting up spiritual gifts.

Sharlee DiMenichi

Reflection

When Fire Comes

A Quaker practice of starting over.

Amy Cooke

QuakerSpeak

QuakerSpeak, June-July 2026

Are Quaker meetings safe for black people?

Staff

Podcast

Quakers and Relational Finance

Season 6, Episode 2

Podcast

Carroll Ann Swanson on Hoopes Sentenced to More Than Two Years in Prison for Assaulting an ICE Agent

Very grateful for Sharlee Dimenichi’s excellent article re Jacob Hoopes. These are truly challenging times to…
Liz Oppenheimer on Quakers Respond to ICE Deployment in Twin Cities

I appreciated the article about Friends’ responses to Operation Metro Surge. There were of course other…
George Busolo Lukalo on Making My Life a Testimony

So amazing being a Quaker. More to learn and live as a Quaker is my desire….
John Newkirk on The Journey Back to God

First I am sorry for your loss and I would just like to say addiction is…