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‘A way of understanding spirituality which makes it integral to the experience of being human.’
4th September 2020

‘A way of understanding spirituality which makes it integral to the experience of being human.’

by Carole Sutton
‘He became determined to do what he could for what he called “my brethren, the African race’’.’
4th September 2020

‘He became determined to do what he could for what he called “my brethren, the African race’’.’

by Simon Webb
‘The ability to generate distanced silliness is a key skill in lockdown Britain.’
4th September 2020

‘The ability to generate distanced silliness is a key skill in lockdown Britain.’

by Amy Rugg
‘Like modern existentialists early Quakers emphasised that fullness of truth implies its inwardness’
4th September 2020

‘Like modern existentialists early Quakers emphasised that fullness of truth implies its inwardness’

by Neil Morgan
‘I still have the liquidator’s medal, which he pressed on me.’
4th September 2020

‘I still have the liquidator’s medal, which he pressed on me.’

by John Lampen
‘I took my eldering in good part, but it did shake me a bit.’
28th August 2020

‘I took my eldering in good part, but it did shake me a bit.’

by Juliet Henderson
‘By temperament, they hated ritual and loved simplicity.’
28th August 2020

‘By temperament, they hated ritual and loved simplicity.’

by Steve Tomkins
‘Their stories were never fully shared but one could sense something of what they had once endured.’
28th August 2020

‘Their stories were never fully shared but one could sense something of what they had once endured.’

by Peter D Leeming
‘Some differences which seem obvious to me are invisible to my grandchildren.’
28th August 2020

‘Some differences which seem obvious to me are invisible to my grandchildren.’

by Deborah Jane
‘Many guests are in need of succour and a gentle holding.’
28th August 2020

‘Many guests are in need of succour and a gentle holding.’

by Lesley Evans
‘There is a lot of laughter in our “Meetings for Blethering”.’
21st August 2020

‘There is a lot of laughter in our “Meetings for Blethering”.’

by Katharine Elwis
‘So many of our small daily experiences are now gone, or are utterly changed.’
21st August 2020

‘So many of our small daily experiences are now gone, or are utterly changed.’

by Alison Leonard
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