16th June 2017

A place of sanctuary

by Tim Gee
16th June 2017

Thought for the Week: Love your neighbour

by Ian Kirk-Smith

For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in… (Matthew 25:35) Matthew 25 suggests…

16th June 2017

People like us

by Juliet Morton

The United Nations International Day in Support of the Victims of Torture is on 26 June. What is known is that there is a significant relationship between being a refugee and the…

9th June 2017

Exploring the mystery of mysticism

by Jill Marshall
9th June 2017

Words and Woodbrooke

by Antony Barlow
9th June 2017

Thought for the Week: What love can do

by Philip Parratt

At Meeting for Worship recently a Friend read from Romans 7 on sin and it got me thinking about the words ‘forgive us our trespasses’… and then ‘thy kingdom come’. The…

9th June 2017

Hustings in Thirsk

by Geof Sewell

Despite the limited space available in the Thirsk Quaker Meeting House, we have a long tradition of sponsoring debates before national elections. These used to be held in The…

9th June 2017

Education and equality

by James McCarthy

My heart was gladdened when I read an article in the Guardian recently written jointly by Nicky Morgan (Conservative), Lucy Powell (Labour) and Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat)…

9th June 2017

Reflections on the ‘Red Book’: Beyond words

by Alison Leonard

In the article last week I outlined the problem: that we are followers of early Friends, who heard the voice of God, opened their hearts to it, accepted it and followed it; yet we…

9th June 2017

Love for all

by Elizabeth Dwinell

Sevenoaks Local Meeting recently invited several members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMC) to come and give a presentation, having seen a notice from the University of the…

9th June 2017

Healing terrorism

by Elizabeth Angas

Today I am the doorkeeper – welcoming all who cross the threshold. Greeting each one coming to our Quaker Meeting. Recognising the divine in each person. Responding from that…

2nd June 2017

What can I say?

by Kate Green