4th November 2016

Thought for the Week: Sunday morning

by Alex Thomson

In Meeting for Worship this morning a question occurred to me: when there are so many other religious and spiritual groups, why does the world need Quakers? I came up with four…

4th November 2016

Reflections on community

by Catherine Henderson
4th November 2016

Hospitality among Quakers

by Marian McNichol

Try to make your home a place of loving friendship and enjoyment… Advices & queries 26 When did you last invite someone new for a meal in your home? When did you last have an…

4th November 2016

The value of fuzziness

by John Lampen

‘There came a time when we realised we were saying: “When we go…” rather than “If we go…” The decision had made itself. Doubt and uncertainty gave way to…

4th November 2016

Simplicity: Has Quakerism lost its radical edge?

by Anne de Gruchy

Simplicity is not an easy testimony. For a start, the roots and meaning of the word are unclear. Early Friends urged plainness of dress and speech, printing and distributing…

4th November 2016

Quaker renewal: The Simplified Meeting

by Craig Barnett

In too many Quaker Meetings spiritual vitality is being stifled by the excessive demands of church government. Struggling to meet the ever-growing requirements of administration…

3rd November 2016

Living out the truth

by Angela Greenwood
28th October 2016

On discipline

by Roger Babington Hill
28th October 2016

Simplicity: The Twelve Steps

by Anne de Gruchy
28th October 2016

Should land be owned?

by Gill Westcott and Julian Pratt
28th October 2016

Thought for the Week: A spiritual home

by Chris Tortise

Religion has always been important in my life. As a child, I regularly attended a Church of England service and was part of the choir that sang every Sunday. I was a choral scholar…

28th October 2016

The Living Wage

by Lancaster Local Meeting’s Living Wage Campaign Group

Living Wage Week is between Sunday 30 October and Saturday 5 November. This is not George Osborne’s National Living Wage, which is just a hike up of the minimum wage, but an…