In silence which is active the Inner Light begins to glow – a tiny spark. For the flame to be kindled and to grow, subtle argument and the clamour of our emotions must be…
Our old friend Sam had been in hospital for ten weeks. The hospital was the other side of London from his home. He had spent his birthday in hospital and it looked likely that he…
Every year the Christian church celebrates Easter, although the crucifixion was an absolute tragedy. The Easter story has been embroidered by myths and symbols to turn it into the…
I should declare a personal interest in the outcome of the EU referendum: my work involves helping clients (government agencies, mostly) translate European environmental…
Ireland Yearly Meeting (IYM) this year challenged Friends to consider the question: ‘Who is my neighbour?’ The quotation from Quaker Life and Practice, which underpinned the…
Harry Stanton was a Friend who was involved in one of the most controversial events concerning conscientious objectors in the first world war. It began with his refusal to fight in…
Friends are probably unaware of a remarkable reconciliation project in the early sixties in Dresden that was initiated by Coventry Cathedral and associated with their ‘Cross of…
Wilfrid Meynell, on forsaking the Religious Society of Friends of his upbringing for the Catholic church, described himself as a ‘completed Quaker’. He meant that he had…
In a world where politicians continually remind us of the need for austerity in a bid to finally overcome the worldwide recession, we are becoming a society that is content to…
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