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…
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…
‘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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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