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…
The forthcoming referendum on membership of the European Union (EU) has prompted a lively debate within the United Kingdom. It raises issues shared by many countries in Europe.
Most of us are understandably wary of drawing boundaries around what counts as being a Quaker, as any boundary risks excluding someone. Yet the absence of any shared understanding…
Early in Meeting for Worship a Friend rises to announce a death. One of our number has lost a son-in-law. We are asked to hold the family in the Light. Soon thereafter our Friend…
Recently on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, I heard Larry Summers, one of several US politicians urging the British to stay in Europe. It was thoughtful and heartfelt and this…
If the object of the exercise is to ‘Let your life speak’, then perhaps Friends might care to look for a suitable role model as inspiration? I have always turned to Albert…
The Friend carried an evocative report in the issue of 7 April 1916 that conveyed some of the effects of the battle of Verdun, which had brought a stream of refugees from the…
Advice & queries number 5 urges us to ‘take time to learn about other people’s experience of the Light… As you learn from others, can you in turn give freely from what…
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