9th October 2015

Thought for the Week: Either/or

by Dorothy Searle

I first became acquainted with Quakers over forty years ago. At that time, I realised that there was a feeling – usually expressed by the oldest generation – that spiritual…

9th October 2015

Restorative justice

by Chris McCartney

It’s not maybe what you expect to hear in a respectable small town museum, the Quaker Tapestry on display. A woman stands and tells the gathered audience that, after her daughter…

9th October 2015

The Lamb’s War

by Stuart Masters
9th October 2015

Faith in the future

by Ellie McCarthy

From 8-9 September Bristol hosted delegates representing twenty-four faith traditions from all over the world, as well as UN officials and representatives of select secular…

9th October 2015

Outreach at Greenbelt

by Abigail Maxwell
9th October 2015

Poppies

by Gordon Yapp
9th October 2015

We are all mortal

by Barbara Pensom and Barney Rosedale

Many Friends were disappointed that the Assisted Dying Bill did not become law. This is, perhaps, because MPs, like some Friends, were not quite satisfied that adequate safeguards…

2nd October 2015

Meeting house gardens

by Trish Carn
2nd October 2015

The Quaker Tapestry

by Bridget Guest and Ian Kirk-Smith
2nd October 2015

Jesus was a refugee

by Joan E Taylor

The unstoppable force of refugees fleeing to Europe has, in various places, hit the immovable object of an attitude that there is no room at the inn. Spaces are filled. Migrants…

2nd October 2015

Love, tears and laughter

by Elinor Smallman
2nd October 2015

Thought for the Week: Patterns and examples

by Ian Kirk-Smith

Visitors to a Quaker Meeting house are often struck by the simplicity and plainness of the interior. Many are not used to this in a place of worship. They look in vain for visual…