Recently, an article in The Daily Telegraph entitled ‘We need to talk about death’ highlighted the way that we in the UK (and arguably the whole of Western society) are…
Each one of us is unique, precious, a child of God Advices & queries 22 Do you sometimes indulge in the game of ‘people watching’? We may play it as we drink coffee on the…
In April, on a day of low mist and gentle seas, I made an all-too-brief visit to the island of Iona. On an information board near the Abbey, I read that George MacLeod, founder of…
I welcomed George Macpherson’s well-presented case against the Trident nuclear weapons system until I reached the line ‘Conventional armies, air forces and navies are capable…
At the end of August, negotiators will head back to Bonn for another week of climate talks in the run-up to the Paris conference. A high point in the week for a fortunate few of…
Communications matter. How we talk – and listen – to one another in our Meetings affects how well we can get to know one another in the Spirit, care for one another, build our…
Earlier this year, one Sunday morning in late February, Bath Meeting House was cold. The heating had broken down and a decision was made to cut the Meeting for Worship to half an…
Why are we, as Quakers, concerned about drug policy? We are concerned because of the global, national and individual consequences of drug policy that maximise harm to both drug…
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