The international dimension to the general election was the subject of the first hustings to be organised in the Large Meeting House at Friends House in London. It was a revealing…
For over 500 years Leicester was the resting place of a ruler and warrior. This man, who died a violent death, was taken into protective and prayerful custody by the grey friars.…
At the beginning of February around twenty Friends involved in various forms of Quaker chaplaincy met together at the Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre in Birmingham for a weekend…
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) experience has an uncomfortable place within faith groups. Quakers have gone much further than other faiths in embracing…
Often I am drawn to experiences of early Friends and their talk about the movements within that they felt and shared with the early Quaker community. Sometimes George Fox’s words…
Fifteen years ago I was approaching forty. It seemed like time to live my values more authentically. From my late teens I had been committed to working for sustainability. In my…
As a part of my growing up I was made to memorise Psalm 34 of the Old Testament. Verse 14 reads: ‘Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it’ (the italics are…
As a youngster, my sister possessed an autograph book. I tended to think of it as a ‘girl’ thing and of no interest to us lads. Nonetheless, I do recall that those who wrote in…
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