I notice Jesus is seldom mentioned in current Quaker discussions about what we believe. This is a pity and perhaps comes from a false picture we have been given of him. I have some…
I have twice attended discussions where invited Friends spoke on ‘what I do in Meeting’. It’s a fascinating question and one I am glad I have not had to answer. However, I…
The concerns of investors, looking for convenient and attractive profits, and environmentalists looking for sustainability seem at odds. Take three countries – X, Y and Z…
Whilst visiting a Meeting in England a few months ago, a Friend’s ministry was highly critical of current government policy on the matter of state benefits and greatly…
Fourteen years ago agriculture in Britain was changing dramatically. A new technology, which had already been carried out for several years in America, was being introduced here…
Government negotiators have just completed a week of talks on climate change in Bonn – their first meeting since Warsaw last November. There will be several more such gatherings…
It’s a funny old world nowadays. You can have strawberries when you want them instead of just at the beginning of June; you can have daffodils all year round and hot cross buns…
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