Like having a piano in the house We all need someone on whom to practise Love. Arpeggios of passion, chords of content, Persistent scales of care, with sharps or flats. Not…
Gasps of relief and ripples of joy were felt amongst supporters in the public gallery of court room three at lunchtime on 4 February 2014 at Stratford Magistrates’ Court,…
The essence of Meeting for Worship is that it is a gathered Meeting – one in which the presence of the spirit is the unifying factor – where we are entering the silence and…
‘Faith – What’s God got to do with it?’ was the title of a thought-provoking one-day conference held in January at Friends House in London. As I went to it I wondered if…
Do you Quakers believe in God? The news-reporter thrusts the microphone almost up your nose. Well? Do you? It’s a simple enough question – yes or no? Stop all this wishy-washy…
Recently, I walked to Meeting for Worship. Now, I’m sure many Friends do this every week and don’t give it a second thought, but in my case it took me three hours and even…
Among Friends there are two common ways of looking at the idea of God. First, as an eternal being or presence that permeates the universe – a being or presence that is beyond…
I was excited when I first saw that there might be a new Quaker faith & practice. I value Quaker faith & practice highly and I have often come across a piece of writing…
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