The church we see is not a church of bricks and wood and glass. The church we see is not a church of doctrine, hierarchy and ritual. The church we see is simply a gathering of…
Woodbrooke is a lovely place with great facilities and a welcoming, friendly atmosphere. I have attended several weekend events over the last two years and enjoyed the food…
People go to southern Africa to visit game parks, where elephants often take pride of place. To watch a herd playing at a watering hole, and to see them squirting water over each…
I was born light-filled. Becoming aware of the spokes of my new life, I reached out in wonder and grew along them, Filling them with feelings, Experiences, Knowledge And memories.…
‘Grass roots movements involve planting seeds. Those seeds are our own faithful lives’ Jane Pearn said in her report on Meeting for Sufferings to General Meeting for Scotland…
At a meeting last year in Brighton, to commemorate the Holocaust, I was sitting next to a Jewish solicitor and I told her that, although from a Jewish family, I was a Quaker.…
Peace is defined as the absence of hostility – characterised by a lack of violence and aggression, both in the international community and within smaller groups in society.…
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