8th November 2013

Jargon and illusion

by Ken Veitch

Remembrance Day comes less than two months after the Defence and Security Equipment International (DESI) exhibition was held in London. It was attended by delegates from 121…

8th November 2013

Never again

by David Gee

When I was about seven, my dad took me to the local Remembrance Day memorial. Neatly turned-out elderly men were stood in equally neat rows while ‘The Last Post’ was played. I…

8th November 2013

British Quakers: Mission and message - A spiritual imperative

by Simon Best

In my first article I wondered whether the message of liberal Friends today might be to give everyone an experience of a faith community in which they are accepted. If this is the…

8th November 2013

Epistle: Yorkshire Friends Holiday School 2013

by Yorkshire Friends Holiday School 2013

Is Quakerism about to go ‘Whoosh!’?   This was our theme for the week, and based on the discussions we have had, the answer may just possibly be ‘yes’.  It was…

1st November 2013

Growing points

by Richard Thompson
1st November 2013

Quaker connections

by Kevin and Tyna Redpath
1st November 2013

Thought for the Week: Dead or alive?

by Peggy Heeks

Have you ever played ‘Dead or Alive’? I used to as a girl and still remember the game’s excitement. You jumped up and wound your legs round the waist of a stalwart adult, who…

1st November 2013

Love gains

by Janet Rowntree

Of late, I have been wondering just how much money has been spent on weaponry and warfare since the second world war by successive British governments.  Earlier this year I…

1st November 2013

Working together for peace

by Tanweer Akhtar Shahid

It appears that the general perception about Islam in the West is that it is a religion that has no regard for human rights. It is said that Islam permits the use of force to…

1st November 2013

Language and meaning

by Madeleine Ward

Some time ago I heard some ministry in which an individual explained his rejection of the word God on the basis that the variety of meanings given to the word renders it useless.…

25th October 2013

Wear it as long as thou canst

by Angela Howard