Last Friday saw the first instalment of the Fifth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): the summary from Working Group I, on the science of…
At the heart of our Quaker experience, inspiring and shaping everything that we do, is Meeting for Worship. It is the root and source of our action in the world; it nourishes our…
What is our silence and stillness for? ‘Downtime’ from the busy lives we lead, certainly. That’s therapeutic, I am sure, like meditation or a country walk. But Meeting for…
George Fox said, in a sermon in Ulverston Church in 1652, ‘Christ saith this, and the apostles say this; but what canst thou say? Art thou a child of the Light, and hast thou…
Thinking about Seeds of Inspiration Led to a veritable bean-feast of thoughts about seeds. I think you’ll agree, seeds are pretty amazing, So let’s concede the Inspiration of…
The current materialism in the West has, I believe, contributed to a tacit assumption, which is held by many, that the worst fate that can befall us is to die. This…
It all began when, among the newcomers to Meeting, was someone who had made a round trip of fifty miles to come. This was not that unusual in North Scotland Area Meeting. I…
The Passivhaus energy standard has been in use for the last twenty years. It was originally conceived by Wolfgang Feist, a German physicist, who could not understand why housing…
Become a subscriber to enjoy unlimited access to our articles, dating back to 2009! Online subscribers get the Friend to their inbox each week, can comment on articles, and dive into our 1914-18 digital archive too!
Whether you are new to Quakerism or have been going to Meeting for years, you’ll find something here to inspire, inform and challenge you.
News | Views | Reviews
Written by and for Friends on the bench
Subscribe