America: place of big skyscrapers, bright lights and dramatic people. When arriving at Brooklyn Friends School I expected to see giant displays of Quakerism – through art, song…
They walked the Pennine Way and Hadrian’s Wall, That summer of ‘09. They saw the cawing choughs Guarding the coastal path. Surrounded by sheer beauty They talked of weddings…
Lancaster Central & North Area Meeting has been considering an issue that concerns three of our testimonies: to peace, to equality and to truth – our silence over the…
This year is the tercentenary of the birth of Anthony Benezet (1713-1784). Benezet was a fascinating and inspiring figure but we know so little about him – except as a friend of…
When a Friend travels in ministry to visit a Meeting they bring new eyes in seeing that Quaker community. When is it appropriate to share this? Is it appropriate for Meeting for…
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