Engrossed in writing a poem, time ceases to exist for me.
Other people’s suffering appeals, irresistibly, to many television viewers and readers. Misery sells. But our own pain, despair and heartbreak is another matter. We struggle…
The message of the Bible isn’t always simple. It is a composite work, written from many perspectives over a long period, for a mixed readership and, understandably, contains…
Some see the division between theist and nontheist as both puzzling and unbridgeable. But is it really? When do we sit down together, not to argue but to explore and listen…
Quakers make the bold claim that we do not need to keep ‘Times and Seasons’, that every day is a day for remembering the meaning of the great Christian festivals and for…
It is my first Quaker Meeting. Driven by a need that requires that I look elsewhere than conventional church services, I have spoken to relatives who have attended Meetings over…
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