Every stage of our lives offers fresh opportunities. Responding to divine guidance, try to discern the right time to undertake or relinquish responsibilities without undue pride…
In Quaker faith & practice the section on our Peace Testimony states that ‘as Friends we have never been satisfied that corporate statements and personal witness are enough.…
Good morning. Two incidents of horrific violence have shocked us all in recent days: the church organist killed in Sheffield on his way to Midnight Mass, and the medical student…
Feelings are the most accurate guide we have to who we are and how we are conducting our lives. As very small children we were in touch with how we felt about everything, and we…
One hundred and seventy years ago, in 1843, a group of Quakers launched an independent magazine. The Friend has been on an interesting voyage since then. It is ironic to…
I wonder whether anybody remembers that early Quakers rejected marriage because it was a sacrament; that is, they regarded it as one of the extortion rackets run by the…
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