Issue 05-04-2024
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About face: Dana Smith’s Thought for the Week
‘Remember my face’, my mother said to me before she died, expressing a deep human longing to be seen. When a beloved dies, that face is gone and never gone. They leave a remnant of themselves in our hearts, in our eyes, and in the way we see the world.
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Economy drive: Paul Hodgkin asks if it’s time for a Quaker testimony against capitalism
Today, a new epochal truth confronts us: our way of life is destroying the Earth. What testimony flows from this truth?
Level best: Tony D’Souza remembers Aaron Bushnell
Aaron Bushnell was a normal person like you and me – until he wasn’t. He then became the best in all of us.
Quakers call for green Vanguard CEO
The Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT) is calling on the financial giant Vanguard to pick a ‘climate champion’ for its next CEO. The call came after it was announced that the current CEO, Tim Buckley, is retiring. EQAT is urging Friends to write to the board asking that they recruit...
Worship
We lost a Friend this week. He died just round the bay where the estuary meets the sea. A sweet day for us today surfing, sunshine and Meeting – it’s all worship, isn’t it?
Jesus As Witnessed By the Disciple He Loved: A commentary on the gospel of John, by Alan Asay
The gospel of John has often been called the ‘Quaker gospel’, mainly, perhaps, because of its many references to light, which chime with much Quaker theological conversation today. Early Quakers were greatly inspired by this gospel, and it gives each new generation of Friends much food for thought. Alan Asay,...
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BYM clerk meets Jeremy Corbyn
Quakers met with Jeremy Corbyn last month to discuss the differing opinions of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) trustees and the Quaker Socialist Society (QSS) on his invitation to deliver the Salter Lecture.
Quakers plan book on Gaza and Ukraine
A group of Northern Friends Peace Board (NFPB) members are compiling a book of reflections on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
Devon Friends build Quaker agroforestry community
Two Quakers in South Devon are planning to create a Quaker agroforestry community.
Christian leaders address Biden on Gaza
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) joined other churches around the world in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza during Holy Week. The group ‘Churches for Middle East Peace’, which coordinated the letter, was sending it to world leaders. Signed by more than 140 global Christian leaders, the letter said: ‘We, as global...
Using your LOAF: Amy Ellis has food for thought
For some time I had been holding a concern. I brought it to my Local Meeting. Speaking from my heart, and from my research, I began with Advices & queries 42: ‘We do not own the world, and its riches are not ours to dispose of at will. Show a loving...
Who says? Nicola Grove asks Friends to listen to marginalised voices
I was recently in a meeting about how to promote the stories of marginalised people. We were focusing on disability. Family members were prominent, sharing moving and often uplifting accounts of personal connections. But I was struck by the absence of the individuals themselves. We were hearing the stories of...
Eye - 05 April 2024
Glimmers Eye’s invitation to share the glimmers of light and love in your life (15 March) has prompted some Friends to share their experiences. I’m so moved that my article resonated with you Friends, thank you! Dorothy Jerrome, of Nailsworth Meeting, shared: ‘I have recently moved to live near...
Letters - 05 April 2024
Trustees’ remit In response to the letter by Richard Pashley (22 March), and any others the Friend may have received since on this topic, may I invite readers to consult chapter 8 of the current edition of Quaker faith & practice, in particular 8.17. Marisa Johnson Clerk to Britain Yearly Meeting trustees Boarding...