Despite the limited space available in the Thirsk Quaker Meeting House, we have a long tradition of sponsoring debates before national elections. These used to be held in The…
My heart was gladdened when I read an article in the Guardian recently written jointly by Nicky Morgan (Conservative), Lucy Powell (Labour) and Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat)…
In the article last week I outlined the problem: that we are followers of early Friends, who heard the voice of God, opened their hearts to it, accepted it and followed it; yet we…
Sevenoaks Local Meeting recently invited several members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (AMC) to come and give a presentation, having seen a notice from the University of the…
Today I am the doorkeeper – welcoming all who cross the threshold. Greeting each one coming to our Quaker Meeting. Recognising the divine in each person. Responding from that…
A young man started working at our local post office. He was tall, thin, shy and serious. He was very, very slow in attending to customers. He painstakingly and meticulously…
A few years ago I visited the St George Coptic Cathedral in Stevenage as part of an interfaith coach outing. On that occasion the curtains in front of the sanctuary were closed…
I get the message on my phone at 11:30pm on Monday night. I am texting my brother about taking Mum to an unexpected doctor’s appointment the next day. Our Mum is ninety-six. Is…
When in a knotty discussion about the meaning of life, I sometimes say that I have two little characters sitting on my shoulders and muttering into my ears: one is a believer, the…
gudda [from the ancient word ghedh: to unite] 1 impulse to make the world better, to stand for values of humanity and justice; 2 becoming gudda: a process of self-transformation; 3…
I have quite severe cerebral palsy but I am determined and creative. Around the Christmas before last I was overdoing the struggle to get out of the bath and gradually lost the use…
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