All presents don’t arrive wrapped in pretty paper tied up with ribbon. Some come stealthily in the night. This is the way my most frequently received presents arrive. I awake and…
What is a ‘simple life’ and how and where can we lead one? An unexpectedly rich seam from the interviews I conducted for my research came from asking how people’s cultural…
I am one of those awkward people who have attended for many years (twelve so far) with no intention of applying for membership to the Religious Society of Friends. In a recent…
There was much of love in a recent issue of the Friend. It reminded me of the following ministry given by a young Friend some weeks ago.
It is often claimed that Quakers don’t have leaders, but this is not quite true. In a Quaker Meeting leadership is shared among Friends holding many roles – including clerks,…
What are the barriers to leading a simple life? I asked this question to participants during research for my 2016 Eva Koch Scholarship and was surprised to find that social media…
"If you truly want to be led you must put yourself in a position that allows following" (PYM)
Though written within a Quaker and Christian context, this book can be used by anyone of any religious faith or secular inclination. The only requirement is a desire to follow, to be guided by, to align with the richness of the ineffable, which this book calls "the Way". This book seeks nothing less than to aid readers in aligning their lives with the same power and richness that animated the life of Jesus of Nazareth.
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