Here is one festive use of old copies of the Friend; a Christmas tree made by Quakers from Salisbury Meeting, designed by Patsy Fraser, which sits within the annual Salisbury…
The mood at the end of 1915 was much more sombre than in the previous year. This was due to many factors: the increasing number of war zones; the military and civilian deaths; the…
The just and nonaggressive nature of Islam has often been highlighted by commentators. There is much that is true here and the interpretation of ‘jihad’ as the interior…
Whilst the sabres rattle over Syria, it is worth considering the obvious question of whether war solves problems or contributes to them.
An important part of Quakerism, for me, is doing things with your faith. Even though I am a nontheist Friend, I am driven by the phrase ‘God has no hands but ours’ and I…
Remember your responsibilities as a citizen for the conduct of local, national and international affairs. Do not shrink from the time and effort your involvement may demand.…
I write from Paris, and the international climate change conference, known as the Conference of Parties, or COP21. There are Quakers here from all over the world! The COP21 is an…
It is 100 years since the first world war – the ‘war to end all wars’. Yet the British armed forces have been deployed in conflicts around the world every year since then,…
As Quakers, we are called to work for the peaceable Kingdom of God on the whole Earth, in right sharing with all peoples. We recognize a moral duty to cherish Creation for future…
I need to spend time with my kind. For a day together we came from Edinburgh and London to Manchester. The gathering was organised by the QLGF, the Quaker LGBT+ Fellowship. We seek…
"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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