Always the guns he used Were those that had killed. Rendered safe, they were flattened With a strong force for once positive And made into sturdy shovels, Gleaming spades, with…
‘That which is morally wrong cannot be politically right.’ (A Quaker statement in 1822) ‘Quakers in Britain urge the UK government to welcome those desperately seeking a…
There has been such a lot in the media about suicide recently. Robin William’s suicide was well-publicised and much talked about. Suicide has featured on many TV and radio…
A husband leaves his family for a distant land in search of what he sees as salvation. Some time later, his wife receives an invitation to join him, and she decides to go, taking…
I spent a good part of my childhood years in Tokyo and seem to have grasped the significance of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at a very young age. I am not…
Dear Friend, This letter was written with courage, and comes with love; we urge you to engage with it. Here is some plain speaking on life, death, fear, love and truth. It is what…
When, years ago, I brought my new Swiss wife to live with me in Britain, she applied for British nationality, while retaining her Swiss citizenship. This required that she went to…
The British government regularly surveys public attitudes on climate change and energy. Two-thirds of respondents say they are ‘very’ or ‘fairly’ concerned about climate…
The disastrous Christchurch earthquake of 2011 had far reaching consequences for many of New Zealand’s religious buildings. The Wellington Quaker Meeting House, listed as a…
Recently, an article in The Daily Telegraph entitled ‘We need to talk about death’ highlighted the way that we in the UK (and arguably the whole of Western society) are…
Each one of us is unique, precious, a child of God Advices & queries 22 Do you sometimes indulge in the game of ‘people watching’? We may play it as we drink coffee on the…
"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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