I was deeply affected by Ian S Woods’ report on education in Ireland (30 August). In my current third career, as a would-be playwright/memoirist, I was reminded of a line I…
Last Friday saw the first instalment of the Fifth Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): the summary from Working Group I, on the science of…
At the heart of our Quaker experience, inspiring and shaping everything that we do, is Meeting for Worship. It is the root and source of our action in the world; it nourishes our…
What is our silence and stillness for? ‘Downtime’ from the busy lives we lead, certainly. That’s therapeutic, I am sure, like meditation or a country walk. But Meeting for…
George Fox said, in a sermon in Ulverston Church in 1652, ‘Christ saith this, and the apostles say this; but what canst thou say? Art thou a child of the Light, and hast thou…
Thinking about Seeds of Inspiration Led to a veritable bean-feast of thoughts about seeds. I think you’ll agree, seeds are pretty amazing, So let’s concede the Inspiration of…
The current materialism in the West has, I believe, contributed to a tacit assumption, which is held by many, that the worst fate that can befall us is to die. This…
It all began when, among the newcomers to Meeting, was someone who had made a round trip of fifty miles to come. This was not that unusual in North Scotland Area Meeting. I…
"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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